
80 Project development in the solar industry
6.7 OBTAINING A PPA
In general, the PPA process can be described chronologically to begin with the opening
of a request for offer (RFO) or request for proposal (RFP). For major California utilities,
this has occurred at least on an annual basis due to the high need to meet aggressive RFP
targets. For smaller utilities with smaller RPS targets, this may only occur on an “as need”
basis depending on the development on previously contracted projects. In projects with-
out a power contract, a prospective developer would review the utility’s RFP to determine
if an opportunity existed to propose its project. ...