The Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works (CPW), the municipalorganization responsible for the energy needs for the city ofGreenwood, SC, said last week it has entered the market for a totalenergy provider. The CPW is searching for companies with tangibleassets to provide comprehensive energy supply services, includingpower supply and gas supply. Energy supply proposals may includealternatives ranging from full requirements service to thedevelopment of owned generating resources, the CPW said.

The CPW serves approximately 12,000 electric customers and16,000 gas customers. CPW’s peak electric load during the pastfive years has ranged from 52 to 63 MW with sales of 150,000 MWhs.CPW’s gas system has sales of approximately 5 Bcf annually, with ahistorical peak day of 23,000 Dth. In total, the CPW spends $25million/year on gas and power, said Michael Kan, a CPW spokesman.

“Right now, the CPW has a good electric deal with Cinergy, butthat expires within the next year,” Kan said. “Now, noticing allthe consolidation within the electric and gas sectors, the CPWwants to take advantage of that and find one provider who willoffer a long-term deal at a cheap price. In essence, the CPW wantsto get more bang for its buck.”

The CPW has contracts with many different gas suppliers, and isin the process of giving notice on those agreements, Kan added. Bythis coming May, the CPW will have the opportunity to exit 75% ofits gas contracts.

The CPW is holding a mandatory pre-proposal conference onSeptember 14 in Charlotte, NC. Requests for copies of the RFPshould be made to Jodie Coykendall at (704)347-8100.

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