[City of Boston, 7 June 2018]

Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Martin Walsh has announced his intention to issue a “Request for Information (RFI) for competitive pricing of large-scale renewable energy projects.” The RFI aims to collect and compile data on energy demand from participating cities from across the country; it will also “ask renewable energy developers for price estimates for projects that would meet their collective energy demand.” Currently, these cities include Chicago, Evanston (also in Illinois), Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Portland; these cities are also part of the Climate Mayors network (a network comprised of over 400 cities) which aims to uphold the goals of the Paris Accord. Mayor Walsh commented, “Our effort on renewable energy will not only help cities cut carbon emissions and get us closer to the goals of Paris Climate Agreement, it will help power our cities and create more, clean energy jobs. We can do more than just address the problem of climate change, we can build a healthy, thriving future by working together."