DE HB 470
Status unknownAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 470 pass?
The current status of DE HB 470 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-18): Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
What is DE HB 470 about?
This Act adds a definition of “utility battery energy storage system” to Chapter 10 of Title 26 of the Delaware Code. Under the definition of “utility battery energy storage system,” battery storage systems that store electricity from the electric grid and discharge the electricity at a later time are not considered generation or a generation unit for electricity when owned and operated by a public electric utility. This Act also authorizes Delmarva Power to own and operate battery energy storage systems after appropriate review and approval by the Delaware Public Service Commission. To mitigate any cost shifts or negative impacts on ratepayers, the Act requires Delmarva Power to make best efforts to maximize all applicable value streams from any battery energy storage systems, including participating in applicable PJM markets and utilizing its battery energy storage systems to realize potential savings through distribution-level services.
Who sponsors DE HB 470?
Kerri Evelyn Harris, Lyndon D. Yearick, Richard G. Collins and 5 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 470.
Description
This Act adds a definition of “utility battery energy storage system” to Chapter 10 of Title 26 of the Delaware Code. Under the definition of “utility battery energy storage system,” battery storage systems that store electricity from the electric grid and discharge the electricity at a later time are not considered generation or a generation unit for electricity when owned and operated by a public electric utility. This Act also authorizes Delmarva Power to own and operate battery energy storage systems after appropriate review and approval by the Delaware Public Service Commission. To mitigate any cost shifts or negative impacts on ratepayers, the Act requires Delmarva Power to make best efforts to maximize all applicable value streams from any battery energy storage systems, including participating in applicable PJM markets and utilizing its battery energy storage systems to realize potential savings through distribution-level services.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-04
- Latest action
- 2026-06-18 — Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
- Richard G. Collinsprimary
- William J. Carsonprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-18
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 3 to HB 470 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 3 to HB 470 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 2 to HB 470 - Stricken in House
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 1 to HB 470 - Stricken in House
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 2 to HB 470 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-17
Amendment HA 1 to HB 470 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-04
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- HA 3 to HB 470Compare
Documents
Votes
SM
2026-06-18 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: other
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
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