Joint RFP Solar Photovoltaic Project- Ground Leases New London, North Stonington, and Pomfret

The municipalities of New London, North Stonington and Pomfret, Connecticut (“Municipalities”) jointly seek to lease portions of certain municipal-owned property sites to develop photovoltaic (“PV”) systems (each a “System”) to qualified solar system developers (“Proposers”). The Municipalities are interested in purchasing the solar produced by the Systems under a Virtual Net Metering Credit, Shared Solar, Community Solar, or other customer off-taker arrangement once these programs are available. The Municipalities will evaluate Proposals pertinent to their respective municipal-owned properties and will select the Proposal that is in the best interests of the municipality.

Michaud Law Group LLC (“Michaud Law Group”) and CSW LLC d/b/a CSW Energy (“CSW”) are administering this joint Request for Proposals (“RFP”) on behalf of the Municipalities (“RFP Administrators”). Proposers will be required to submit their proposals in the following format: one (1) electronic copy emailed to ctgroundlease@solar-rfp.com, and three (3) hard copies mailed to CSW LLC at 20 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103 no later than June 3, 2019. Proposals received after the submission date may be considered at the sole discretion of the Municipalities.

The RFP will be available electronically and may be obtained via email by contacting the RFP Administrators at ctgroundlease@solar-rfp.com. It is the Proposer’s responsibility to be aware of any updates or addendums to the RFP; which will be posted on the Municipalities’ respective websites, and at cswenergy.com/ct-ground-lease. If a Proposer has received a copy of the RFP indirectly, please inform the RFP Administrators at ctgroundlease@solar-rfp.com to be placed on the RFP distribution list.

The Municipalities reserve the right to amend or terminate this RFP, accept or reject any proposals and waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a proposal, and select a Proposer that, in the Municipality's sole discretion and judgment, will be in the Municipality’s best interests. The municipalities’ respective decisions shall be final, shall not be subject to review or appeal, and may be based on any criteria in the Municipalities’ sole discretion, including but not limited to price, contract terms, and the experience of the Proposer.

Any contracts shall be preceded by a Notice of Selection and thereafter be contingent and non-binding until all approvals are received from applicable regulatory agencies and municipal authorities, which may include, but are not limited to any applicable planning boards, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Connecticut Siting Council, and successful execution of the Virtual Net Metering Credit Agreement, Shared Solar 2

Agreement, Community Solar Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement, or any other relevant agreement in connection with the RFP (“Pertinent Contracts”). The Municipalities shall have the right of first refusal as the customer off-taker for any energy produced by the Systems by the selected Proposers.