Program Co-Participation
SMART
DOER would also like to clarify that while co-participation is permitted among the Clean Peak Energy Standard and Solar Massachusetts Renewable Energy Target (SMART) Program, the Solar Tariff Generation Unit (STGU) generated CPECs are owned by the EDC as they fall under the environmental attributes compensated through the SMART incentive payment. The SMART regulations (225 CMR 20.00 and 225 CMR 28.00) define Environmental Attribute as "all GIS Certificates and any other environmental benefits associated with the energy generation of a Solar Tariff Generation Unit."
Please note this does not apply to an energy storage system co-located with an STGU that receives a SMART energy storage adder. The energy storage-generated CPECs are owned by the facility owner, unless otherwise designated contractually. Co-location with a generating resource is a pathway to eligibility for energy storage systems. If the co-located system participates in SMART, the CPECs generated from the energy storage system are subject to the SMART ES Resource Multiplier per 225 CMR 21.05(6)(f).
Note that if you are completing a CPS SQA for an energy storage system made eligible via co-location with a SMART system, you will need the co-located SMART system’s Final Statement of Qualification document for the SQA. All SMART systems are registered in PTS once the SMART system is claim approved. It may take up to six weeks to process the system and assign the system a Production Tracking System (PTS) ID. Please continue to check the PTS until you are able to find your registered SMART system to use in the Eligibility Section of your SQA application.
Clean Peak Energy Certificate Generation Calculation
DOER has created a formula visualization (PDF) to aid in the clarification of 225 CMR 21.05(5), the description of Clean Peak Energy Certificate Generation.
Clean Peak Resource Metering and Reporting
Per 225 CMR 21.05(2), metering and reporting for the Clean Peak Energy Standard shall be conducted in accordance with requirements established by a third-party Program Administrator designated by DOER, in this case, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. They will be providing this service through an update to the Production Tracking System (PTS) and the development of the Clean Peak Tracking System (CPTS).
Meter Requirements for the Clean Peak Tracking System (CPTS)
Reporting Requirements for the Clean Peak Tracking System (CPTS)