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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 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-
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 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 utility shall commence the 
consideration referred to in section 111, or set a 
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hearing date for consideration, with respect to the 
standard established by paragraph (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 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 sub-
section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that 
paragraph.’’. 
(d) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2622(d)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
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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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