In renewable energy: the service agreement between the DOE and an RE Developer for the development and/or utilization of biomass, solar, wind and other RE Resources as may be determined by the DOE which, due to their inherent technical characteristics, need not go through Pre-Development Stage [Section 3.27, DOE Department Circular No. DC2024-06-0018, Revised Omnibus Guidelines Governing the Award and Administration of Renewable Energy Contracts and the Registration of Renewable Energy Developers]
Note: Under the above issuance, the term is written as “RE Operating Contract”. An RE Operating Contract is a “Renewable Energy Contract (RE Contract)“.