BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6008: Residential energy storage

Incentivizing grid-connected residential battery energy storage systems.

Summary

Requires electric utilities with more than 100,000 electric customers to implement a flexible demand program by December 31, 2026.
Allows other electric utilities to choose to implement a flexible demand program.
Establishes a residential battery incentive grant program, administered by the Department of Commerce to award grants to electric utilities.
Allows a one-time battery incentive payment between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2036, for customers enrolled in their electric utility's flexible demand program.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6008), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to incentivizing grid-connected residential battery energy storage systems;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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