Blueprint 3A How-To Guide: Solar + Storage Power Purchase
Decide whether to include solar + storage projects in a procurement based on storage benefits for addressing energy cost savings and/or resilience use cases at specific sites.
View DetailsThis work has been developed and published by Lumen Energy Strategy, LLC in Oakland, California under commission by the California Public Utilities Commission.
You can find the California Public Utilities Commission Energy Storage Procurement Study at The study was prepared by Lumen Energy Strategy, LLC for the California Public Utilities Commission and was released on May 31, 2023.
California's energy storage ecosystem, built since Assembly Bill 2514 and through 2021, includes a crucial component: the PU's Energy Storage Procurement Framework. This framework motivates the development of both demand and supply in the energy storage marketplace.
The PU's Energy Storage Procurement Framework provides crucial motivation to the development of both demand and supply in this marketplace. Since the time of Assembly Bill 2514 and through 2021 California built a rich ecosystem for energy storage research and development, commercialization, and project deployment.
Decide whether to include solar + storage projects in a procurement based on storage benefits for addressing energy cost savings and/or resilience use cases at specific sites.
View Details
The challenges of procurement for utility-side storage and solar-plus projects center largely on early-stage decisions: defining the top-priority use case, but also exploring ways to get more value out of
View Details
NLR analyzes the total costs associated with installing photovoltaic (PV) systems for residential rooftop, commercial rooftop, and utility-scale ground-mount systems.
View Details
Energy Storage LegislationEnergy Storage Procurement to DateEnergy Storage Procurement EvaluationScaling Up and Crossing BoundsEnergy Storage ProceedingsOther Energy Storage Related RulemakingsAdditional ResourcesR.10-12-007: In December 2010, the CPUC opened a Rulemaking to set policy for California Load Serving Entities (LSEs) to consider the procurement of viable and cost-effective energy storage systems in response to AB 2514. This rulemaking identified energy storage end uses and barriers to deployment, considered a variety of possible policies to enco...See more on cpuc.ca.govLast updated: Jul 5, 2019Department of Energy[PDF]
Promote common and good practices in federal sector renewables procurements that are recognized by the developer and project finance community. Template sections are divided by subject. Background
View Details
SPECs has worked with electric co-ops and stakeholders, including upstream energy suppliers and leaders in the storage industry, to identify best practices that could speed procurements while
View Details
The following provides information on California energy storage legislation, the CPUC energy storage program and projects evaluation, CPUC energy storage proceedings, current energy
View Details
Promote common and good practices in federal sector renewables procurements that are recognized by the developer and project finance community. Template sections are divided by subject. Background
View Details
This chapter supports procurement of energy storage systems (ESS) and services, primarily through the development of procurement documents such as Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Power Purchase
View Details
For projects that will sell energy back to the utility, applicants should provide information on the applicable sale rate ($/kWh), as well as net metering arrangement and other associated agreement
View Details
Learn about the essential elements of a solar RFP; receive introductory guidance on how to evaluate any proposals received; and be directed towards tools, resources, and sample
View Details
Track and report total installation costs of customer-sited energy storage, using data collected through SGIP, for use in benefit/cost evaluations that consider the full spectrum of services provided by
View DetailsPDF version includes complete article with source references. Suitable for printing and offline reading.