S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1744 To provide for the consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 13, 2019 Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. COLLINS of New York) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com- merce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Storage Technology 4 for Operational Readiness And Generating Energy Act’’ 5 or the ‘‘S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1744.IH H1744 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1744 IH SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(d) of the Public Util- 2 ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) 3 is amended by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(20) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE 5 SYSTEMS.—Each State shall consider requiring that, 6 as part of a supply side resource planning process, 7 an electric utility of the State demonstrate to the 8 State that the electric utility considered an invest- 9 ment in energy storage systems based on appro- 10 priate factors, including— 11 ‘‘(A) total costs and normalized life cycle 12 costs; 13 ‘‘(B) cost effectiveness; 14 ‘‘(C) improved reliability; 15 ‘‘(D) security; and 16 ‘‘(E) system performance and efficiency.’’. 17 (b) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the Pub- 18 lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 19 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 20 ‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after enactment 21 of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority 22 (with respect to each electric utility for which the 23 State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority) 24 and each nonregulated utility shall commence the 25 consideration referred to in section 111, or set a 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1744.IH H1744 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1744 IH hearing date for consideration, with respect to the 1 standard established by paragraph (20) of section 2 111(d). 3 ‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 4 enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 5 authority (with respect to each electric utility for 6 which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking 7 authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, 8 shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 9 determination, referred to in section 111 with re- 10 spect to the standard established by paragraph (20) 11 of section 111(d).’’. 12 (c) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of the 13 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 14 2622(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘In the case of the standard established by paragraph (20) 16 of section 111(d), the reference contained in this sub- 17 section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be 18 deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that 19 paragraph.’’. 20 (d) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of the 21 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 22 2622(d)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 23 (1) by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1744.IH H1744 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1744 IH SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 1 To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 2 Energy shall ensure that the funding and administration 3 of the different offices within the Grid Modernization Ini- 4 tiative of the Department of Energy and other programs 5 conducting energy storage research are coordinated and 6 streamlined. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1744.IH H1744 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS