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Committee backs bill to fund and procure transmission‑scale energy storage; advocates urge distributed storage inclusion
Summary
A5269 would require the Board of Public Utilities to procure transmission‑scale energy storage with a minimum annual allocation; supporters said it would help address capacity and rate pressure while storage developers and industry groups urged safeguards for distributed storage and cost oversight.
The Appropriations Committee reported Assembly Bill 5,269 on May 15, 2025, a proposal to authorize the Board of Public Utilities to procure and incentivize transmission‑scale energy storage. Proponents said targeted procurement could address resource adequacy, reduce upward pressure on electric rates, and speed construction of large storage projects.
Supporters included industry trade groups and storage developers who told the committee large, transmission‑connected storage…
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