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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2823 

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 

APRIL 22, 2021 

Mr. TAKANO 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 the date of 

22 enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 

23 authority (with respect to each electric utility for 

24 which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking 

25 authority) and each nonregulated electric utility 

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1 tion 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, 

2 with respect to the standard established by para3 graph (20) of section 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— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 

19 case of the standard established by paragraph (20) 

20 of section 111(d), the reference contained in this 

21 subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall 

22 be deemed to be a reference to the date of enact23 ment of that paragraph.’’. 


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1 (d) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112 of the Pub2 lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

3 2622) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(g) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and 

5 (c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab6 lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of 

7 any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of 

8 this subsection— 

9 ‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility 

10 the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); 

11 ‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such 

12 State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has 

13 conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 

14 of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand15 ard) for such utility; or 

16 ‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im17 plementation of such standard (or a comparable 

18 standard) for such utility.’’. 

19 (e) PRIOR AND PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Section 

20 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

21 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding at the end the 

22 following: ‘‘In the case of the standard established by 

23 paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained 

24 in this section to the date of the enactment of this Act 


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1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment 

2 of such paragraph (20).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 

4 To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 

5 Energy shall ensure that the funding and administration 

6 of the different offices within the Grid Modernization Ini7 tiative of the Department of Energy and other programs 

8 conducting energy storage research are coordinated and 

9 streamlined. 

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