Aug. 24, 2012: Six New England States Launch Regional Renewable Energy Initiative
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The New England Governors’ Conference has passed a resolution to launch a coordinated regional procurement program for renewable energy. The governors of six states — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont — have agreed to release a request for proposal (RFP) in 2013 for a “significant amount of renewable energy.”
The resolution charges The New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) with developing and implementing a work plan on behalf of the New England Governors that will result in the release of a renewable energy RFP. NESCOE will convene a procurement team from each state that will finalize the details of the competitive regional procurement over the course of the next year.