The Department shall determine if it is necessary for the Distribution Companies to issue a request for proposals to procure an independent Solar Program Administrator that will be responsible for providing some or all of the following services by no later than July 5, 2017:
- (1) receiving Statement of Qualification Applications;
- (2) coordinating with the Department and the Distribution Companies to issue Statements of Qualification to Solar Tariff Generation Units;
- (3) coordinating, receiving, and reviewing the requests for proposals under 225 CMR 20.07(3)(a);
- (4) acting as the Independent Verifier for all Non-NEPOOL Market Assets, pursuant to 225 CMR 20.05(6)(c); and
- (5) any other duties prescribed in a request for proposals.