Description
The Department of Energy Resources is seeking expert analysis and support pertaining to competitive solicitations. The selected bidder will provide services including review of complex proposals, transmission analysis, and quantitative evaluation of electric market simulation modeling. The bidder must have experience in the review of proposals to provide clean energy via new power purchase agreements and transmission service agreements in Maine and New England. The contract period is expected to be 48 months, starting on December 15, 2025, and ending on December 14, 2029.
• The bidder must have knowledge of the ISO New England and other control areas' energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets.
• The bidder must have experience in the review of complex proposals to provide clean energy via new power purchase agreements and transmission service agreements in Maine and New England.
• The bidder must have demonstrated knowledge in considering changes in locational marginal prices, change in production costs, net imports and exports in conducting quantitative evaluation of electric market simulation modeling, transmission analysis including constraints and congestion analysis, or in conducting comparable evaluations and analysis.
• The bidder must have knowledge of Maine PUC, including knowledge of previous renewable energy solicitations, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulatory proceedings, rules and precedent and experience participating in such regulatory proceedings.
• The bidder must have knowledge and experience with Maine and regional environmental regulations and associated markets, including the Maine Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and Clean Energy Standard (CES) and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).