SF 2714

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/27/2018 09:09am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; establishing criteria for utility cost recovery of energy storage
system pilot projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.16, by
adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.16, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7e. new text end

new text begin Energy storage system pilot projects. new text end

new text begin (a) A public utility may petition the
commission under this section to recover costs associated with the implementation of an
energy storage system pilot project, provided the following conditions are met:
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new text begin (1) the public utility has submitted a report to the commission containing, at a minimum,
the following information regarding the proposed energy storage system pilot project:
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new text begin (i) the storage technology utilized;
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new text begin (ii) the energy storage capacity and the duration of output at that capacity;
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new text begin (iii) the proposed location;
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new text begin (iv) the purchasing and installation costs;
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new text begin (v) how the project will interact with existing distributed generation resources on the
utility's grid; and
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new text begin (vi) the goals the project proposes to achieve, including controlling frequency or voltage,
mitigating transmission congestion, providing emergency power supplies during outages,
reducing curtailment of existing renewable energy generators, and reducing peak power
costs;
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new text begin (2) the utility has adequately responded to any commission requests for additional
information regarding the energy storage system pilot project; and
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new text begin (3) the commission has determined that the energy storage system pilot project is in the
public interest.
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new text begin (b) The commission may modify a proposed energy storage system pilot project the
commission approves for rate recovery.
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new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision:
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new text begin (1) “energy storage system” means a commercially available technology capable of (i)
absorbing and storing electrical energy, and (ii) dispatching stored electrical energy for use
at a later time; and
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new text begin (2) “pilot project” means a project deployed at a limited number of locations in order to
assess the technical and economic effectiveness of its operations.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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