The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Request for Offer (RFO DE‑RFO‑0000026) on 6 November 2026 inviting qualified companies to negotiate long‑term leases or easements for federal land at the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Applicants must meet a “build, bring or buy” electricity requirement, securing dedicated generation, importing power, or purchasing commercial reserves, and finance all grid‑connection upgrades.

Proposals must also demonstrate financing for planning, permitting, construction, operation and eventual decommissioning, and comply with environmental oversight from the EPA, Washington State Department of Ecology and DOE‑EM.

The solicitation sets a question‑submission deadline of 20 November 2026, a virtual industry engagement on 9 December 2026, and a final offer deadline of 29 January 2027 at 4 p.m. EST.

Successful bidders will finance, construct, own and operate their facilities and assume responsibility for decommissioning and site restoration, though the total investment amount will be determined by individual proposals.

The Hanford clean‑energy hub is part of DOE’s American Energy Hubs initiative, which seeks to repurpose underutilized federal lands for industrial and energy development while ensuring compliance with the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to avoid raising local electricity costs.