The Philadelphia Energy Authority (“PEA”), on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (“City”), requests proposals for electricity and renewable energy credits (“RECs”) to be generated from a 1.5 MWac distributed solar photovoltaic (“PV”) resource at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport (“PNE”), through a long-term power purchase agreement (“PPA” or “Contract”), with a required Placed In Service Date of November 30, 2027. The City department leading this effort is the Department of Aviation (“Department of Aviation” or “DOA”). If a firm did not respond to the previous Department of Aviation RFPs (September 2019 and March 2021), the firm is still eligible to respond to this Request For Proposals (“RFP”). RFP issuer wants operational savings on electricity usage at PNE airport buildings, compared to what it would have to pay without a renewable energy project.
Proposals must be received no later than 5 P.M. ET on December 11, 2025. Proposals should be delivered electronically, emailed to PNEsolar@philaenergy.org and Susan.Bailey@phl.org and be no larger than 25MB to ensure delivery.
A general outline of the procurement schedule has been provided below. The Procurement Team will make every effort to hold this schedule. Updates regarding the RFP and its schedule will be posted publicly on the PEA webpage for this RFP opportunity at https://philaenergy.org/public-bids/.
| ACTIVITY | DATE & TIME |
| RFP Posted | November 7, 2025 |
| RSVP to Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Virtual Meeting Deadline
|
November 17, 2025 |
| Email PNEsolar@philaenergy.org and Susan.Bailey@phl.org for meeting link | |
| Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Virtual Meeting
|
November 18, 2025, 1:00PM |
| Meeting link will be emailed when RSVP is sent | |
| Deadline for Submittal of RFP Questions
|
November 20, 2025
Submit all questions via email to PNEsolar@philaenergy.org and Susan.Bailey@phl.org |
| Responses to Questions | November 24, 2025 |
| RFP Submission Deadline | December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST |
| Development of Shortlist* | December 2025 |
| Developer Virtual Interviews | January 2026 |
| Selection of Winner | February 2026 |
| Start Contract Negotiations | Immediately after Selection of Winner |
| Contract Review or Approval | TBD |
| Lease Agreement Execution | 4th Quarter of 2026 |
| Power Purchase Agreement Execution | 4th Quarter of 2026 |
Proposer Resources:
- PEA PNE RFP
- Attachment A – Former Project Site Details
- Attachment B – Required Proposal Content
- Attachment C – Pricing Structure
- Attachment D – Pricing Proposal Worksheet_v.2_2025
- Attachment E – Scope of Work
- Attachment G – City of Philadelphia Tax and Regulatory Status and Clearance Statement
- Attachment H – Local Business Entity or Local Impact Certification
- Attachment I – PNE Bills
- Attachment J – PEA PNE Solar Power Purchase Agreement
- Attachment K – Insurance Requirements
- Attachment L – 2020 City Related Agency PEA RFP Campaign Disclosure form
- Attachment M – Proposed Collateral Structure_PNE
- Attachment N – Technical Documents