REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
2026-01 CONL
VIRTUAL NET METERING OFFTAKE
NEW LONDON, CT
The City of New London (the City) seeks proposals from qualified clean energy developers (the Bidders) to provide municipal Virtual Net Metering (“VNM”) offtake from clean energy system or systems (the “System(s)”) in Eversource territory that will offset up to 5,300,000 kWh/year of the City’s electrical load. The Bidder and the City will participate in the August/September 2025 bid round of Year 4 of Connecticut’s Non-residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program (the “NRES Program”), with VNM for State, Agricultural, and Municipal (“SAM”) properties, administered by Eversource, and if necessary the February/March 2026 bid round of Year 5 of the NRES Program. The Bidder’s System(s) will provide financial benefit to the City through a power purchase agreement or other similar contractual relationship with the City.
INSTRUCTIONS: This page contains files related to a Solar RFP released on July 16, 2025. Questions concerning conditions, bidding guidelines and specifications should only be directed in writing via email to the RFP Administrators at projects@solar-rfp.com and Joshua Montague at jmontague@newlondonct.org.
Key Dates
July 16, 2025: RFP Release
July 23, 2025: End of Question Period
August 15, 2025: Proposal Due Date
Exhibits
Exhibit A: Initial Disclosures (pgs. 28 - 35 in RFP)
Exhibit B: Non-Collusion Affidavit(s) (pgs. 36 - 37 in RFP)
Exhibit C: Hold Harmless Agreement (pg. 38 in RFP)
Exhibit D: RFP Fee Agreement (pgs. 39 - 40 in RFP)
Exhibit F: New London Standard Contracting Language (pgs. 46 - 55 in RFP)
Exhibit G: Option Agreement (page following pg. 56 in RFP)
Addenda
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