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Committee reviews H.278 to create statewide energy‑storage plan and siting map
Summary
The Health, Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee examined H.278, which would require utilities and the Department of Public Service to produce a map and report by Dec. 31, 2026, identifying where energy storage and flexible load measures would most improve reliability, affordability and resilience.
Representative Kathleen James opened the March 20 committee meeting to walk members through H.278, ‘‘an act relating to a plan on energy storage development,’’ and asked staff to keep the briefing brief so the committee could reach the floor.
Ellen Jachowsky of the Office of Legislative Council told the committee the bill would add a new section to Title 38 to require a report and map, due on or before Dec. 31, 2026, that identifies where energy storage assets and flexible‑load management initiatives would best mitigate distribution and transmission reliability problems. ‘‘This is a report about a plan and a map,’’ Jachowsky said.
The bill text assigns initial tasks to Vermont’s distribution and transmission utilities to develop and submit a report and map that estimate the type and amount of energy storage and flexible‑load solutions with the ‘‘greatest potential to mitigate, resolve, or forestall distribution, grid and transmission, grid reliability, affordability, community resiliency, and…
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