{"id":84290,"date":"2026-06-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=84290"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:52:16","slug":"how-mce-supports-a-cleaner-grid-insights-from-power-procurement-manager-andy-twilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/how-mce-supports-a-cleaner-grid-insights-from-power-procurement-manager-andy-twilling\/","title":{"rendered":"Paano Sinusuportahan ng MCE ang Mas Malinis na Grid: Mga Pananaw Mula sa Power Procurement Manager na si Andy Twilling\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84290\" class=\"elementor elementor-84290\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6a4909 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e6a4909\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f099b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f099b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3086c6aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3086c6aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5ed16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5ed16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sa puso ng gawain ng MCE ay ang aming Power Resources team, na bumibili ng renewable energy para sa 1.8 milyong residente at negosyong pinaglilingkuran ng ahensya sa apat na county sa Bay Area. Bawat taon, ang koponan ay naghahanap ng mga bagong pangmatagalang oportunidad mula sa merkado ng mga proyekto ng renewable energy upang makakuha ng mga kontrata sa matatag na gastos habang isinusulong ang layunin ng California na <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/data-reports\/clean-energy-serving-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100% na walang carbon na kuryente pagsapit ng 2045<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a610bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16a610bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acca486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7acca486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Staff2026_Andy-Twilling-square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-84306\" alt=\"Andy Twilling, Power Resources team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Staff2026_Andy-Twilling-square.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Staff2026_Andy-Twilling-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Staff2026_Andy-Twilling-square-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977ec46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"977ec46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf7f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf7f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bilang Power Procurement Manager ng MCE, gumaganap si Andy Twilling ng mahalagang tungkulin sa pagtatatag ng power mix ng ahensya at sa pagkontrata para sa mga proyektong malinis na enerhiya na siyang magbibigay ng kuryente sa mga lokal na tahanan at negosyo sa mga darating na dekada. Bilang taga-Marin County at isang bihasang propesyonal sa enerhiya na dati nang nanguna sa power procurement at EV deployment sa pribadong sektor, nagdadala siya ng kakaibang karanasan sa ahensya.<\/p>\n<p>Habang naghahanda ang MCE para ilunsad ang taunang \u201cOpen Season\u201d nito para sa mga renewable energy project, nagbabahagi si Andy ng mga pananaw tungkol sa kung ano ang gabay sa diskarte ng koponan at sa mga trend na kanilang binabantayan sa mabilis na nagbabagong energy market ngayon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c578b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c578b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang nangunguna sa isipan ng Power Resources team ng MCE habang inilulunsad natin ang Open Season ngayong taon? Anong mga uri ng mapagkukunan ang ating inuuna?<\/h4>\n<p>Palaging pinakamahalaga sa procurement team ng MCE ang mabawasan ang greenhouse gas emissions at pagsilbihan ang aming mga komunidad ng renewable energy sa matatag na mga rate. Ang aming misyon ang nagtutulak sa lahat ng mga desisyon sa procurement ng MCE. Sa taong ito, lalo naming inaasahan ang pagsusuri sa mga alok para sa wind at clean baseload generation, tulad ng geothermal at biomass.<\/p>\n<p>Ang MCE ay mayroon nang malakas na portfolio ng mga proyektong solar at naghahanap kami ng karagdagang mga mapagkukunan na sasama sa solar para sa produksyon ng kuryente sa mga oras kung kailan hindi sumisikat ang araw. Ang enerhiyang hangin ay magiging isang mahusay na karagdagan sa portfolio ng MCE dahil kadalasan itong gumagawa ng enerhiya sa mga salungat na oras ng araw kumpara sa solar.<\/p>\n<p>Sa mga nakalipas na taon, ang MCE ay pumirma ng kontrata para sa higit sa 700 megawatts ng mga proyekto sa pag-iimbak ng enerhiya, at nasasabik kaming patuloy na suriin kung paano makakatulong ang pag-iimbak ng enerhiya sa aming portfolio sa pamamagitan ng Open Season ngayong taon. Plano naming suriin ang long\u2011duration storage (8+ oras) upang matugunan ang aming mga obligasyon sa pagsunod sa ilalim ng California Public Utilities Commission's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/news-and-updates\/all-news\/cpuc-advances-clean-and-affordable-electricity-with-new-procurement-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 na order ng pagbili<\/a>, pati na rin ang mga kontrata ng solar-plus-storage na nagbibigay-daan sa amin na mag-imbak ng enerhiya sa mga oras ng araw at ilabas ito upang pagsilbihan ang mga customer sa gabi.<\/p>\n<p>Bilang bahagi ng aming pagtingin sa hinaharap na pagkuha at ang aming pangako na suportahan ang mga bagong renewable project,\u202fkami ay humihingi ng mga bid\u202fmula sa mga proyekto na papasok sa proseso ng California ISO\u2019s Queue Cluster (\u201cQC\u201d) 16\u202fna naghahanap ng Commercial Interest Points (\u201cCIPs\u201d). Susuriin ng MCE ang mga bid na matatanggap namin upang matukoy ang mga proyekto kung saan ilalaan ang aming mga CIP.<\/p>\n<p>Maaaring tunog na jargon sa enerhiya ang \"Queue Clusters\" at \"Commercial Interest Points,\" ngunit direkta itong humuhubog kung anong mga uri ng renewable projects ang maitatayo. Sa prosesong ito, tinutulungan namin na masiguro na ang mga bagong renewable projects ay makakausad sa interconnection queue ng CAISO.