,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #adcd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ba1 #bjae,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh to establish an energy storage portfolio standard1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,storage ,promotion and ,deployment ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,energy storage portfolio standard 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vi of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #faj4 ,energy storage portfolio standard 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,energy storage device ,the term energy storage device includes a device used to store energy using pumped hydropower1 compressed air1 batteries or other electrochemical forms 7including hydrogen for fuel cells71 thermal forms 7including hot water and ice71 flywheels1 capacitors1 superconducting magnets1 and other energy storage devices1 to be available for use when the energy is needed4 7#b7 ,retail electric supplier 7,a7 ,in general ,the term retail electric supplier means a person that-- 7i7 sells electric energy to electric consumers2 and 7ii7 sold not less than #ejj1jjj megawatt hours of electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term retail electric supplier includes a person that sells electric energy to electric consumers that1 in combination with the sales of any affiliate organized after the date of enactment of this section1 sells not less than #ejj1jjj megawatt hours of electric energy to consumers for purposes other than resale4 7,c7 ,exclusions ,the term retail electric supplier does not include-- 7i7 the ,united ,states1 a ,state1 any political subdivision of a ,state1 or any agency1 authority1 or instrumentality of the ,united ,states1 a ,state1 an ,indian tribe1 or a political subdivision2 or 7ii7 a rural electric cooperative4 7,d7 ,sales to parent companies or affiliates ,for purposes of this paragraph1 sales by any person to a parent company or to other affiliates of the person shall not be treated as sales to electric consumers4 7b7 ,requirements 7#a7 ,primary standards ,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and except as provided in subsection 7e77#b71 each retail electric supplier shall achieve compliance with the following energy storage portfolio standards by the following dates3 7,a7 ,january #a1 #bjba ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjba1 each retail electric supplier shall have available on the system of the retail electric supplier energy storage devices with a power capacity rating equal to not less than #a percent of the annual average peak power demand of the system1 as-- 7i7 measured over a #a-;hour period2 and 7ii7 averaged over the period of calendar years #bjag through #bjai4 7,b7 ,january #a1 #bjbe ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjbe1 each retail electric supplier shall have available on the system of the retail electric supplier energy storage devices with a power capacity rating equal to not less than #b percent of the annual average peak power demand of the system1 as-- 7i7 measured over a #a-;hour period2 and 7ii7 averaged over the period of calendar years #bjba through #bjbc4 7#b7 ,secondary standard ,of each applicable storage capacity required under paragraph 7#a71 at least #ej percent shall be sufficient to provide electricity at the rated capacity for a duration of not less than #a hour4 7c7 ,inclusions ,the following may be used to comply with the energy storage portfolio standards established by subsection 7b73 7#a7 ,energy storage devices associated with a retail customer of the retail electric supplier4 7#b7 ,energy storage owned or operated by the retail electric supplier4 7#c7 ,energy storage devices that are electrically connected to the retail electric supplier and available to provide power1 including storage owned by-- 7,a7 a third party2 7,b7 a regional transmission entity2 or 7,c7 a transmission or generation entity4 7d7 ,exclusion ,an energy storage device placed in operation before ,january #a1 #bjji1 may not be used to achieve compliance with the energy storage portfolio standards established by subsection 7b74 7e7 ,deadline for compliance 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the chief executive officer of each retail electric supplier shall certify to the ,secretary compliance with the energy storage portfolio standards established by subsection 7b7 by the applicable dates specified in that subsection4 7#b7 ,waivers 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 the ,secretary may provide to a retail electric supplier a waiver of an applicable deadline under subsection 7b7 for a period of #a calendar year1 if the ,secretary determines that achieving compliance by the applicable deadline would present undue hardship to-- 7i7 the retail electric supplier2 or 7ii7 ratepayers of the retail electric supplier4 7,b7 ,additional waivers ,the ,secretary may provide to a retail electric supplier such additional #a-year waivers under subparagraph 7,a7 as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate on making a subsequent determination under that subparagraph4 4 7b7 ,table of contents amendment ,the table of contents of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 prec4 #bfja7 is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title ,,vi the following3 ,sec4 #fji4 ,rural and remote communities electrification grants4,sec4 #faj4 ,energy storage portfolio standard4 4