| R 416 |
| 2022 -- S 3064 Enacted 06/23/2022 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATED TO COMPENSATION MECHANISMS FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE RESOURCES, OWNERSHIP OF STORAGE DEVICES, AND CAPACITY CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM |
Introduced By: Senators Euer, and Sosnowski |
| Date Introduced: June 23, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels into the atmosphere have |
| changed the earth’s climate leading to surface temperature rise; and |
| WHEREAS, To reduce emissions, a transition to clean and renewable technologies is |
| necessary; and |
| WHEREAS, Wind and solar energy will provide clean energy and reduce the State's |
| dependency on fossil fuels; and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island, through the 2021 Act on Climate, is on a pathway to |
| achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050; and |
| WHEREAS, To achieve a clean energy future, new technologies must be deployed to |
| support the transition to safe and reliable carbon-free electricity supply; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby respectfully requests |
| the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to undertake a docket with stakeholder |
| participation to identify issues related to compensation mechanisms for electric storage resources, |
| ownership of storage services, and capacity connected to the electric distribution or transmission |
| system, including the incorporation of electric energy storage into existing programs and tariffs. |
| This study shall consider: |
| (1) Identification of the costs and value streams of distributed energy resources; and |
| (2) Identification of the costs and value streams of storage and whether storage can |
| participate in existing programs as a standalone or paired resource; |
| (3) Identification of potential market inefficiencies related to any of the resources studied; |
| (4) Ownership of storage products, such as capacity and energy; and |
| (5) Other resources that compete with storage for the services storage can provide; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That in order to support the implementation of energy storage, this Senate |
| requests the PUC to report whether new tariffs or programs are necessary to achieve the |
| following energy storage deployment goals: |
| • Reducing the costs of electric generation, the transmission system and the distribution |
| system to ratepayers; |
| • Facilitating the transition to a safe and reliable carbon-free electricity supply; and |
| • Reducing peak demand and achieving efficient management of the electric distribution |
| system; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate further requests the PUC to adopt a framework for electric |
| rate tariffs to apply to energy storage systems interconnected and providing retail service to their |
| distribution system and targets for installed storage capacity by 2032; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate also requests the PUC to report its findings and |
| recommendations to the Senate on or before March 1, 2023; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Chairman of the Public Utilities |
| Commission. |
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