Columbus

Columbus develops UTC to simplify EV adoption for fleets

One of the goals of Smart Columbus is to “introduce 300 EVs [electric vehicles] into public fleets by 2020,” and the City of Columbus has created a Universal Term Contract (UTC) to facilitate the EV adoption process for public entities, according to a recent Smart Columbus Playbook. The city created “a request for proposal (RFP) that allowed bidders to offer ...

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AEP unit seeks off-take proposals for wind, solar

The Trent Mesa wind farm in Texas. Photo: Business Wire. US utility American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) is looking to buy electricity from new or repowered wind projects and new solar parks in the PJM power market, it said on Monday. The company’s subsidiary AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP) will select the eligible projects for off-take through a Request for Proposals ...

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City seeks proposals for test complex

Columbus has issued a request for proposals to developers for development services to design, build and operate a transportation proving ground, research and development and/or testing and validation complex on the former Walesboro Airport property. The Columbus Board of Aviation Commissioners approved issuing the request for proposals Tuesday for development of the property. Parcels of 465 acres, 535 acres and ...

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City releases request for proposals on Walesboro

The city of Columbus, through its Board of Aviation Commissioners, has issued a request for proposals to developers for development services to design, build, establish and operate a transportation Proving Ground, Research & Development, and/or Testing and Validation Complex on the former Walesboro Airport property. Parcels of 465 acres, 535 acres and 625 acres are available on the land, one ...

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