Supply and Economic Assessment: Rate Assessment, Supply Assessment,  Request for Qualification and Request for Quotation

Town of Needham, Massachusetts

On March 1, 1998, the state of Massachusetts moved to a deregulated energy market. In anticipation, the town of Needham began to explore its options and selected the Berger Group to assist it. The Berger Team established procedures for the solicitation and evaluation of bids from electric utilities, power marketers and independent power producers; developed a Request for Qualifications and Quotation (RFQQ) to provide wholesale electricity; and identified interested power providers. The Team is currently evaluating the bids to determine if a more economical power supply program is available to replace the existing program, and whether value-added services can be furnished to enhance the new power program and provide additional benefits to the citizens and businesses of Needham. Berger experts are also reviewing regional power buying initiatives, which involve an aggregation of towns, to determine if they will provide a more competitive and comprehensive power package.