The bidding and sale requirements of this Chapter shall not apply to any capacity or energy that the Commission, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. §3204(4), determines is necessary for the utility to perform its obligations as a transmission and distribution utility in an efficient manner. Any utility requesting an exception pursuant to this section shall file its request 2 months prior to the date that requests for bids must be issued.
65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 307, § 9