[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S271-S272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2993. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski 
to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy 
policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

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     SEC. 23__. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

       Section 111 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
     of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(20) Consideration of energy storage systems.--Each State 
     shall consider requiring that, prior to undertaking 
     investments in new generation, transmission, or other capital 
     investments, an electric utility of the State demonstrate to 
     the State that the electric utility considered an investment 
     in an energy storage system based on appropriate factors, 
     including--
       ``(A) total costs;
       ``(B) cost-effectiveness;
       ``(C) improved reliability;
       ``(D) security; and
       ``(E) system performance and efficiency.''.
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