In May 2026, as discussed in Part I and Part II of our Section 83E Round II Series, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) divided on whether to propose an Indexed Storage Credit (ISC) framework in their Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) that would have introduced an Energy […]
The Massachusetts electric distribution companies (EDCs) have filed the first group of long-term contracts (Dockets 26-87, 26-88, and 26-89) from the Section 83E Round I mid-duration energy storage procurement for Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approval. The contracts cover 1,068 MW of selected storage capacity across three projects: Jupiter Power’s Trimount project in Everett, MA, […]
As discussed in Part I in our 83E Round II Series, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) have released the Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second round of Section 83E mid-duration energy storage procurements, introducing several significant structural and policy changes relative to Round I. Relative […]
On May 28, 2026, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) filed an Emergency Rulemaking with the Secretary of State that makes changes to 225 CMR 21.00 Clean Peak Energy Standard (CPS), effective immediately. The Emergency Rulemaking (i) reduces the CPS Minimum Standard from 2026 through 2030, (ii) modifies the Near-Term Resource Multiplier for Qualified Energy Storage Systems (QESS), […]
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) have released the Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second round of Section 83E mid-duration energy storage procurements, introducing several significant structural and policy changes relative to Round I. Most notably, the Draft RFP proposes a potential Indexed Storage Credit (ISC) […]
On December 19, 2025, the electric distribution companies announced that the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) had selected 1,268 MW of energy storage projects through the first Section 83E solicitation (83E Round 1). The bid evaluation process included monitoring and assistance by an Independent Evaluator, consistent with the requirements of the Request for Proposals […]
CPS Blog Series #6: We dive into and discuss what MA DOER’s August 26th scheduled emergency rulemaking could mean.
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