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Clean Peak Energy Standard – DOER Announces Pausing Bulk Upload Asset Registration In Production Tracking System
In Massachusetts, the selection of 83E Long-Term ESS contracts was expected by December 9, 2025. However on December 12th, DOER announced it “is pausing the bulk upload asset registration capability in the Production Tracking System (PTS)”.
DOER noted that the pause is necessary because “[t]o date, nearly all bulk uploads submitted to the Department have contained numerous data quality errors, resulting in the minting of invalid Clean Peak Energy Certificates that have required significant administrative time and resources to resolve.”
DOER also noted that applicants may continue to register assets individually in the PTS portal while it evaluates improvements to the bulk upload process.
“The CPS team is exploring solutions to these issues and welcomes applicant feedback on ways to improve the bulk upload process and ensure that submitted SQAs contain true, accurate, and complete information that complies with all program eligibility requirements.”
The Clean Peak Application portal and new PTS platform are available. CPS applicants should first register at www.nepoolgis.com for a CPS ID, and then visit MassCEC PTS to register the resource in PTS and then complete the CPS Statement of Qualification Application.
As background as required by law (see House Bill H.4857), DOER established the baseline minimum percentage of kWh sales by suppliers to end-use customers that must be met with clean peak certificates beginning on 1/1/19, setting it at 0%.
According to the law, DOER must establish seasonal peak periods, which are defined as “the daily time windows during any of the 4 annual seasons when the net demand of electricity is the highest; provided however, that a seasonal peak shall be not less than 1 hour and no longer than 4 hours in any season.” DOER must also establish a value for clean peak certificates for each MWh of energy or energy reserves during the seasonal peak period by creating an alternative compliance payment rate and potentially other mechanisms. Lastly, DOER must determine a metering and verification protocol.
