Title: S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act or the S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act
This bill adds energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using their utility ratemaking authority.
States must consider requiring that, as a part of a supply side resource planning process, electric utilities in the states demonstrate that they considered an investment in energy storage systems based on factors such as cost, improved reliability, security, and system performance and efficiency.
The Department of Energy (DOE) must coordinate efforts among various existing programs conducting energy storage research at DOE.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2019

  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

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                                 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 Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility 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 investment in energy storage systems based on appropriate 
        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 Public 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 
        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 respect 
        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 subsection 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)''.

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 Initiative of the Department of Energy 
and other programs conducting energy storage research are coordinated 
and streamlined.
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