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64 slides from Eversource Energy (d/b/a)'s conference presentation, Jan 29, 2025
Slide 1: Shared Clean Energy Facilities (SCEF) Program Year 6 Bidder's Conference
Shared Clean Energy Facilities (“SCEF”) Program Year 6 Bidder’s Conference JANUARY 29, 2025
Slide 2: Today's Presenters
Today’s Presenters EVERSOURCE THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY Aaron Dubauskas Katerina Miller Operations Manager, Renewable Programs Principal Analyst, Wholesale Power Contracts Julie Castillo John King Senior Analyst, Customer Solar Programs Analyst, Wholesale Power Contracts CT DEPARTMENT OF ENERG
Slide 3: Agenda
Webinar Housekeeping Objectives Background and Overview Agenda Procurement Process Bid Submission and Agreement Execution DEEP: Appendix B Requirements and Submission Q&A 3
Slide 4: Webinar Housekeeping
Webinar Housekeeping • Please hold questions until the end of the Webinar • General questions will be added to a Q&A document • Q&A at the end of presentation (If Time Allows) • Lines will be muted until open discussion • Use “Raise Hand” function during discussion • One speaker at a time • This web
Slide 5: Goals of the Shared Clean Energy Facilities Program
Goals of the Shared Clean Energy Facilities Program • Annually and cost effectively allocate up to 50 MW to SCEF from Years 4 to 8. • Provide savings to specific categories of customers, particularly customers with low to moderate income, low-income services organizations, and customers who reside i
Slide 6: Key Definitions
Shared Clean Energy Facility ◦ A Class I renewable energy source that generates electricity participating in the SCEF program Subscriber Organization ◦ Owners and operators of SCEF facilities Subscriber ◦ Electric distribution customers participating in the SCEF Key Definitions program Tariff Terms
Slide 7: Key Changes
Key Changes •Revised Brownfield Definition •Parcel Definition “Parcel” shall mean the clearly defined property boundaries registered with the local municipality before January 1 of the year of the solicitation. •Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC (SEA) serves as the Ombudsperson for the NRES, SCEF, a
Slide 8: SCEF Background and Program Requirements
SCEF Background and Program Requirements
Slide 9: Background
Background Section 7(a)(1)(c) of Public Act Eight-year competitive 18-50 signed on May 24, 2018 procurement program that will resulted in PURA Docket 19-07- support up to 325 MW of new 01 – Public Acts 22-14 & 23-102 clean power generation in & 24-31 modified SCEF - Now Connecticut Docket 24-08-04 f
Slide 10: SCEF Program Model
SCEF Program Model ▪ Clean Energy System Owner Clean Energy ▪ Finance and construct project Electric Distribution ▪ Deliver energy and RECs to EDC Project Company Energy & ▪ Receive direct payment for project production Renewable Credits ▪ Participating Customers ▪ Receive clean energy savings as bi
Slide 11: Subscriber Enrollment
Subscriber Enrollment Managed solely by Eversource and The United Illuminating Company Legislation specified customers that could participate ◦ Low-income Customers and Affordable Housing Facilities ◦ Moderate-income Customers ◦ Small Business Customers ◦ State or Municipal Customers ◦ Commercial Cu
Slide 12: Procurement Process
Procurement Process
Slide 13: Year 6 RFP Schedule
Year 6 RFP Schedule Action Item Date Release of RFP January 22, 2025 Bidders Conference – Webinar Only On or about January 29, 2025 Deadline for Submission of Questions On or about February 5, 2025 Bid Forms Due March 5, 2025 by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Prevailing Time “EPT”), at which time the Pricing sh
Slide 14: SCEF Project Solicitation Process
▪ 25 MW yearly procurements for Years 1-3 ▪ 50 MW yearly procurements for Years 4-8 ▪ Systems from 100 kW to 5 MW are eligible SCEF Project ▪ Must be an eligible CT Class I renewable energy Solicitation source that produces electricity Process ▪ Selected based on bid prices and other criteria ▪ Proj
Slide 15: Annual MW Allocation
Annual MW Annual MW Allocation 50 MW total split 80% Eversource, 20% UI Eversource: 40 MW annually UI: 10 MW annually At the conclusion of the 8 procurement years: 325 MW total Eversource UI 15
Slide 16: Project Eligibility
Project Eligibility ✓Must be between 100kW and 5 MW in size ✓Final as-built size cannot exceed as-bid nameplate capacity ✓CT Class I Technology ✓Cannot split projects to qualify ✓Located in Companies’ service territory ✓One bid per site per technology ✓Must interconnect to applicable Company’s distr
Slide 17: Project Eligibility Continued
