2025 Demand Side Management (Energy Efficiency and Demand Response): Request for Proposals for 2026-2027 Program Years
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) is seeking innovative partners to help us deliver demand-side energy management programs and services to our customers. We’re looking for both renewed existing services and exciting new offerings that will create measurable energy savings for our electric and natural gas customers.
What We’re Looking For - We’re accepting proposals for these key areas:
- C&I Automated Building Energy Assessment
- C&I Enhanced Energy Management Software
- Commercial Building Performance Standard Software Assistance
- Commercial Building Performance Standard Implementation Assistance
- Telecommunications Efficiency
- Commercial Virtual Energy Scan Delivery and Training
- Industrial Compressed Air Find and Fix
- Industrial Outreach
- Behavioral Electric Vehicle Demand Response
- Mini-Split heat Pump Demand Response
- Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Fixed Price
- Commercial SMB Business HPWH Direct Install
- Pay for Performance Smaller Energy Users
- SMB Contractor Engagement
- Small Commercial HVAC Controls Direct Install
- Residential Home Energy Consultation
- Multifamily Retrofit
- Multifamily New Construction
How to Participate
- Submit an Intent to Bid form and signed Mutual Nondisclosure Agreements (MNDAs) by May 19, 2025.
- Submit questions by May 27, 2025.
- Submit final proposal by June 23, 2025.
All documents must be submitted electronically to CEMRFP@pse.com.
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2025 Energy Efficiency RFP Schedule
The following represents PSE’s initial projected timeline.
Activity Dates* RFP release May 5, 2025 Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement Forms due to PSE May 19, 2025 Intent to Bid Form due to PSE May 19, 2025 Bidder questions due to PSE May 27, 2025 Requested proposal due to PSE June 23, 2025* Notification of short-list vendors identified for interview July 11, 2025 Bidder interviews, reference checks, IT security, and selection process begins July 14, 2025 Scope, pricing and contract marketing, sales and/or promotional plans September 2025 Negotiation finalization October 2025 Contract terms due to PSE purchasing department November 2025 Contract execution/service launch Jan. 1, 2026 *All submissions must be received by PSE no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the due date. This timetable is provided for planning purposes only and may be modified by PSE as required.
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2025 DSS RFP Documents and Submission
Final 2025 Demand Side Management RFP Materials:
Attachments:
Attachment 1: Multifamily Retrofit BCP Electric Target
Attachment 2: Multifamily Retrofit BCP Gas Target
Attachment 3: Named Communities 1-Pager 2025
Attachment 4: Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement
Attachment 5: Addendum for Information Security Requirements Consultant
Attachment 6: Addendum to Services Agreement for Information Security Requirements Supplier Hosted
Attachment 7: Contractor Safety Data Sheet
- Intent to Bid forms are due May 19, 2025 and must be submitted electronically to CEMRFP@pse.com.
- Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (MNDA) forms are due May 19, 2025 and must be submitted electronically to CEMRFP@pse.com.
- Bidder questions are due May 27, 2025 and must be submitted electronically to CEMRFP@pse.com.
- Electronic proposal responses must be received by no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time, June 23, 2025, to CEMRFP@pse.com