AECI – Request for Proposals

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) is soliciting proposals for firm electric generation capacity and associated energy from dispatchable generation resources with firm delivery to the AECI transmission system. AECI is a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, serving six transmission cooperative member-owners that collectively supply electricity to 51 member distribution cooperatives in Missouri, southeast Iowa, and northeast Oklahoma, powering more than 935,000 member-consumer homes, farms, schools, and businesses.

Proposals are sought for approximately 450 MW of dispatchable capacity and energy resources with an in-service date no later than December 1, 2030, and an additional 450 MW with an in-service date no later than December 1, 2031. AECI encourages respondents to propose earlier commercial operation dates where possible. Individual resources must have a nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW, and proposals must be for a contract term or expected useful life of not less than five years. Proposals will be accepted for: Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) sourced from existing or proposed physical generating resources; Existing Asset Purchase Agreements (EAPA) for existing generation resources; and Build Transfer Agreements (BTA) for proposed generation resources capable of delivering energy to the AECI transmission system. Virtual PPAs and financial offers for capacity and energy not backed by physical generation resources with energy deliverability will not be accepted.

Prospective respondents must first register on the RFP website using a valid email address that will serve as the registered contact for all RFP communications. Upon registration and email verification, interested parties will have access to the Confidential Non-Disclosure Agreement (CNDA). All interested parties must sign and return the executed CNDA through the "Submit Documents" tab on the RFP Website. If respondents plan to include partners in their proposals, they must include all relevant partners as part of the CNDA. AECI will execute and return the fully executed CNDA, at which point respondents will be able to download all RFP documents.

Prospective respondents can submit questions related to the RFP through the "Submit Questions" tab on the website. AECI will respond to all questions received from registered respondents who have submitted an executed CNDA. Answers will be made available on the "FAQ" tab of the website.