Legislation


Policy Resources:

Energy Storage Policy Overview Energy Storage Investment Tax Credit (ITC) Overview Master Limited
Partnerships (MLP) and Energy Storage Overview


The Advocacy Council monitored the progress of the the following legislative proposals in the 112th U.S. Congress:



S. 1845 (Wyden) - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid. Introduced: November 10, 2011, referred to Senate Committee on Finance. 

S.1845 - Storage
Technology for Renewable
and Green Energy Act of 2011
Storage Technology for Renewable
and Green Energy Act of 2011 -
Beneftis to the Storage Industry


H.R. 4096 (Gibson) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes. Introduced: February 28, 2012, referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. 

H.R. 4096 - Storage
Technology for Renewable
and Green Energy Act of 2012
Storage Technology for Renewable
and Green Energy Act of 2012 -
Benefits to the Storage Industry

S. 3275 (Coons) - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes. Introduced: June 7, 2012 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. 

S. 3275 - Master Limited
Partnerships Parity Act of 2012
Master Limited
Partnerships Parity Act of 2012 -
Benefits to the Storage Industry

H.R. 6437 (Poe) - A bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes. Introduced: September 19, 2012, referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. 

H.R. 6437 - Master Limited
Partnerships Parity Act of 2012
Master Limited
Partnerships Parity Act of 2012 -
Benefits to the Storage Industry