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NASPO ValuePoint Announces Pioneering Procurated Pilot

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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LEXINGTON, Ky. , Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NASPO ValuePoint, the largest cooperative purchasing organization serving the state and local government and education market announced a pilot project with Procurated. Through this partnership, NASPO ValuePoint becomes the first national cooperative to leverage Procurated's ratings and review platform to develop a precise understanding of how its suppliers are performing.

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  • LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NASPO ValuePoint, the largest cooperative purchasing organization serving the state and local government and education market announced a pilot project with Procurated.
  • Sarah Hilderbrand, NASPO ValuePoint's Chief Operations Officer, said, "NASPO is partnering with Procurated to better understand how our suppliers are performing for the public procurement purchasers who utilize our contracts.
  • Through this pilot project, NASPO staff will have access to dashboards providing real-time insights into performance for a select number of portfolios.
  • NASPO ValuePoint is the cooperative purchasing division of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), facilitating cooperative public procurement solicitations using a Lead State model.

Supporters of the NECEC Argue November Referendum Is Unconstitutional

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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The court ruled a previous referendum proposed in 2020 with the exact same purpose of blocking the project was unconstitutional and it was removed from the ballot.

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  • The court ruled a previous referendum proposed in 2020 with the exact same purpose of blocking the project was unconstitutional and it was removed from the ballot.
  • NECEC Transmission LLC, and Avangrid Networks urged the Court to look at the referendum as retroactively applied to the NECEC and find it unconstitutional, citing the constitutional protections for vested rights and the bedrock principle of separation of powers as the key arguments.
  • The NECEC project received every local, state and federal permit required and substantial construction has been completed.
  • Supporters of the project agree construction of the corridor will be a benefit to Mainers and that the referendum goes too far.

Avangrid and NECEC Take Action to Protect Historic Clean Energy Project

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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We thank our supporters and the 160,000 Mainers who voted in support of the NECEC project, said Thorn Dickinson, President and CEO of NECEC Transmission LLC.

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  • We thank our supporters and the 160,000 Mainers who voted in support of the NECEC project, said Thorn Dickinson, President and CEO of NECEC Transmission LLC.
  • Question 1 proposes to retroactively change Maine law to block the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission project, New Englands largest clean energy project that would bring hydropower from Quebec to the New England region.
  • This referendum was an act of bad faith by self-interested proponents and was targeted at stopping a single project.
  • About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.

Standard Solar Expands Maine Community Solar Portfolio; Adds Project Bringing Clean Energy Savings to 20+ Leading Maine Businesses

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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More than 20 Maine-based commercial and institutional organizations are reducing their energy costs and contributing to the clean energy economy through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine.

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  • More than 20 Maine-based commercial and institutional organizations are reducing their energy costs and contributing to the clean energy economy through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine.
  • This new solar installation brings 5.7 megawatts dc of clean energy to Mainers supporting local jobs, contributing to the clean energy economy, strengthening the community and delivering significant cost savings to Maine businesses.
  • A total of 23 leading Maine commercial and institutional organizations will collectively take 100% of the Net Energy Billing Credits created by the new Bethel community solar project.
  • ECA Solar has enjoyed working with local stakeholders to deliver this turn-key community solar project, Todd Fryatt, President, ECA Solar.