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Bill would give DOER broader procurement authority; municipalities and businesses seek access to large procurements
Summary
The bill would let the Department of Energy Resources run statewide procurements and permit municipalities, aggregation programs and institutions to buy from those solicitations, a change municipal leaders said would expand access and reduce costs.
BOSTON — The administration and many municipal and business leaders said the bill’s proposed procurement language would let the state buy clean power at scale and offer other public entities the option to participate, which could lower costs and open access for municipal aggregations, universities and corporations.
Under current practice, utilities contract for large projects such as offshore wind and…
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