ACWA-USA Issues Request for Proposals -- RFP --; Electricity Service Sought for Expanding Group of Public Water Agencies.Business/News Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 1999 The ACWA-USA Joint Powers Authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. released a Request for Proposals (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ) for electricity service today. ACWA-USA is the Utility Service Agency arm of the Association of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ), responsible for providing utility services (electricity, natural gas, energy efficiency) for public water agencies in California. ACWA is a statewide organization whose 443 members are responsible for about 90 percent of the water delivered in California. ACWA-USA is one of the largest and most successful aggregations in the deregulated electricity market in California. Some 70 water agencies currently participate in the direct access program. These agencies have saved approximately three million dollars in electricity costs over what they would have paid had they remained with the incumbent utilities. The RFP is soliciting the entire range of electricity services: generation (approximately 160 MW and 800,000 MWh), transmission, ancillary Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. services, metering and billing, and nominations and scheduling for service starting in March 2000. A copy of the RFP and supporting data can be found on the ACWA-USA's web site, part of www.acwanet.com. |
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