<\/p>\n<p>Ang pagsuporta sa mga proyekto sa maagang yugto ng kanilang pag-unlad ay nagpapabilis sa paglipat tungo sa mas malinis na kinabukasan ng enerhiya, at ang paglipat na iyon ay may tunay na epekto sa pang-araw-araw na buhay ng mga tao, mula sa mas malusog na kalidad ng hangin hanggang sa mas matatag na lokal na ekonomiya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1706670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1706670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Anong mga uso sa merkado ang ating binabantayan?<\/h4>\n<p>Malapit naming binabantayan kung paano binabago ng mga baterya ang mga pamilihan ng enerhiya. Nagdagdag ang California ng <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/data-reports\/energy-almanac\/california-electricity-data\/california-energy-storage-system-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">malaking kapasidad ng imbakan ng baterya<\/a> sa mga nakaraang taon, at ang trend na iyon ay lalo lamang bumibilis. Ang storage ay nakakatulong sa paglipat ng suplay sa mga oras ng gabi kapag mataas ang demand, at ang lawak kung saan pinapatag ng mga bateryang ito ang mga presyo ng kuryente sa buong araw ay magkakaroon ng direktang epekto sa MCE.<\/p>\n<p>Magiging interesante tingnan kung gaano kabilis ang pagtaas ng mga umuusbong na teknolohiya, tulad ng long-duration storage at mga bagong pamamaraan sa geothermal development. Partikular kaming interesado sa mga inobasyon na makakatulong sa pagpapababa ng gastos ng mga nangangakong mapagkukunan na ito.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af09249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af09249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang nais mong mas maunawaan ng mga tao tungkol sa kung paano gumagana ang pagkuha ng kuryente?<\/h4>\n<p>Napakakomplikado nito! Maraming mga panganib na kasangkot sa pagbili ng kuryente, at ang layunin ng pangkat ng pagkuha ay bumuo ng isang portfolio na nagbabalanse ng iba't ibang uri ng mga panganib na nakikita natin mula sa bawat uri ng kontrata. Upang bigyan ka ng ilang mga halimbawa, ilan lamang sa mga panganib na isinasaalang-alang natin ay:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Risgo sa Produksyon<\/strong>Gaano malamang na makagawa ng kuryente ang isang resource gaya ng inaasahan ng MCE? Halimbawa, sa isang taon ng tagtuyot, ang isang hydroelectric project na umaasa sa agos ng ilog ay maaaring makagawa ng mas kaunting kuryente kaysa sa inaasahan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panganib sa lokasyon<\/strong>:\u202fGaano kalaki ang panganib na ang kuryente ay makakadaloy sa mga transmission line patungo sa serbisyo ng MCE? Halimbawa, kung ang isang solar project ay nasa Southern California at ang mga transmission line patungo sa Bay Area ay maging overloaded, maaaring mas kaunti ang financial benefit ng MCE mula sa proyekto kumpara sa inaasahan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panganib sa pagpapaunlad<\/strong>Gaano kalaki ang posibilidad na makansela ang isang renewable electricity project? Isinasaalang-alang natin kung magkakaroon ng mga isyu o pagkaantala sa pagkuha ng mga permit, mga panganib sa supply chain para sa pagkuha ng angkop na kagamitang elektrikal sa lugar, o mga hamon sa pagkonekta sa grid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f505a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f505a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Paano naiiba ang Open Season ngayong taon sa mga nakaraang taon?<\/h4>\n<p>Noong nakaraang taon, nagbigay kami ng Long-Term Offer Request for Information dahil sa kawalan ng katiyakan sa mga kondisyon ng merkado. Ngayong taon, babalik kami sa isang pormal na request for offers na tinatawag naming Open Season. Ito ay ang parehong proseso na ginawa namin sa mga nakaraang taon na pamilyar sa maraming developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0274bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0274bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang pinaka-nakakapanabik sa mga oportunidad na maaaring idulot ng Open Season na ito sa ating mga komunidad?<\/h4>\n<p>Nai-inspire kami ng potensyal na makakuha ng karagdagang mga proyekto na makakatulong punan ang mga puwang sa pagitan ng portfolio ng MCE na sagana sa solar at ng paggamit ng kuryente ng aming mga customer sa buong araw. Nasasabik kaming makita ang mga proyektong isusumite ng mga developer ng nababagong enerhiya na naaayon sa mga layunin ng MCE at makipagtulungan sa kanila upang mailagay sa serbisyo ang mga bagong pinagkukunan ng nababagong enerhiya, na nagpapalakas sa ating mga komunidad at sa grid ng California.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ee581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77ee581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ano ang nagbigay sa iyo ng inspirasyon na tahakin ang karera sa malinis na enerhiya?<\/h4>\n<p>Ang paglaki ko sa Marin, ang paglalaro sa mga tidepool at pag-hiking sa mga redwood, ang nagpabighani sa akin sa ating likas na mundo. Dahil dito, nag-aral ako ng biyolohiya at agham pangkapaligiran sa kolehiyo at graduate school. Matapos magtapos, nakapagtayo ako ng karera sa pagtugon sa pagbabago ng klima at mga isyu ng katarungang pangkapaligiran upang makapag-ambag sa paglikha ng hinaharap kung saan umuunlad ang lahat ng buhay sa planetang ito. Karapat-dapat ang bawat isa sa malinis na hangin, malinis na tubig, at klima na angkop para mabuhay, at ipinagmamalaki kong makapag-ambag sa pangitain ng hinaharap na iyon. \u202f<\/p>\n<p>Sumali ako sa procurement team ng MCE noong Enero ng 2026, at lalo itong makabuluhan na mapagsilbihan ko ang aking lokal na komunidad sa pamamagitan ng pagkuha ng malinis at renewable na kuryente sa California.<\/p>\n<p>Alamin ang higit pa tungkol sa 2026 Open Season ng MCE sa<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/solicitations\/\">mcecleanenergy.org\/solicitations\/<\/a>. 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