Project Eligibility Continued •LREC/ZREC, NRES, or RRES projects of the same technology must be in-service before submitting a SCEF bid at same site • 5.2.12 Section of the RFP Bids cannot be submitted in both SCEF and NRES or RRES for the same parcel of land. If an existing SCEF through PA 18-50, P
Slide 18: Price Cap
Price Cap •One Bid Price is required for the twenty-year term •Purchase Prices must be on a fixed, dollar per megawatt-hour ($/MWh) basis for energy and RECs, subject to the Procurement Price Cap, over the Tariff term •Year 6 price cap is $133/MWh for all SCEF Projects • No longer a separate cap for
Slide 19: Bid Submission and Tariff Terms Agreement Execution
Bid Submission and Tariff Terms Agreement Execution
Slide 20: Step 1: How to Submit a Bid in the Year 6 SCEF RFP
How to Submit a Bid in the Step 1 Year 6 SCEF RFP 20
Slide 21: Bid Process
Bid Process • All documents including Appendix B must be submitted to your respective EDC as well as DEEP • EDC bid portals will not have the capability to accept Appendix B – send via email • SCEF@Eversource.com for Eversource • SCEF@Uinet.com for The United Illuminating 21
Slide 22: Bid Process
Bid Process Complete & Submit Bid Form Online ◦ For Eversource: Click Here to access the online Bid Portal ◦ For UI: Click Here to access the online Bid Portal ◦ Certifications, Affidavits and Disclosures ◦ Company-specific documents available on the Companies’ websites: ◦ Eversource ◦ UI The Compan
Slide 23: Eversource Bid Form
Eversource Bid Form •Form is filled out online • New users will need to create an account using the “Sign Up Now” button •Contains information needed for: • Submission verification • Completion of Tariff Terms Agreement •Additional form(s) (i.e. Certifications, Affidavits, and/or Disclosures as appl
Slide 24: UI Bid Form
UI Bid Form • Form is filled out online •Contains information needed for: • Submission verification • Completion of Tariff Terms Agreement •Additional form(s) (i.e. Certifications, Affidavits, and/or Disclosures as applicable) will be required to be submitted as part of the bid process •Double check
Slide 25: Development Period Security + Bid Fee
Development Period Security + Bid Fee •Due at the time of Bid submission • Calculated by the online Bid portals •$750 Non-Refundable Bid Fee is required at the time of Bid submission •Instructions posted on Companies’ websites • ACH or Wire payments only for both Companies • Eversource instructions
Slide 26: Return of Development Period Security
Return of Development Period Security • The EDC shall return the Development Period Security to the bidder if at least one of the following conditions is met: 1. The Selected Project enters commercial operation in a timely fashion and begins producing energy consistent with these Program requirement
Slide 27: Bid Attachments: Bid Certification Form
Bid Attachments: Bid Certification Form •Mandatory for all Bids • Eversource: Uploaded during Step 6/6 of the online Bid process • UI: Uploaded during the final step of the online Bid process •4+ Page Bid Certification Form • Page 1: Instructions • Page 2: Bidder’s signature – Bidder is the individu
Slide 28: Bid Attachments: CT Licensed PE Certification
Bid Attachments: CT Licensed PE Certification •Mandatory for all Bids • Eversource: Uploaded during Step 6/6 of the online Bid process • UI: Uploaded during the final step of the online Bid process •Used to determine expected annual production of the Facility 28
Slide 29: Bid Attachments: Carbon Neutrality Certification
Bid Attachments: Carbon Neutrality Certification •Mandatory for Carbon-Emitting Technologies • Mandatory for fuel cells and anaerobic digestion • Eversource: Uploaded during Step 6/6 of the online Bid process • UI: Uploaded during the final step of the online Bid process •PURA’s April 13, 2020 Corre
Slide 30: Bid Attachments: W-9 Form (UI Only)
Bid Attachments: W-9 Form (UI Only) • Due to UI’s new payment system, a W-9 Form is now required to submit Development Period Security. • A Fillable W-9 Form can be found on UI’s Year 6 SCEF RFP Page under Year 6 SCEF RFP Documents • The entity that submits payment must provide this form for UI to c
Slide 31: Selection Process
Selection Process ONLY Completed Bids Eligible bids will be ranked by Contracts will be awarded Eligible bids not selected will received via companies’ evaluated bid price subject to until MWs are exhausted be placed on standby online bid portals are the two Bid Preferences reviewed for eligibility
Slide 32: Step 2: How to Proceed if your Bid is Selected
How to Proceed if your Bid is Step 2 Selected 32
Slide 33: If Selected
