Request for Proposals for Energy or Renewable Energy Credits from Distributed Generation Resources Pursuant to P.L. 2023 C. 411
Docket No. 2023-00335
| Date | Update |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2023 | RFP Issued |
| March 15, 2024 | Proposals Due |
Pursuant An Act Relating to Net Energy Billing and Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Systems. Public Law 2023, Chapter 411 (Act)*, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is seeking proposals from qualifying distributed generation resources (DG resources) for the sale of energy and/or renewable energy credits (RECs). To be a qualifying DG resource, a generation facility must meet the requirements as defined in the Act. Specifically, a DG resource means an electric generating facility that uses renewable fuel or technology under 35-A M.R.S. § 3210(2)(B-3)**, is located in the service territory of a T&D Utility in the State, and:
1) Has met or is reasonably likely to meet the requirements of section 3209-A(7)(E)***, as determined by the Commission; or
2) Has a nameplate capacity of at least 1 MW and not more than 2 MW and:
a.) is a member of a cluster study conducted by the T&D utility with which the DG resource is seeking to interconnect; or
b.) is likely to receive the required transmission approval from the ISO-NE on or before April 30, 2024.
Bidders selected will enter into contract(s) with one or both of Maine’s investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities - Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and Versant Power (VP). A DG Resource that is awarded a contract is ineligible for net energy billing under 35-A M.R.S § 3209-A or § 3209-B (NEB) and any DG Resources awarded a contract shall be required to terminate any NEB agreement(s) as a condition of such award. A contract may be for a term of no more than 20 years unless the Commission finds a contract for a longer term to be in the public interest. Proposals will be evaluated based upon the requirements and objectives stated in the Act and the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Bidders may submit questions or request additional information by contacting the RFP email address: PUC_NEB_Procurement@maine.gov.
To the extent bidder inquiries elicit generally applicable information or corrections/clarifications to existing information, a Question-and-Answer log (Q&A Log) will be available on this site and will be updated periodically.
The RFP contact person is Sally Zeh, the Commission’s Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries. She may be contacted by email at sally.zeh@maine.gov.
- Request for Proposals
- Standard Form Contract
- DG Proposal Information and 8760 Forms (Excel)
- Template for Affidavit (MS Word)
- Instructions for Submitting Proposal (PDF)
- Question and Answer Log
* The Act will be codified at 35-A M.R.S. § 3209-D.
** If the DG resource is a fuel cell, it must be a fuel cell that utilizes a renewable fuel.
** Section 3209-A(7)(E) provides that a DG resource that will be used for NEB must, on or before December 31, 2024, reach commercial operation by the date specified in the NEB agreement that it has with the T&D Utility, or by the date specified with an allowable modification to that agreement.