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Rule 9.000 Rule Regarding the Installation, Construction, Operation, and Aggregation of Energy Storage Facilities.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 25P035
AGENCY: Public Utility Commission
CONCISE SUMMARY: The rule includes provisions that govern: (1) application-based process for the issuance of a certificate of public good for certain energy storage facilities under the provisions of 30.
V.S.A. § 248; and (2) other requirements for all energy storage facilities that address: (a) interconnection; (b) safety standards; (c) respective duties of distribution utilities, transmission utilities, and energy storage facility owners and operators and energy storage aggregators; (d) participation in wholesale energy markets; and (e) decommissioning.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mary Jo Krolewski, Vermont Public Utility Commission, 112 State Street 4th Fl. Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-828-2358 E-Mail: mary-jo.krolewski@vermont.gov URL: https://epuc.vermont.gov/?q=node/64/163053.
FOR COPIES: Jake Marren, Vermont Public Utility Commission, 112 State Street 4th Fl. Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-828-2358 E-Mail: jake.marren@vermont.gov.