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Section 83C IV: Extension of Bid Submission Date

DOER and the Distribution Companies have made a joint Informational Filing at the DPU to notify the Department that they are extending the Bid Submission Date and subsequent solicitation schedule dates for the 83C Round IV solicitation. Bids are now due on March 27, 2024 at 12:00pm. Pursuant to an memorandum of agreement between Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island and consistent with similar schedule extensions in each respective offshore wind RFP schedule, the schedule for the receipt of Multi-State Bids is extended as well. This extension is intended to allow for the possibility of further guidance from the IRS regarding key tax credits that are available to offshore wind projects, including the Energy Communities 10 percent bonus.

Please see the Informational Filing at: https://macleanenergy.com/83c-iv/83c-iv-documents/

Please see the updated timeline at: https://macleanenergy.com/83c-iv/83c-iv-timeline/

Section 83C IV Revised CPPD Form Available

The Evaluation Team is providing the following notice of a revised Certification, Project, and Pricing Data (CPPD) Form. The revised CPPD Form has been posted to https://macleanenergy.com/83c-iv/83c-iv-documents/.

In accordance with the 83C IV RFP for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy Projects, prospective bidders were allowed to submit written questions to the Evaluation Team pertaining to the solicitation. The Evaluation Team has posted responses to a batch of questions that relate to the revised CPPD Form. Please find the responses at the 83C IV Q&A page.

The Massachusetts Evaluation Team received Prospective Bidder questions related to Multi-State Bids pursuant to the Offshore Wind Multi-State Coordination Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Prospective Bidders with remaining questions regarding Multi-State Bids, including clarifying questions regarding the Multi-State Proposal Form, had the opportunity to submit questions to either Rhode Island Energy or Connecticut DEEP.  As noted in the issuance of the Multi-State Proposal Form, the Parties to the MOU coordinated on the responses to bidder questions related to Multi-State Bids. The responses have been posted on Rhode Island Energy’s 2023 OSW RFP Q&A website (https://ricleanenergyrfp.com/2023-osw-rfp/2023-osw-rfp-qa/) and Connecticut DEEP’s Energy Filings website under 2023 Offshore Wind Procurement, Frequently Asked Questions (https://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DEEPEnergy.nsf/$EnergyView?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=2.2&Seq=4).

Section 83C IV RFP: Responses to Bidder Questions – Batch 3

In accordance with the 83C IV RFP for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy Projects, prospective bidders were allowed to submit written questions to the Evaluation Team pertaining to the solicitation. All questions were to be submitted to the Evaluation Team at maRFP83C@gmail.com no later than October 17, 2023. 

The Evaluation Team has posted responses to a batch of these questions, pertaining to the topic of Multi-State Proposals. Please find the responses at the 83C IV Q&A page.

Section 83C IV RFP: Responses to Bidders Questions – Batch 2

In accordance with the 83C IV RFP for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy Projects, prospective bidders were allowed to submit written questions to the Evaluation Team pertaining to the solicitation. All questions were to be submitted to the Evaluation Team at maRFP83C@gmail.com no later than October 17, 2023. 

The Evaluation Team has posted responses to a batch of these questions, pertaining to the topics of Form PPA, Security, RFP Clarifications, and Evaluation. Please find the responses at the 83C IV Q&A page and check back in with this page for additional responses as made available.