Anatomy of an energy storage bill

Where: Virginia

The bill: SB 966 (2018 | VA)

What did SB 966 of 2018 do for energy storage?

• excepted it from the definition of utility
• included some storage in new rate adjustment clause category for expenses of electric distribution grid transformation projects
• pilot programs for the deployment of electric power storage batteries with capacity limits of up to 10 MW for APCo and 30 MW for DEV

What is the relevance of SB 966 in 2019? It is included as a way to bolster the Governor’s Executive Order on Clean Air and 100% carbon free by 2050

VA Gov Executive Order NUMBER FORTY-THREE (2019)EXPANDING ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND GROWING THE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS OF THE FUTURE