SLED Opportunity · CONNECTICUT · CITY OF NEW LONDON

    SOLAR AT THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER AND VIRTUAL NET METERING OFFTAKE

    Issued by City of New London
    cityRFPCity of New LondonSol. 229158
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    due Feb 13, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    Jan 15, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    221114
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    The City of New London seeks proposals for a 20-year PPA to develop and operate a solar system at the Community Recreation Center, including a bid alternate for virtual net metering of up to 9 MW-AC in Eversource territory. The project includes system decommissioning and incentive applications.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    229158
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    open
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    January 15, 2026
    Due Date
    February 13, 2026
    NAICS Code
    221114AI guide
    Jurisdiction
    City of New London
    Agency
    City of New London

    Description

    The City seeks proposals from qualified clean energy developers for a 20 year PPA to develop, own, and operate and maintain the CRC System at the New London Community Recreation Center Property. At the end of the PPA, the developer will be responsible for decommissioning the CRC System. The City will work with the winning Bidder to (1) enter into a binding Option Agreement; and (2) apply for a NRES incentive for the CRC System in the upcoming February/March 2026 bid window.


    In addition to the CRC System at the Property, the City also seeks a bid alternate that includes VNM offtake for State, Agricultural, and Municipal (“SAM”) Beneficial Accounts in the NRES program, for up to 12,000,000 kWh of the City’s Eversource Beneficial Accounts, which corresponds to up to 9 MW-AC of VNM Systems in Eversource territory. The City will work with the Selected Bidder to (1) enter into a binding Option Agreement; and (2) apply for a NRES incentive for the VNM Systems in the upcoming February/March 2026 bid window.

    View the complete RFP under the attachments section.

    Key dates

    1. January 15, 2026Published
    2. February 13, 2026Responses Due

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    SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.

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