Coordinated Procurement

Draft Work Plan 

August 10, 2012, NESCOE issues Coordinated Competitive Power Procurement Draft Work Plan for Comment, due August 31, 2012

New England Governors' Resolution 

Communication to Canadian Electricity Association

October 20, 2011, Letter to Canadian Electricity Association regarding supply curve analysis. 

June 2011, New England forms Interstate Transmission Siting Collaborative

August 10, 2011 - NESCOE issues Status Report concerning latest efforts in connection with investigation into coordinated renewable power procurement

Summer, 2011 - New England Governors' Resolution regarding continued interest in exploring potential for coordinated competitive renewable power procurement

Status Update 

July 1, 2011 - NESCOE provides a status update on coordinated renewable procurement. 

NESCOE Announces Results of Supplemental Information Forms

March 21, 2011 - NESCOE received Supplemental Information Forms, which included information from transmission owners and developers.  A summary of those submissions is here. NESCOE will announce its next step in this process in the relative near term. 

February 16, 2011 - NESCOE received preliminary responses from renewable energy generator developers totaling 4,700MW of new renewable generation that met the RFI's criteria. NESCOE expects further information from respondents, including transmission owners and developers, on February 25, 2011. 

January 26, 2011 - NESCOE received several questions from potential respondents to the RFI. NESCOE provides answers to those questions here. 

NESCOE also provides the Supplemental Information Form in word in the event respondents prefer to work from that format. 

January 5, 2011 - NESCOE will hold an informational session relative to the Request for Information (RFI documents below) on January 19, 2011 from 3:00 - 5:00 in Marlborough, MA. NESCOE appreciates ISO-NE allowing the informational session to be held jointly with its Planning Advisory Committee meeting. Details and required registration information are here. 

December 30, 2010 - NESCOE has issued a Request for Information 

1. Cover Letter
2. Core Information  - Due February 4th  
3. Supplemental Information * - Due February 25th 
4. Guidance to Respondents 

November, 2010 - NESCOE announced its intent to issue a Request for Information to help identify the renewable energy resources within New England and neighboring regions that have the greatest potential for helping New England meet its renewable energy goals at the lower overall - or "all in" - delivered price of electricity.  

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September, 2010 - NESCOE welcomed input from interested persons and entities on the Report to the New England Governors on Coordinated Renewable Procurement on or about September 10, 2010.  Click here for details on means to provide input.  

Input received: 

• ISO-NE Comments, September 2, 2010
• Anbaric Transmission Comments, September 9, 2010
• Joint Transmission Owner Comments, September 10, 2010
• NSTAR Comments, September 10, 2010
• UI Comments, September 10, 2010
• Northeast Utilities EDCs, September 13, 2010
• National Grid Comments, September 15, 2010
• RENEW Comments, September 23, 2010 
• NRG Comments, December 2010