IPP Community Solar

2026-11-03

Golden Valley Electric Association ( GVEA ) is seeking proposals from qualified Independent Power Producers ( IPPs ) to finance , design , permit , construct , own , operate , and maintain a minimum 500 kW AC ground - mounted community solar photovoltaic facility on land to be provided by GVEA through a long - term ground lease . In exchange , the selected Proposer will enter into a long - term Power Purchase Agreement ( PPA ) with GVEA for 100 % of the facility ’ s net energy output and associated environmental attributes . II . Background and Purpose Golden Valley Electric Association ( GVEA ) is a member - owned electric cooperative serving approximately 100 , 000 residents of Interior Alaska from Fairbanks to Delta and Cantwell GVEA is committed to providing reliable , affordable , and increasingly sustainable energy while operating in one of the most challenging subarctic environments in the United States . GVEA seeks to partner with a qualified IPP to develop a 500 kW AC ( minimum ) community solar facility that will allow GVEA members — residential , commercial , and low - and moderate - income participants — to subscribe to . III . Requirements • Minimum 500 kW AC ground - mounted fixed - tilt solar PV system ( proposals up to a maximum 1 . 8 MW AC will be considered if superior value is demonstrated ). Maximum can be a combination of existing and new or all new system . • Cold - climate design suitable for Interior Alaska • Distribution - level interconnection to GVEA system o The facility will be connected to the overhead 12 . 47kV GVEA distribution system at a location agreed upon by GVEA and the producer . The point of interconnection will be a producer owned fused disconnect . o GVEA will provide Primary Metering Equipment on the utility side of the point of interconnection at cost to the producer . These components will be owned and maintained by GVEA . o GVEA will provide a recloser and isolation switch on the utility side of the point of interconnection at cost to the producer . These components will be owned and maintained by GVEA . o GVEA will provide a communication path between the recloser and the upstream GVEA distribution substation to ensure safe operation of the facility and distribution system at cost to the producer . This communication path will be owned and maintained by GVEA . o The estimated cost to the producer for the required GVEA improvements is $ 175k . The producer will be charged actual costs accrued by GVEA . o The producer will follow all GVEA requirements and relevant IEEE standards , including IEEE 1547 - 2018 , with respect to equipment , settings , testing and commissioning and modeling . All equipment cutsheets , settings , test results , and models will be shared with GVEA prior to connection to the GVEA system , upon any significant changes to the production facility , and periodically . o Plant communication and control platform will be compatible with GVEA dispatch systems to enable distributed energy resource management systems .

Alaska

2026-03-27