[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S528-S529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3231. 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

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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:

     SEC. 23__. 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)''.

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