Last Resort Service Request For Proposals
Call for competitive load following service bids
Rhode Island Energy is seeking suppliers to provide load following service at a fixed price. We will evaluate and select suppliers on the day final pricing is due. Depending on our assessment, we may choose all, some, or none of the service blocks offered in this RFP.
Current procurements
Closed procurements
RFP issuance date: June 2025
Customer group service timelines and load percentages
| Customer group | Dates | Load percentage |
| Residential | Oct 2025 - Sep 2026 | 15% |
| Residential | Oct 2026 - Mar 2027 | 20% |
| Commercial | Oct 2025 - Sep 2026 | 15% |
| Commercial | Oct 2026 - Mar 2027 | 20% |
| Industrial | Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 | 100% |
Important deadlines for RFP submission and pricing
| Event | Due dates (all times EST) |
| RFP issued | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Respondent Information due | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Indicative pricing | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Final pricing | Jul 9, 2025 |
- Request for Proposal (pdf)
- Bidder Sheet (xlsx)
- MPA (docx)
- Required Proposal Information (docx)
- Municipal Aggregation (xlsx)
- Historical Data
- Previous RFP Results (xlsx)
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