The Philadelphia Green Capital Corp (PGCC) issues a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify residential solar financial providers for Solar for All (SFA) projects across southeastern Pennsylvania.
Background:
June 26, 2025 (Open): The Philadelphia Green Capital Corp (PGCC) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify financial providers capable of offering fixed-price solar Power Purchase Agreements for Solar for All eligible customers across southeastern Pennsylvania, specifically Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
In April 2024, PGCC, in a coalition application with the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (“PEDA”), was awarded $156,120,000 of federal Solar for All funding by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to advance equitable solar access for low-to moderate-income communities in Pennsylvania. PGCC expects to receive a $70,074,000 subaward from PEDA and is tasked with deploying these SFA funds in southeastern Pennsylvania . The SFA program will enable households in low-income and disadvantaged communities (“LIDACs”) and those of low-to -moderate income to benefit from distributed solar energy. The SFA grant will be in effect through August 31, 2029.
PGCC seeks proposals from qualified financial providers to act as solar third-party ownership (“TPO”) providers to support, expand, and streamline efforts to deploy solar photovoltaics systems in Pennsylvania. Providers must be equipped to offer fixed-price solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to eligible customers and will receive PGCC incentives for solar, solar-enabling upgrades, and battery storage, to enable participating households to save at least 20% on their electricity bills. They must also manage customer approval and underwriting, including income verification, and work with qualified solar installers selected by PGCC and PEA. Providers will be responsible for meeting compliance and reporting requirements for grant agreements with PEDA and the EPA.
PGCC seeks to select up to three (3) qualified providers.
Anticipated Timeline:
| Milestone | Date |
| RFP launch date | June 26, 2025 |
| Virtual Bidders’ Conference – Not Mandatory | July 15, 2025 |
| Deadline to Submit RFP questions | July 16, 2025 |
| Responses to RFP questions released | July 23, 2025 |
| Deadline to submit Proposals | August 8, 2025 |
| Finalists interviewed (estimated) | Late August 2025 |
| Final Selection Announced (estimated) | September 2025 |
| Final Contracting (estimated) | Q3 2025 |
Unless otherwise stated, all deadlines shall be 5pm ET.
Bidder’s Conference:
PGCC will host an optional bidder’s conference at 2pm ET on July 15, 2025. The meeting will be recorded and posted here on the RFP website.
Register for the conference here.
Questions:
All questions regarding the PGCC Solar for All Program and this RFP must be submitted at this link by the deadline stated above.
All responses to questions received before the deadline will be posted on this page by 5pm on the deadline stated above. Answers to questions posed in the optional Bidder’s Conference will also be posted on the website. Respondents are urged to check the website for the responses to the questions. Oral responses by any PGCC employee or agent of PGCC are not binding and shall not in any way be considered as a commitment by PGCC.
Proposal Deadline:
Responses to this RFP must be submitted via this form. Responses must be received no later than 5pm on August 8, 2025. Responses received after the deadline will not be considered.
All RFP Documents are available below:
- Request for Proposals for Residential Solar Financial Providers, PGCC SFA Program
- Attachment 2: Pricing Bid Sheet
- Attachment 3: Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification
- Attachment 4: Proposal Certification
- Appendix D: SFA Financial Provider Service Agreement
- Exhibit E to Financial Provider Service Agreement: Solar Incentive Payment Calculator