Requirements

Prequalification Requirements Checklist

Here is a checklist with the required information pertaining to each tranche that you will need to submit a project for prequalification. Much of the required information is the same across all tranches. Any additional detail or unique information required for a tranche is detailed in the appropriate section below.

Information Required for All Tranches, including Storage:

  • Bidder name and contact information
  • Description of Project
  • Is the project for a public entity? (Y/N)
  • Project Address
  • Project Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
  • Shape File of Proposed Project (with the proposed development area represented as a polygon)
  • Site Plan of the Proposed Project
  • Block & Lot Numbers that Correspond to the Project Location
  • Adherence to Pollinator-Friendly Standards
  • PJM Feasibility Study OR written authorization from the EDC providing conditional approval to construct
  • Waivers received (in case of project being located on prohibited site or more than the agricultural land Statewide Threshold)
  • DC Nameplate Capacity in MW
  • Number of acres proposed for development
    • If greater than 300 kW per acre, include a statement from a certified engineer confirming feasibility of the installation.

Grid Supply on the Built Environment Additional Info:

  • Does the proposed solar project include a storage component submitted for the storage adder? (Y/N)
  • If there is a storage component that is not awarded an adder, does the solar offer stand alone? (Y/N)

Grid Supply on Contaminated Sites and Landfills Additional Info:

  • Type of proposed installation/proposed site
  • Site ID (for contaminated sites) or Landfill Name (for landfill sites)
  • Estimated size of area designated as “contaminated site” or “properly closed sanitary landfill” (in acres)
  • Number of acres proposed for development [this number should not exceed the number given in the previous answer by 10% or more]
  • Does the proposed solar project include a storage component submitted for the storage adder?
  • If there is a storage component that is not awarded an adder, does the solar offer stand alone?
  • DEP Permit Readiness Checklist
  • Self-attestation that the project will not be on prohibited sites, or waiver

Storage Paired with Grid Supply Solar Additional Info:

  • DC Nameplate Capacity in MW of associated solar project
  • Storage Technology
  • MWh of proposed storage

Final Bid Requirements Checklist

In addition to the prequalification information listed above, submission of a final bid will require the following below.

For projects in all tranches excluding storage projects:

  • Requested SREC-II amount ($/MWh).
  • “Check payment of $1000/MW-DC to “Treasury, State of New Jersey”
    And bid fee form Posted to:
    CSI Program Solicitation
    Attn: Curtis Elvin, Budget & Fiscal Division
    New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
    44 South Clinton Avenue
    P.O. Box 350
    Trenton, NJ  0825-0350

For storage projects

  • Project ID for associated solar project (will be provided upon submission of prequalification information)
  • Requested SREC-II storage adder amount ($/MWh).
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