,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjai,mr4
 ,takano 7for himself and ,mr4 ,collins 
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 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 process1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,storage ,technology for ,operational   
,readiness ,and ,generating ,energy ,act
 or the ,s4,t4,o4,r4,a4,g4,e4 ,act4  #b4
 ,consideration of energy storage       
systems  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#aaa7;d7 of the ,public ,utility        

,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#bj7 
,consideration of energy storage systems
 ,each ,state shall consider requiring  
that1 as part of a supply side resource 
planning process1 an electric utility of
 the ,state demonstrate to the ,state   
that the electric utility considered an 
investment in energy storage systems    
based on appropriate factors1           
including--  7,a7 total costs and       
normalized life cycle costs2  7,b7 cost 
effectiveness2  7,c7 improved           
reliability2  7,d7 security2 and  7,e7  
system performance and efficiency4  4   
7b7 ,time limitations ,section #aab7;b7 
of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#g7  7,a7 ,not     
later than #a year after enactment of   
this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory  
authority 7with respect to each electric
 utility for which the ,state regulatory

 authority has ratemaking authority7 and
 each nonregulated utility shall        
commence the consideration referred to  
in section #aaa1 or set a hearing date  
for consideration1 with respect to the  
standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 
of section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state
 regulatory authority 7with respect to  
each electric utility for which the     
,state regulatory authority has         
ratemaking authority71 and each         
nonregulated electric utility1 shall    
complete the consideration1 and shall   
make the determination1 referred to in  
section #aaa with respect to the        
standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 
of section #aaa7;d74  4  7c7 ,failure   
,to comply ,section #aab7;c7 of the     
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;c77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3 ,in the case of the standard 
established by paragraph 7#bj7 of       

section #aaa7;d71 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 paragraph44  7d7      
,prior state actions ,section #aab7;d7  
of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfbb7;d77 is amended in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a7 by striking    
7#ai7 and inserting 7#bj74  #c4         
,coordination of programs ,to the       
maximum extent practicable1 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            
streamlined4