The presentation from yesterday’s 83E Round 2 Bidder Conference has been posted to the page below.
As a reminder, questions may be submitted to MARFP83E@gmail.com by end of day on August 20, 2026. Official responses will be posted to the 83E II Q&A page with the names of entities asking omitted.
Registration for next Thursday’s Section 83E Round 2 Storage Procurement’s Bidder’s Conference is available here. The Bidder’s Conference will be held for Prospective Bidders, and open to interested persons, on August 13, 2025 at 2 PM ET to 3:30 PM ET. The purpose of the Bidder’s Conference is to provide Prospective Bidders the opportunity to clarify any aspects of the 83E Round 2 RFP.
The Massachusetts Electric Distribution companies, in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, are issuing an RFP for Long-term Contracts for Energy Storage Systems and associated Environmental Attributes pursuant to Section 83E of Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008 (“Section 83E”), as amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, and as further amended by section 98 of chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024. The Distribution Companies are seeking to procure approximately 1,000 MW of Mid Duration Energy Storage Systems. This solicitation includes a 250-300 MW procurement target for Distribution Projects.
This is the second solicitation pursuant to Section 83E and it is part of a staggered procurement schedule developed by DOER, in coordination with the Distribution Companies, in accordance with the authority granted to DOER.
Visit the 83E II Documents and 83E II Timeline for more information. This timeline has been approved by the MA DPU.
Please be on the lookout for details regarding the upcoming Bidders Conference and the final version of the standard, non-negotiable Long-term Contract for distribution-connected projects.
For the Section 83E Round 2 Solicitation, in parallel with the DPU proceeding under D.P.U. 26-75, the Distribution Companies have issued an opportunity for stakeholder review along with the draft of the standard, non-negotiable long-term contract in the form of a Terms and Conditions document and Form of Confirmation for distribution-level energy storage proposals. In issuing this announcement, the Distribution Companies are seeking stakeholder review on the draft contract documents prior to the issuance of the RFP.
Please see the 83E II Opportunity for Stakeholder Review – Distribution-Level Proposal Terms and Conditions page for more details.
For the Section 83E Round 2 Solicitation, in parallel with the DPU proceeding under D.P.U. 26-75, the Distribution Companies plan to post a draft of the standard, non-negotiable long-term contract in the form of a Terms and Conditions document and Form of Confirmation for distribution-level energy storage proposals for stakeholder review prior to the issuance of the RFP. The draft documents along with the formal request for stakeholder review are planned to be posted to the MA Clean Energy Website on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