If Selected •EDC will email you an executable version of the Tariff Terms Agreement •Partially Executed Tariff Terms Agreement must be received by EDC by the Effective Date, or project is disqualified and Development Period Security is sacrificed •EDC will return a fully executed Tariff Terms Agreem
Slide 34: Step 3: Post Execution Obligations
Post Execution Obligations: Step 3 How to get from Tariff Terms Agreement to Commercial Operation 34
Slide 35: Prerequisites for Purchase
Prerequisites for Purchase •Section 6 of the Terms and Conditions • In service no later than three years after PURA approval of Tariff award • Extensions may be granted by PURA and/or ombudsperson • Interconnection agreement required • Must have dedicated Production Meter • Owned by EDC 35
Slide 36: Step 4: Tariff Administration: The 20-Year Delivery Term
Tariff Administration: The 20- Step 4 Year Delivery Term 36
Slide 37: Tariff Administration
Tariff Administration • 20-year term • Payments based on actual system production • Operating Period Security • Due within 30 days of In-Service Date • Calculation: ACP*50% of expected production • ACP for years 2021 and beyond is $40/MWh • Companies will own the Production Meter and will be the Thi
Slide 38: Extensions
Extensions • SCEF projects can be eligible to extensions to the 3-year deadline • Must meet one of the following five criteria: (1) the generation facility or project is unique and more complex than ordinary customer-sided distributed generation installation projects, such as having additional techn
Slide 39: Delivery Obligations
Delivery Obligations • Delivered output will be paid to Subscriber Organization on a quarterly basis • Delivery Term continues for 20 years from first day of month following In-Service Date • Upon Delivery, ownership of RECs, energy, and all other Environmental Attributes shall transfer to the EDC 3
Slide 40: Program Contacts
Program Contacts EVERSOURCE: UNITED ILLUMINATING: SCEF@EVERSOURCE.COM SCEF@UINET.COM 40
Slide 41: Key Documents
Key Documents • Final Decision in Docket No. 24-08-04 • Year 6 RFP • Appendix B Tariff Rider • Eversource • The United Illuminating • Subscriber Organization Tariff Terms Agreement • Subscriber Organization Terms and Conditions 41
Slide 42: Key Documents – Eversource
Eversource SCEF Website Summary of Required Bidding Information Key Documents – Eversource SCEF Bid Certification Form SCEF Carbon Neutrality Form SCEF CT Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) Certification 42
Slide 43: Key Documents – UI
United Illuminating SCEF Website UI SCEF Bid Portal Instructions Key Documents SCEF Bid Certification Form – UI SCEF Carbon Neutrality Form SCEF CT Licensed Professional (PE) Certification Fillable W9 Form 43
Slide 44: Bidders Conference
BIDDERS CONFERENCE SHARED CLEAN ENERGY FACILITY PROGRAM (SCEF) – YEAR 6 Presented by Claire Sickinger and Linda Brunza Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 1/29/2025
Slide 45: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER No verbal representations preempt or otherwise alter what is in Appendix B, as finalized by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's Final Decision and ruling on Motion No. 4 in Docket No. 24-08-04. Throughout the presentation, red text indicates a change for Year 6 Connecticut Departm
Slide 46: DEEP's Appendix B
DEEP'S APPENDIX B Purpose: •Evaluate siting standards within DEEP's jurisdiction •Establish site control •Acknowledge other siting and permitting processes •Limited information gathering to inform future procurement years •Determine bid preference eligibility Connecticut Department of Energy & Envir
Slide 47: Year 6 Bid Preferences
YEAR 6 BID PREFERENCES •Landfills- 20% •Brownfields- 20% (New) 100% of the Generation Footprint must be located on the Brownfield for the project to receive the full bid preference. Otherwise, the bid preference amount received is proportional to how much of the Generation Footprint is on the Brow
Slide 48: Appendix B Contents
APPENDIX B CONTENTS •Instructions •Freedom of Information Act •Definitions • Revised definition of Brownfield • No new definitions •Appendix B Questions • Few new/revised questions •Attachments • Minimal changes from Year 5 Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 1/29/2025
Slide 49: Requirements for Appendix B Submissions to DEEP
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPENDIX B SUBMISSIONS TO DEEP I. Responses to all questions in sections B1-B6 with all supporting information requested in both the main question and any question subparts. Each question must be answered in its entirety. If supplemental material is required in the form of an append
Slide 50: Freedom of Information Act
