Supporters say energy storage facilities can help smooth out the highs and lows of electricity demand and could potentially reduce the need for new power plants.
The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation that aims to promote new energy storage investments in the commonwealth.
Energy storage facilities store electricity during off-peak hours when it’s cheaper to generate and deploy it during high-demand periods when it would be more expensive to generate otherwise.
Supporters say such facilities can help smooth out the highs and lows of electricity demand — particularly as more energy comes from renewable sources such as solar and wind that generate power intermittently — and could potentially reduce the need for new power plants.
“With the long-term benefits of this technology, it’s important that Virginia find ways to attract these technologies into the commonwealth, and it’s my belief that the act of passing this bill will go a long way in doing that,” Del. Rip Sullivan Jr., D-Fairfax County, said at a Jan. 28 House subcommittee meeting during discussion of his HB 2537.
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