US power provider CenterPoint Energy has opened a request for proposals for wind, solar and solar-storage projects in Indiana.
The company’s subsidiary Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) launched the RfP for the development of renewables capacity that will supply electricity customers in the south-west part of the state.
SIGECO is seeking 700-1000MW of solar and solar-storage as well as 300MW of wind.
This RfP will help the utility in identifying replacement generation capacity beginning in 2023.
SIGECO recently completed its 2019/2020 Integrated Resource Plan in which the company announced plans to retire 730MW of coal-fired generation by 2024 and largely fill its ongoing energy need with renewable generation.
Generation development vice president Steve Greenley said: “While we continue negotiating for active projects identified in our first ever all-source RfP, conducted as part of our most recent Integrated Resource Plan, additional projects are required to fill the remaining need.
“We are excited to enter the next phase of our electric generation resource transition.”