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT If a Bidder believes portions of information submitted in response to Appendix B are exempt from FOIA disclosure, the Bidder must submit: One complete, redacted response to Appendix B for public posting, which must be clearly labeled PUBLIC, AND One complete, unredacted re
Slide 51: Revised Definition: Brownfield
REVISED DEFINITION: BROWNFIELD “Brownfield” means a site that is either: (1) an address that is included on the Connecticut Brownfields Inventory maintained by DEEP and an attestation that such site has not achieved regulatory closure in the form of either a verification report from a licensed envir
Slide 52: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B1. Project Overview B2. Financial Experience B3. Project Site B4. Project Threshold Requirements B5. Permit Acquisition B6. Community Impact and Engagement Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 1/29/2025
Slide 53: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B1. Project Overview • Provide an overview of proposed project (with all required components) – new ask for project size in kW DC as well as kW AC • Identify whether proposal is claiming any bid preferences and provide evidence • Identify whether the Project Site violates the sl
Slide 54: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B2. Financial Experience • Provide cost estimates for developing and operating the project (with all required components) Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 1/29/2025
Slide 55: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B3. Project Site • Provide a site plan (with all required components)- new ask for a legend on the site plan map and clarification that all components should be included on one single map • Demonstrate proof of site control by completing Affidavit 1 (Attachment 1) and, as applic
Slide 56: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B4. Project Threshold Requirements • For solar projects not located on a sand and gravel pit, attest that no more than 10% of the Project Site is on slopes greater than 15% and that there will not be any grading before/during/after construction to achieve this requirement OR att
Slide 57: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B5. Permit Acquisition • Confirm acknowledgement that the project may require the Bidder to secure permits from multiple entities • Identify any claims, litigation, or matters that may affect the feasibility of the project or the ability to obtain or retain permits • Confirm fam
Slide 58: Appendix B Questions
APPENDIX B QUESTIONS B6. Community Impact and Engagement • Provide documentation of community outreach and engagement regarding the Bid conducted to date (utilize at least 2 of the documentation options listed) • If the project is greater than or equal to 2 MW, describe how Bidder will comply with P
Slide 59: Attachments
ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: An affidavit attesting to the Bidder’s control of the Project Site by the Bidder (required for all Bidders) – added line for address Attachment 2: An affidavit attesting to the Bidder’s control of the Project Site by the owner of the Project Site (required only if the Bidde
Slide 60: Prime Farmland Bid Requirements
PRIME FARMLAND BID REQUIREMENTS To reduce administrative burden on Bidders, DOAG and DEEP ask that all materials needed to meet DOAG's requirements are sent to DEEP along with Appendix B submittals by March 5, 2025 at 1pm • Clean energy projects sited on Prime Farmland are required to follow any rul
Slide 61: Prime Farmland Bid Review
PRIME FARMLAND BID REVIEW •DEEP will send all Prime Farmland Bid materials to DOAG for their review •DOAG plans to determine whether a Bidder complied with the Prime Farmland requirements for the purposes of the Year 6 SCEF process during the bid evaluation timeline. A “passing” determination from D
Slide 62: Reminders
REMINDERS Bidders should take the necessary steps to ensure that their Appendix B Submittal includes all requested documents and information. Following PURA’s direction, DEEP may only allow the late submission of documents explicitly required by Appendix B if such documents were available before the
Slide 63: Appendix
APPENDIX Links: DEEP SCEF webpage Prime Farmland Requirements Contact: DEEP.EnergyBureau@ct.gov (please include “SCEF” in the subject line and resend your email if you do not receive confirmation of receipt within 2 business days) AGR.Solar@ct.gov for questions related to prime farmland requirements
Slide 64: Questions and Answers
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection 1/29/2025
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