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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X V I O C T O B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 7 22 T R A N S P O R TAT I O N / I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F O C U S F or the second time in as many years, southern New England's ambitious renewable energy goals are driving a slew of proposals from wind, solar and hydropower projects — many of them with ties to Maine. is time it's Massachusetts that put out an RFP on March 31 seeking bids for approximately 1,200 megawatts of clean energy. Almost 50 bids were sub- mitted, with at least 14 involving projects located in or passing through Maine. e Massachusetts Clean Energy RFP, issued by Massachusetts utili- ties and the Department of Energy Resources, calls for 20-year power pur- chase agreements for delivered renew- able energy to meet the state's ambitious clean energy goals. Projects are expected to be selected in January 2018. Central Maine Power, whose bids in the earlier New England Clean Power RFP were passed over, is taking a dif- ferent tack this time: Instead of linking its proposal primarily to wind power, CMP submitted several proposals — in eff ect, off ering a "cafeteria plan" of options that could include wind, solar 1. Blue Falcon Solar: 50MW solar facility (Greenbush, Penobscot County) BI DDER : Torch Clean Energy LLC 2. Brookfield Hydro Conversion: 20.8MW resulting from repowering five generators at two hydroelectric stations on the Penobscot River (Three units at Millinocket Station, two units at Dolby Station, Penobscot County) BI DDER : Brookfield Energy Marketing LP/ Great Lakes Hydro America CMP ready to flow New England Clean Energy Connect bid would include 1,000 MW of hydropower from Quebec B y J a m e s M c C a r t h y " " " " Colors Pantone 2747 Pantone 1807 IT Solutions Designed for Your Business Finding the right IT partner is one of the most important decisions your company can make. At WGTECH, making information technology work for your business is our core competency. We develop individualized solutions that help you grow your business, improve operations, and boost efficiency. We're Northern New England's resource for advanced technology – we'd like to partner with you. www.WGTECH.com 207.856.5300 Control Costs & Increase Productivity S O U R C E : Bid documents fi led with Massachusetts Clean Energy RFP 3. Bryant Mountain Wind: Details redacted (Oxford County) BI DDER : EverPower Maine LLC 4. County Line Wind: 630MW wind project involving 150 wind turbines (between Penobscot and Aroostook counties) BI DDER : Joint venture of Maine Power Express LLC and Con Edison Transmission Inc. 5. Downeast Wind LLC: Wind project, details redacted (Columbia and the Unorganized Territory of T-18, Washington County) BI DDER : Apex Clean Energy Holdings LLC 6. Long Mountain Wind Project: 44.85MW wind project, with option of adding up to 20MW of battery storage (Greenwood, Oxford County) BI DDER : Calpine Wind Holdings, LLC 7. Maine Clean Power Connection: 450MW power generated in Maine and Province of Quebec Quebec locations: Haute-Chaudiere Wind Project, 149MW; St-Theophile Wind Project, 149MW Maine locations: Timberline Wind Project, 149MW; EDF RE Storage Project, 20MW (Details about the Maine projects are redacted, other than to say they are in "western Maine.") BI DDER : EDF Renewable Energy Co., a wholly owned controlled affiliate of EDF Energies Nouvelle S.A. 8. NextEra CMP: Wind project, (megawatt and location details redacted) BI DDER : NextEra Energy Resources Acquisitions LLC with Penobscot Wind LLC, Moose Wind LLC 9. NextEra Solar: Several utility scale solar projects in New England: 25MW (Farmington); 50MW (Hinsdale, N.H.); 75MW Dawn Land Solar, 20MW Kennebec Solar, 150MW Lone Pine Solar (locations redacted) BI DDER : NextEra 10. Nine Kings Wind: Two wind proposals submitted, one for 350MW and the other for 1,200 MW. Heavily redacted documents hide details about the locations and particulars of the wind projects.(Locations redacted, although one document was signed by a representative of Number Nine Wind Farm LLC and gave its location as Penobscot County.) BIDDER: EDP Renewables North America LLC and Pattern Renewable Development Company 2 LLC 11. Silver Maple Wind Energy Project: 20MW wind facility (Clifton, Penobscot county. Site is adjacent to Pisgah Mountain Wind Project) BI DDER : SWEB Development USA 12. Somerset Wind: 93.6MW wind facility to be connected to grid via Maine Clean Power Connection proposal (Somerset County in western Maine) BI DDER : Somerset Wind LLC (NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary) 13. Weaver Wind: 75.9MW wind facility (Location details redacted) BI DDER : Longroad Energy OTHER MAINE-RELATED BIDS SUBMITTED TO MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY RFP 10 11 12 1 2 3 9 6 4 5 13 7 8 locations redacted