Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 225 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES › Title 225 CMR 21.00 - Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard (CPS) › Section 21.05 - Eligibility Criteria for Clean Peak Resources

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Eligibility
			 Criteria
. A Clean Peak Resource may qualify for a Statement of
			 Qualification subject to the limitations in 225 CMR 21.05. The Department shall
			 publish a Guideline on Clean Peak Resource Eligibility that explains the
			 parameters of eligibility requirements.
(a)
			 Energy Resources and Technologies. The Clean Peak Resource shall use one or
			 more of the energy resources or technologies listed in 225 CMR 21.05(1)(a) 1
			 through 4. The Clean Peak Resource shall be interconnected with or offset load
			 otherwise served by the Distribution System, or shall be interconnected with
			 the Transmission System in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Clean Peak
			 Resources must demonstrate that they generate, dispatch, or discharge
			 electricity to the electric distribution system in Massachusetts. Resources
			 interconnected within the service territory of a municipal lighting plant shall
			 be ineligible to generate Clean Peak Energy Credits under 225 CMR 21.00 as
			 municipal lighting plants are exempt from the requirements of the Clean Peak
			 Standard pursuant to M.G,L, c. 25A, § 17(d).
1.
Qualified RPS
			 Resources
.
a. RPS Class I
			 Renewable Generation Units with a Commercial Operation Date on or after January
			 1, 2019 that have received a Statement of Qualification and meet all other
			 applicable requirements.
b. RPS
			 Class I Renewable Generation Units and RPS Class II Renewable Generation Units
			 with a Commercial Operation Date prior to January 1, 2019, that are co-located
			 with a Qualified Energy Storage System that has a Commercial Operation Date on
			 or after January 1, 2019, subject to the following:
i.
Minimum Nominal Rated
			 Power
. The nominal rated power capacity of a Qualified Energy
			 Storage System paired with a RPS Class I Renewable Generation Unit or RPS Class
			 II Renewable Generation Unit must be at least 25% of the nameplate power rating
			 of the RPS Class I Renewable Generation Unit or RPS Class II Renewable
			 Generation Unit.
Special Provisions for Derated Qualified Energy Storage Systems
				paired with RPS Class I Renewable Generation Units and RPS Class II Renewable
				Generation Units. A Qualified Energy Storage System's nominal rated power
				capacity may be derated to meet the four hour minimum nominal useful energy
				requirements in 225 CMR 21.05(1)(a)1.b.i. provided its derated power capacity
				is still at least 25% of the nameplate power rating of the RPS Class I
				Renewable Generation Unit or RPS Class II Renewable Generation Unit with which
				it is paired.
ii.
Minimum Nominal Useful Energy
. The nominal useful
			 energy capacity of the Energy Storage System must be at least four hours at the
			 nominal rated power.
iii.
Co-location
. The RPS Class I or Class II Renewable
			 Generation Unit and the Qualified Energy Storage System must be located on the
			 same or adjacent parcels within the same Distribution Company's service
			 territory, and must be interconnected to the same common collector located on
			 the same parcel(s) on which the RPS Class I or Class II Renewable Generation
			 Unit and Qualified Energy Storage System facilities are located.