Request for Energy Proposals
Purchase of Electricity from Solar Photovoltaic Systems Hosted on Montgomery County Facilities

Montgomery County Government is committed to creating a more vibrant, healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. The County’s 2009 Climate Protection Plan and 2010 Green Economy Plan both identify deployment of clean energy systems as a priority of the County’s climate and energy goals. Montgomery County is launching an effort to identify and install solar photovoltaic systems in and around Montgomery County facilities.

The County is specifically seeking a third party to install, own, operate and finance solar projects hosted on select County facilities. The Montgomery County Department of General Services (DGS) is custodian of County buildings and sites and is responsible for the ownership, operation, maintenance, management, utilities and leasing of County facilities. Collectively, the Department’s portfolio includes 271 owned facilities encompassing over 5,000,000 square feet (sq ft.) of gross floor area (GFA). In addition, DGS is responsible for extensive grounds and properties that can be used for solar deployment where economical and consistent with the County’s development plans.

The Solar Provider, in their response to this RFEP should be prepared to provide complete turn-key photovoltaic solar project including financing and selling the electricity generated to the County. The County respects economies of scale and has an interest in bundling as many projects into large awards but also may consider multiple awards where multiple vendors are in the County’s best interests.