Utility Dive: Distributed Batteries Get Legislative, Utility Lift in California

Utility Dive reports that California legislators have advanced Senate Bill 913, which would update state resource adequacy rules to allow aggregated distributed energy resources (DERs), like stationary residential batteries and electric vehicles, to qualify as resource adequacy capacity. United’s Brandon García stated that the bill recognizes the substantial role DERs play in the state’s energy system and their potential to mitigate rising infrastructure costs.