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.
On May 8, 2026 the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) requested the Department of Public Utilities approve a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit and enter into cost-effective Long-Term Contracts for Energy Storage Systems, pursuant to Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024 (Section 83E).
The proposed RFP and supporting documents have been posted to the 83E II Documents section of macleanenergy.com.
The 83E Round I Evaluation Team notified stakeholders that the Electric Distribution Companies have filed a letter with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities regarding a change in the anticipated contract execution date. The contracting parties have not yet completed their contract negotiations and are now targeting the completion of negotiations and execution of contracts with the three counterparties on or before May 15, 2026.
Public comments were requested in response to the high-level draft guidance, issued July 31, 2025, regarding the participation of distribution-connected energy storage systems in the 83E Round 2 procurement. Stakeholders were invited to submit comments on the prompts posted in the attachment by August 28, 2025. To review comments and for additional details, click here.
