Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems
Summary
The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Mar 6, 2018
Signed Jun 1, 2018
Floor votes · House May 8, 2018
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
May 8, 2018
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 8, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-0-2)
house
May 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
lower
May 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
upper
May 4, 2018
Legislature · Passed
First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CH
Chris Hansen
DDemocratic
P
JT
Jack Tate
RRepublican
P
Jon Becker
RRepublican
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