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Argonne National Laboratory Statement of Work Renewable Energy Certificates September 11, 2024

1.0 Background

Argonne National Laboratory intends purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) in support of meeting the Federal Government requirements in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 15852(a) as amended by EPAct § 203; the Energy Act of 2020 §§ 3002(o), 3006(b)(2) of December 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2497, 2512. REC purchase is calculated based on purchased electricity and set at approximately 15% of consumption.

RECs serve the role of laying claim to and accounting for the associated attributes of renewable-based generation. As renewable generators produce electricity, they have a positive impact, reducing the need for fossil fuel-based generation sources to meet consumer demand. RECs embody these positive environmental impacts and convey these benefits to the REC owner. As renewable generators produce electricity, they create one REC for every 1000 kilowatt-hours (or 1 megawatt-hour) of electricity placed on the grid. If the physical electricity and the associated RECs are sold to separate buyers, the electricity is no longer considered "renewable" or "green." The REC product is what conveys the attributes and benefits of the renewable electricity, not the electricity itself.

2.0 Objective

Argonne intends to purchase 77,000 megawatt-hours of RECs to offset fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024) electricity consumption. RECs must be Green-E Certified. Generator must have been placed in service and RECs generated on or after October 1, 2005. RECs must be delivered by October 25, 2024 electronically via e-mail.

Argonne will accept renewable electricity generated from, in total or a combination of, solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project. The Contractor may provide an offer that fulfills a portion of the required 77,000 megawatt-hours, where Argonne could award the requirement to multiple bidders that satisfy the request; however, in completion of full and open market competition, the Laboratory will consider such factors as price, available hours, demonstrated experience and capabilities, and other requirements of this solicitation to make a final selection.

3.0 Scope

Any and all RECs delivered for purchase by Argonne National Laboratory shall conform to the following requirements:

(1) All RECs shall come from United States Facilities.

(2) RECs where, at the point of generation, the unbundled product component(s) shall be sold separately from its electricity and transferred to Argonne National Laboratory.

(3) All RECs shall be delivered with the completed appropriate Deliverables identified in the relevant section below, no later than October 25, 2024.

4.0 Delivery

REC(s) delivered shall be furnished with the following as applicable:

(1) REC Certificate of Transfer furnished at the time of delivery.

(2) REC Attestations ( Attestation from REC Provider and Renewable Generator Attestation).

(3) Green-e Energy Attestation and Tracking System Reports

a. Green-e Energy Attestation from Generator Participating in a Tracking System; AND

b. Tracking System Reports demonstrating retirement of RECs within an Eligible Tracking System with specific reference made in the REC retirement notes to the applicable Ordering Agency and Fiscal Year for each retirement (e.g., Retired on Behalf of [Argonne National Laboratory] for FY2023).

c. Eligible Tracking Systems include the following:

· Texas REC: Electric Reliability Council of Texas

· MI-RECS: Michigan Renewable Energy Certification System

· M-RETS: Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System

· NARR: North American Renewables Registry

· NC-RETS: North Carolina Renewable Energy Tracking System

· NEPOOL-GIS: New England Power Pool Generation Information System

· NVTREC: Nevada Tracks Renewable Energy Credits

· PJM EIS’s Generation Attribute Tracking System

· WREGIS: Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System