Energy Storage Procurement Target

March 30, 2020

Summary

H.B. 2193 of 2015 directed utilities with 25,000 or more customers (Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp) to procure one or more energy storage systems with the ability to store at least 5 MWh of electricity by January 1, 2020. The bill also directed the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to adopt guidelines for utilities to use in submitting an energy storage proposal. The PUC initiated a proceeding in September 2015, and issued an order adopting guidelines in December 2016.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: State
Category: Regulatory Policy
State: Oregon
Incentive Type: Energy Storage Target
Web Site:
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Lithium-ion

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.