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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 Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Storage Technology 
for Operational Readiness And Generating Energy Act’’ 
or the ‘‘S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(d) of the Public Util-
ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) CONSIDERATION
OF
ENERGY
STORAGE 
SYSTEMS.—Each State shall consider requiring that, 
as part of a supply side resource planning process, 
an electric utility of the State demonstrate to the 
State that the electric utility considered an invest-
ment in energy storage systems based on appro-
priate factors, including— 
‘‘(A) total costs and normalized life cycle 
costs; 
‘‘(B) cost effectiveness; 
‘‘(C) improved reliability; 
‘‘(D) security; and 
‘‘(E) system performance and efficiency.’’. 
(b) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the Pub-
lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking 
authority) and each nonregulated electric utility 
shall commence the consideration referred to in sec-
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tion 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, 
with respect to the standard established by para-
graph (20) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking 
authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, 
shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 
determination, referred to in section 111 with re-
spect to the standard established by paragraph (20) 
of section 111(d).’’. 
(c) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2622(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of the standard established by paragraph (20) 
of section 111(d), the reference contained in this 
subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of that paragraph.’’. 
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(d) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112 of the Pub-
lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2622) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and 
(c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab-
lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of 
any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility 
the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such 
State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has 
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 
of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand-
ard) for such utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of such standard (or a comparable 
standard) for such utility.’’. 
(e) PRIOR
AND PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Section 
124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In the case of the standard established by 
paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained 
in this section to the date of the enactment of this Act 
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shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment 
of such paragraph (20).’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
Energy shall ensure that the funding and administration 
of the different offices within the Grid Modernization Ini-
tiative of the Department of Energy and other programs 
conducting energy storage research are coordinated and 
streamlined. 
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