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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7311 

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 

DECEMBER 13, 2018 

Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. COLLINS of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Storage Technology 

5 for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(d) of the Public Util3 ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(20) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE

6 SYSTEMS.—Each State shall consider requiring that, 

7 as part of a supply side resource planning process, 

8 an electric utility of the State demonstrate to the 

9 State that the electric utility considered an invest10 ment in energy storage systems based on appro11 priate factors, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) total costs and normalized life cycle 

13 costs; 

14 ‘‘(B) cost effectiveness; 

15 ‘‘(C) improved reliability; 

16 ‘‘(D) security; and 

17 ‘‘(E) system performance and efficiency.’’. 

18 (b) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the Pub19 lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

20 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after enactment 

22 of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority 

23 (with respect to each electric utility for which the 

24 State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority) 

25 and each nonregulated utility shall commence the 

26 consideration referred to in section 111, or set a 


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1 hearing date for consideration, with respect to the 

2 standard established by paragraph (20) of section 

3 111(d). 

4 ‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 

5 enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 

6 authority (with respect to each electric utility for 

7 which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking 

8 authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, 

9 shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 

10 determination, referred to in section 111 with re11 spect to the standard established by paragraph (20) 

12 of section 111(d).’’. 

13 (c) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of the 

14 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

15 2622(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘In the case of the standard established by paragraph (20) 

17 of section 111(d), the reference contained in this sub18 section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

19 deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that 

20 paragraph.’’. 

21 (d) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of the 

22 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

23 2622(d)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 

2 To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 

3 Energy shall ensure that the funding and administration 

4 of the different offices within the Grid Modernization Ini5 tiative of the Department of Energy and other programs 

6 conducting energy storage research are coordinated and 

7 streamlined. 

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