Comments received in response to DOER’s request for stakeholder input on the development of the timetable and method of solicitation for Section 83C are now posted. To view these comments, visit 83C II.

Section 83C of Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008 (“Section 83C”), as amended by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to Promote Energy Diversity, allows the distribution companies to conduct one or more competitive solicitations through a staggered procurement schedule developed by the distribution companies and the Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) with any subsequent solicitation occurring within 24 months of the previous solicitation. DOER issues this document and requests stakeholder input on the development of the timetable and method of solicitation.

Responses should be emailed to MARFP83C@gmail.com by Monday January 14, 2019 at 5:00pm.  Please note that responses will be considered public, and will be shared with all parties of the 83C Evaluation Team, including the Electric Distribution Companies and the Independent Evaluator, and the Attorney General’s Office. The 83C Evaluation Team may have additional Stakeholder Questions as the timetable and method of solicitation is developed and Stakeholder responses are reviewed.

The soliciting parties have posted comments received from stakeholders in regards to the 83C process.  Please review the 83C Public Comments page for more information.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”), the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (“AGO ”), and electric distribution companies that operate in Massachusetts (“EDCs”) seek your input into the development of a request for proposals (“RFP”) for the competitive solicitation of bids to enter into cost-effective long-term contracts for Offshore Wind Energy generation pursuant to Section 83C of Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008, as amended by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to Promote Energy Diversity. This new law requires every EDC to jointly and competitively solicit bids for Offshore Wind Energy Generation equal to approximately 1,600 megawatts (MW) of aggregated nameplate capacity no later than June 30, 2027. It also requires DOER and the EDCs to jointly propose the timetable and method for solicitation of long-term contracts for review and approval by the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) prior to the issuance of the RFP.

With this comment period, the DOER, the EDCs, and the AGO hope to gather stakeholder input on a number of key areas. This document aims to focus stakeholder comments by providing questions that stakeholders should answer in their written comments.

All interested stakeholders should submit their written comments to marfp83C@gmail.com by 12:00PM on March 13, 2017. Comments will be reviewed and considered in the development of the RFP prior to its submission to the DPU for review and approval. All submissions will be posted to the EDCs’ clean energy procurements website, macleanenergy.com.