Rhode Island Energy has published a REVISED schedule for the 2026 LTCS RFP. The Notice of Intent to Bid has been moved to August 21st, 2026, with some of the other dates pushed back as well. Please see revised schedule here.
Rhode Island Energy will be hosting a 2nd 2026 LTCS Bidders’ Conference on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 at 10:30AM EPT. The purpose of the Bidders’ Conference is to provide the opportunity to clarify any aspects of the 2026 LTCS RFP. A link to register for the Bidders’ Conference will be provided in the coming weeks.
Although Rhode Island Energy may respond orally to questions posed at the Bidders’ Conference, only written answers that are provided in response to written questions will be official responses. Any questions or correspondence regarding the 2026 LTCS RFP should be sent to the Official Contact at the following email address: cleanenergycontracts@pplweb.com with the subject line “LTCS 2026 RFP.”
Rhode Island Energy will accept written questions pertaining to the 2026 LTCS RFP up to September 30th, 2026. Both the questions and the written responses will be posted on the Rhode Island Energy website (without identifying the person that asked the question). Rhode Island Energy will make commercially reasonable efforts to respond to written questions received after September 30th, 2026, but is not obligated to do so.
Rhode Island Energy's Long-Term Clean Energy Procurement 