Request for Offers - Capacity

General Information
Henderson Municipal Power & Light (“HMP&L”) is issuing this 2025 Request for Offers (“RFO”) to interested parties with the intent of securing up to 75 MW of long-term energy and capacity to serve its native load beginning June 1, 2027.  HMP&L’s transmission system is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (“MISO”) transmission system. HMP&L will accept offers from any electric utility, independent power producer, qualifying facility, exempt wholesale generator, non-utility generator or electric power marketer that is appropriately certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and that has resources available and operates within the MISO transmission system (“Respondents”).

Offers will be evaluated based on their ability to meet HMP&L's need for economic power supply arrangements. 

HMP&L reserves the right to consider any other factors that HMP&L deems to be relevant to this evaluation of its power supply needs. The evaluation of submittals will be based on the information provided by the Respondent with emphasis on pricing. A submittal deemed non-responsive or failing to provide additional supporting documentation or any clarification requested by HMP&L may be rejected.

The Utility Commission reserves the right to reject any or all offers; to reject any or all non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional offers; to reject the proposal of any Respondent if the Utility Commission believes that it would not be in the best interest of HMP&L to make an award to that Respondent, whether because the offer is not responsive or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Utility Commission. The Utility Commission also reserves the right to negotiate agreement terms and conditions with the successful Respondent. By submitting an offer to the Utility Commission, the Respondent agrees that such procedures will be without liability on the part of the Utility Commission for any damage or claim brought by the Respondent because of such rejections or procedures, nor will the Respondent seek any recourse of any kind against the Utility Commission because of such rejections or procedures. The submission of any offer in response to this RFO will constitute an agreement of the Respondent to these conditions.

Background
Information contained in this RFO is provided for background use only. HMP&L makes no representation that the information is complete or applicable to any Respondent's proposal. The following is a general description of HMP&L.

Henderson’s utility, HMP&L, was established in 1896. In the late 1940’s, the City of Henderson established a Utility Commission to manage the daily operations of the electric utility. Currently, 5 citizens are appointed to serve 3-year terms on the City of Henderson Utility Commission. Under Kentucky Revised Statutes (“KRS”) Chapter 96, the City Commission, not the Utility Commission, retains the authority to issue debt and set electric rates.

Today, HMP&L has approximately 12,000 meters with an annual peak demand of 102 MW, and annual energy requirements of approximately 550,000 MWh.

RFO Schedule (subject to change)
The schedule for the 2025 RFO is as follows and is subject to change:
• Launch RFO – March 20, 2025
• Bidder Questions Deadline – April 15, 2025
• Offers Due By– May 1, 2025
• Award Notification(s) – May 2, 2025
• Execute Agreement(s) – May 30, 2025

RFO Questions and Submission Instructions
All questions or other communication regarding this RFO should be submitted in writing to Henderson Municipal Power & Light on or before April 15, 2025 

Henderson Municipal Power & Light
1213 Barret Blvd.
Henderson, KY 42420
Erin Spence
Director Power Supply & Reliability Compliance Manager
Phone: (270) 826-2726
Email: [email protected]

Final product pricing should be provided no later than May 1, 2025. Pricing shall be considered firm through 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2025. HMP&L abides by the Procurement Regulations of the City of Henderson Utility Commission. Respondents need to provide electronic copies of their Offer(s) no later than 3:00 p.m. CST, May 1, 2025, to HMP&L at the following email addresses:
[email protected]; [email protected] 

This solicitation and related processes imply no obligation on the part of the City of Henderson Utility Commission to accept any offer. All expenses incurred by the Respondent in the development of their offer are the sole responsibility of the Respondent. 

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