This chapter supports procurement of energy storage systems (ESS) and services, primarily through the development of procurement documents such as Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and term sheets. It also includes contracting strategies for OBO projects including Design-Build (DB) and Engineer, Procure & Construct (EPC), and tools that can be used. . Battery Energy Storage System Procurement Checklist This checklist provides federal agencies with a standard set of tasks, questions, and reference points to assist in the early stages of battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development. The checklist items contained within are intended. . r all electric cooperatives. Electric cooperatives are: (1) independent entities; (2) governed by independent boards of directors; and (3) affected by different member, financial, legal, political, policy, operation l, and other considerations. For these reasons, electric cooperatives make. . formational purposes only. Clean Energy Group/Clean Energy States Alliance makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information pro ided within this document. Originally developed to support Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources' Community Clean Energy Resilience Initiative awardees in energy storage. . Commission (CPUC) today established an innovative centralized procurement strategy aimed at boosting the state's clean energy resources. This decision, which implements Assembly Bill 1373 (St s (DWR), through its Statewide Energy Office, will be asked to spearhead the procurement of certain long. .