LRECs, Large/Medium ZRECs
On an annual basis, Eversource and United Illuminating will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive bids for the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
RECs must be produced from qualifying projects in the following categories:
- LREC projects up to 2,000 kW
- ZREC projects in the medium size category, which is >100 kW and <250 kW
- ZREC projects in the large size category, which is for projects ≥250 kW and ≤1000 kW.
Bidders may submit bids subject to a price cap (to be determined during each solicitation) for LRECs, Medium and Large ZRECs. If Eversource selects a bid from a project, the bidder will have the opportunity to enter into a 15-year contract to sell its RECs to Eversource (the buyer) at the fixed price of their bid.
Previous RFP Results
| RFP Year |
Issue Date |
Final Selected |
Final Procurement Plans & Contracts Approved By PURA |
| 1 |
May 1, 2012 |
80 |
Feb. 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
April 25, 2013 |
105 |
Jan. 16, 2014 |
| 3 |
April 24, 2014 |
151 |
Jan. 14, 2015 |
| 4 |
April 30, 2015 |
167 |
April 1, 2016 |
| 5 |
April 28, 2016 |
118 |
February 28, 2017 |
| 6a |
April 27, 2017 |
77 |
September 11, 2017 |
| 6b |
September 25, 2017 |
74 |
May 14, 2017 |
| 7 |
August 9, 2018 |
139 |
May 13, 2019 |
| 8 |
April 30, 2019 |
101 |
October 29, 2019 |
More detailed information regarding previous LREC/ZREC RFP results is also available.
Key Documents
Year 1 Detailed Results:
Year 2 Detailed Results:
Year 3 Detailed Results:
Year 4 Detailed Results:
Year 5 Detailed Results:
Year 6 Detailed Results
Year 7 Detailed Results
Year 8 Detailed Results
Copies of the specific contracts associated with these RFP’s are on file with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Although a regulated utility, Eversource is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). FOIA requests should be directed to PURA. For your convenience, click here to access the PURA website.
Year 9 RFP
The Year 9 RFP is currently scheduled to open in April 2020.
Key Documents for Year 8 LREC/ZREC RFP