Is the bidder’s ability to perform taken into consideration when allocating transmission costs?
No. 9) Question: If a solar thermal electric plant offers a hybrid configuration that includes a natural gas boiler, will there be a limitation on (a) the annual gas use and (b) the plant capacity?Are such limits imposed because the plant would need to be a QF under PURPA? Answer: Under today’s QF rules, if the project is 80 Megawatts or less, then it can use fossil fuels to produce 25% or less of its total production. In such a case, all 100% would count as renewable energy if it were a certified QF.
