Would have required system operators to develop pricing guidelines for “grid reliability and resiliency resources."
Proposes a novel replacement for eminent domain, the Special-Purpose Development Corporation.
In September 2018, the Department of Energy committed $120 million over five years to support the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, which devoted to advancing battery science and technology.
Committed up to $30 million in funding for long-term energy storage innovation.
Voluntary Code of Conduct on data privacy and the smart grid articulates principles to address concerns that an individual’s energy consumption data not be disclosed in a manner that might compromise their privacy.
Offers one of the most recent, holistic approaches in valuing the multiple services provided by energy storage technologies, at every level of grid interconnection.
Required RTOs and ISOs to revise their tariffs to establish market rules that facilitate the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets.
Ensured that cost-effective demand response resources in an RTO or ISO’s territory must be compensated at the locational marginal price.
Imposed on all public utility electric transmission providers the need to develop regional transmission plans.
Provides a survey of the state of the nation’s interconnected grids, the challenges to achieving higher renewable penetration, and promising technologies.