Southeast Energy Exchange Market issues request for proposals to provide electronic platform for its advanced bilateral market
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) members today issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide an electronic platform on which SEEM will function.
This RFP seeks to identify a highly qualified vendor to develop and implement the software platform to go-live early in the first quarter of 2022 and provide continued maintenance and support for the platform. The successful platform will be able to solve for an optimal solution for each 15-minute interval and deliver required data to affected parties.
On Feb. 12, 2021, SEEM asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval of an automated, intra-hour energy exchange that aims to lower costs to customers and optimize renewable energy resources.
The new SEEM platform will facilitate sub-hourly, bilateral trading, allowing participants to buy and sell power close to the time the energy is consumed. The platform is an extension of the existing bilateral market.
The result will be cost savings and improved integration of all energy resources, including renewables, which are expanding rapidly in the Southeast. This will lead to a cleaner, greener, more robust electricity system.
Founding members of SEEM are expected to include Associated Electric Cooperative, Dalton Utilities, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Georgia System Operations Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation, LG&E and KU Energy, MEAG Power, NCEMC, Oglethorpe Power Corp., PowerSouth, Santee Cooper, Southern Company and TVA. Participation in SEEM is open to other entities that meet the appropriate requirements. Some utilities will make decisions about whether to commit following FERC approval.
The founding members represent nearly 20 entities in parts of 11 states with more than 160,000 MWs (summer capacity; winter capacity is nearly 180,000 MWs) across two time zones. These companies serve the energy needs of more than 32 million retail customers (roughly more than 50 million people).
For more information, visit the SEEM website at www.southeastenergymarket.com.
