Bill Text: MI HB4839 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Energy: alternative sources; distributed generation, storage, and aggregation; create program for in rate cases. Amends 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1001 - 460.1211) by adding pt. 8.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-27 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/22/2023 [HB4839 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB4839-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4839
A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled
"Clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act,"
(MCL 460.1001 to 460.1211) by adding part 8.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
PART 8.
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND STORAGE
Sec. 231. As used in this part:
(a) "Aggregator" means a party other than the electric utility or its affiliate that represents and aggregates the load of participating customers who collectively have the ability to deploy 100 kilowatts or more of behind-the-meter eligible electric generators or behind-the-meter energy storage systems.
(b) "Behind-the-meter eligible electric generator" means an eligible electric generator that is connected to the customer's electrical load and located on the customer side of the customer's electric meter.
(c) "Behind-the-meter energy storage system" means an energy storage system that is connected to the customer's electrical load and located on the customer side of the customer's electric meter.
(d) "Distributed energy resources management system" means a platform that may be used to integrate grid resources, such as distributed energy resources, into system operations.
(e) "Eligible electric generator" means a customer's renewable energy system, cogeneration facility, or waste heat recovery system, which may be coupled to or colocated with an energy storage system, that meets both of the following requirements:
(i) Is located in this state.
(ii) Has a generation capacity that is consistent with the safety and reliability requirements of the customer's interconnection.
(f) "Energy storage system" means any technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing the energy for a period of time, and then redelivering the energy. Energy storage system does not include either of the following:
(i) Fossil fuel storage.
(ii) Power-to-gas storage that directly uses fossil fuel inputs.
Sec. 233. (1) Within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the commission shall initiate a proceeding to develop program requirements for aggregators and individual customer owners of behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and behind-the-meter energy storage systems connected to the distribution system to provide distribution system benefits, including through non-electric-utility-owned distributed energy resources management systems. The commission shall adopt the requirements within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(2) The commission shall solicit input from the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, electric providers whose rates are regulated by the commission, industry representatives, stakeholders, and the attorney general in developing the program requirements.
(3) The program requirements shall provide for compensation for performance of aggregated and individual behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and aggregated and individual behind-the-meter energy storage systems connected to the electric distribution system to effectively leverage the value of the behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and behind-the-meter energy storage systems to achieve objectives, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Increased resilience and reliability of the distribution and transmission systems through the deployment of back-up power.
(b) Positive net present value or demonstrated savings to all ratepayers, including the avoidance of costly investments by electric distribution companies.
(c) Fair compensation for the full value of services provided by behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and behind-the-meter energy storage systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Improved efficiency of the transmission and distribution system.
(ii) Other grid services.
(iii) Reduced peak demand.
(iv) Increased customer, local, or community resilience, especially in areas with higher than average electric outages.
(v) Ancillary services.
(vi) Reduced supply capacity constraints.
(vii) Reduced localized air pollution in environmental justice communities.
(viii) Increased deployment of behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and behind-the-meter energy storage systems.
(4) The program requirements shall meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Be based on the best available data and design from similarly designed programs in other states.
(b) Allow the owners or aggregators of behind-the-meter eligible electric generators and behind-the-meter energy storage systems to be compensated for the enrolled available supply capacity and benefits provided to the grid, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Electric energy.
(ii) Demand response.
(iii) Load shifting.
(iv) Generation shifting.
(v) Locational value.
(vi) Voltage support or other ancillary services.
Greater compensation may be provided for deployment scenarios that face greater economic hurdles or for customer classes that are of low-to-moderate income, are located in environmental justice communities, or have experienced higher than average electric outages.
(c) Apportion the costs of the compensation under subdivision (b) to ratepayers using a methodology approved by the commission.
(d) Allow the owner of a behind-the-meter eligible electric generator or behind-the-meter energy storage system to provide services to, or participate in, the wholesale electricity market.
(e) Prohibit utility ownership or control of or direct access to a behind-the-meter eligible electric generator or behind-the-meter energy storage system.
(f) Prohibit the imposition on the owner or operator of a behind-the-meter eligible electric generator or behind-the-meter energy storage system of any charge, fee, or insurance requirement not imposed on persons who are not owners or operators of behind-the-meter eligible electric generators or behind-the-meter energy storage systems.
Sec. 234. In the next general rate case filing after the commission adopts program requirements under section 233 each electric provider whose rates are regulated by the commission shall file with the commission a proposed program that complies with those requirements. The proposal may provide for program implementation by a third party. The commission shall approve the programs, with or without modification, in the order resolving the rate case filing.
Sec. 235. (1) When the applicable regional transmission organization implements Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 2222, the commission shall determine if the manner in which the order is implemented requires any modification of the program requirements adopted under section 233, such as storage system capacity requirements, to increase program participation.
(2) By January 1, 2025 and every 2 years thereafter, the commission shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report containing both of the following:
(a) Findings and recommendations regarding the program requirements.
(b) Recommendations for legislative or regulatory action, including, but not limited to, action to do any the following:
(i) Stabilize the power supply.
(ii) Better integrate renewable energy systems.
(iii) Reduce peak demand.
(iv) Reduce air pollution.
(v) Reduce costs to ratepayers.
