§ 7-216. Energy Storage Pilot Program
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-216
§ 7-216. Energy Storage Pilot Program
(b)(1) The Commission shall establish an Energy Storage Pilot Program.
(c) The Commission shall require each investor-owned electric company to solicit offers to develop energy storage projects for each of the following commercial and regulatory models:
(d)(1) Each investor-owned electric company shall submit applications for Commission approval to deploy energy storage projects from at least two of the models described under subsection (c) of this section, one of which must be from a model described in subsection (c)(3) or (4) of this section.
(e) An application under subsection (d) of this section shall include information concerning:
(f) For purposes of the pilot program only, the Commission may determine how to address cost recovery for the models described under subsection (c)(3) and (4) of this section.
(g) For purposes of the pilot program only, the Commission may, on a project-by-project basis, allow:
(h)(1) The pilot program shall begin on or before June 1, 2019.
(i) On or before April 1, 2026, if an investor-owned electric company determines that additional time to gather data would provide additional opportunities for learning and justify continuing the pilot program, the Commission may extend the pilot program and delay by a corresponding amount of time the evaluation and report required under subsection (k) of this section.
(j) On or before July 1, 2024, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Commission shall submit an interim report to the General Assembly that provides an initial evaluation of the projects approved under this section based on:
(k)(1) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, on or before July 1, 2026, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Administration and the Office of People's Counsel, the Commission shall evaluate the projects approved under this section based on:
(l) The pilot program may not preclude any other investment by a public service company in energy storage.
(m)(1) Unless the Commission extends the pilot program in accordance with subsection (i) of this section, the pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
Credits
Added by Acts 2019, c. 427, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2023, c. 570, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-216, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 7-216
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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