Specifications include, but are not limited to: The primary responsibility of the Consultant will be to develop clean heat measure characterizations and relevant assumptions, including CO2e lifecycle emissions analyses related to the recently enacted Act 18, with feedback from the Technical Advisory Group and subject to review and approval of the Commission. The Consultant will bring expertise in lifecycle emissions analysis to assess the overall greenhouse gas impacts of various heating technologies and fuels. The Consultant will develop clean heat measure characterizations and assist the Commission and Technical Advisory Group in establishing credit values for those measures. At a minimum, the Consultant will develop clean heat measure characterizations consistent with industry best practices for the eligible measures listed in 30 V.S.A. § 8127(d). These characterizations will be used by the Consultant to develop clean heat credit values for these measures pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 8127(c). The Consultant will present its findings to the Commission and the Technical Advisory Group, to discuss its methods and results, accept feedback from the Technical Advisory Group and members of the public, and incorporate amendments at the direction of the Commission. The Consultant will assist the Technical Advisory Group and the Commission in compiling final clean heat measure characterizations and credit values into a publicly available Clean Heat Standard Technical Reference Manual. The Consultant will be available to provide technical support regarding its work to the Commission, as needed, throughout the 2024 and 2025 Vermont legislative sessions. The Consultant will leverage its technical expertise to recommend how the Commission could effectively incorporate its analyses throughout the Clean Heat Standard design process.
