OPC S27003

The Office of the People's Counsel (OPC) is seeking a consultant to provide expert engineering, economic, and accounting services to support OPC's participation in Public Conference 78, which concerns the development of Maryland's successor net energy metering program, known as NEM 2.0. The consultant will assist OPC in evaluating NEM 2.0 program design issues, including the value of distributed generation, ratepayer costs and benefits, impacts on nonparticipating customers, stakeholder proposals, potential legislative or regulatory recommendations, and utility tariff implementation issues. The scope of work includes reviewing and analyzing utility applications and supporting documents, preparing data requests and other discovery, attending meetings, preparing expert testimony, and assisting with cross-examination and briefing. The contract may be extended for up to three additional one-year terms. • The consultant will provide services to support OPC's participation in Public Conference 78. • The consultant will assist OPC in evaluating NEM 2.0 program design issues. • The scope of work includes reviewing and analyzing utility applications and supporting documents. • The consultant will prepare data requests and other discovery. • The consultant will attend meetings and prepare expert testimony. • The consultant will assist with cross-examination and briefing.