Polar/UPPCo – RFP for MISO Wholesale Energy and Capacity

Published:September 3, 2026

The North American Energy Markets Association is posting this RFP on behalf of our member Polar Consulting and their client Upper Peninsula Power Company.

RFP Overview

UPPCo is seeking to procure firm around -the -clock , on -peak , and off -peak energy suppl ies across several terms between Calendar Year (“CY”) 202 7 and 202 9 delivered to the WPS.WPSM node in MISO. UPPCo is also seeking to procure 30 Zonal Resource Credits (“ZRC” or “ZRCs”) for MISO Planning Year s (“PY” or “PYs” ) 202 9-30 through 2031 -32 within Local Resource Zone (“LRZ”) 2 or across LRZs 1 -7. UPPCo will collect offers from qualified bidders for the energy products as outlined within this RFP via a structured live auction event conducted on the Polaris RFx Platform beginning at 11:00 AM ET on Thursday , September 17 , 202 6. UPPCo will collect offers from qualified bidders for the capacity products as outlined within this RFP via sealed email submissions to [email protected] by no later than 11:00 AM ET on Thursday , September 17 , 202 6.

Find the full RFP here.