2025-STM 00006 Published On: 07/10/2025
Question: With the 12-month gap between executing a PPA prior to executing an IA via the RSC, is there any guidance on the earliest achievable COD that should be targeted after IA signing?
Answer: Each project has unique requirements for interconnection; the best resource is the 2024 RSC study results which include an estimated in-service date.
2025-STM 00005 Published On: 07/10/2025
Question: (1) Where is there information on the Early Winner’s Path? (2) Under the Early Winner’s Path, will there be any size limitations since the cost of interconnection is known and economics can be valued without unknown costs? (3) For Early Winner’s Path interconnection, will the state jurisdictional or FERC LGIA be required?
Answer: Additional information on the Early Winners' / Early Finalists' path will be available in the finalized RFP documents. These documents will be posted here https://www.dukeenergyrfpcarolinas.com/2025-RFP-Documents in mid-July 2025.
2025-STM 00004 Published On: 07/10/2025
Question: Where are the solar reference costs available to review?
Answer: The solar reference cost for the 2025 RFP will be provided in February 2026.
2025-STM 00003 Published On: 04/15/2025
Question: During the call on April 9, a “Tranche 1 report from 2024 RFP” was provided in chat. The provided pdf document actually appears to be dated 2019. Wondering if the wrong doc was attached? Is there a 2024 document that can be shared?
Answer: The link provided during the stakeholder meeting was to a 2019 CPRE report, not a 2024 RFP report. The latest RFP report from August 2024 is available at https://www.dukeenergyrfpcarolinas.com/RFP-Documents.
2025-STM 00002 Published On: 04/15/2025
Question: Is there any preference for SPS projects (hybrid vs co-located)?
Answer: Using the NERC definitions of these terms, the Companies are seeking co-located facilities.
2025-STM 00001 Published On: 04/15/2025
Question: There was a request on the 1/29/2025 stakeholder call for comments to the pro forma documents. Which documents should stakeholders be using as the baseline?
Answer: 2025 RFP documents are not yet available. The Companies plan to use the 2024 RFP documents as a starting point, these are available on the IE’s website in the 2024 documents section - www.dukeenergyrfpcarolinas.com/2024-RFP-Documents. The slide deck from the 2025 Stakeholder Engagement session is also available on the IE’s website at https://www.dukeenergyrfpcarolinas.com/StakeholderMaterials.