Entries by Dan Wilson

83E Procurement Advances: Round 1 Clarifications and Round 2 Stakeholder Feedback

As previously discussed in our blog series, on July 31, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued the final version of the 83E Request for Proposals (RFP) requiring Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) to work with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to procure 1,500 MW of mid-duration (4-10 hours) energy storage. While […]

Section 83E Round 1 Issued; DOER Seeking Comments on Round 2

Round 1 Updates On July 30, 2025, in Docket 25-59, the Massachusetts DPU issued its order on the draft Section 83E Round 1 RFP, directing several clarifications before the final version was released on July 31, 2025. While stakeholders had proposed a number of substantive changes (see a detailed discussion in our previous blog post), […]

From the 83E Solicitation Stakeholder Comments: More surprises for existing and distribution-connected resources moving forward

As we covered in detail in our prior blog Post: Massachusetts Releases Draft 83E RFP on May 5, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking Clean Peak Energy Certificates (CPECs) from qualified energy storage resources under Section 83E. On May 16, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) requested […]

Massachusetts Releases Draft 83E RFP

It’s here! On May 5, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking Clean Peak Energy Certificates (CPECs) from qualified energy storage resources under Section 83E. The solicitation, which has a tentative due date of September 10, aims to procure up to 1,500 MW of mid-duration energy storage capacity. […]

DOER issues (another) set of emergency CPS regulations

CPS Blog Series #5: For the Clean Peak Energy Standard (CPS) enthusiast, it has been an exciting week! On July 19, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced that it had filed­ new emergency regulations amending the Clean Peak Energy Standard (CPS) under 225 CMR 21.00.

DOER issues simplified draft Distribution Circuit Multiplier Guideline

Current CPMO subscribers – click here to log in for the subscriber version of this post, including additional details. More than a year after DOER released its initial Distribution Circuit Multiplier (DCM) proposed structure and held a series of stakeholder sessions, and more than 8 months after it received comments on a subsequent straw proposal, […]