California § 25641 - The commission shall establish and implement the Long-Duration Energy Storage Pro

§ 25641. The commission shall establish and implement the Long-Duration Energy Storage Pro

(a) The commission shall establish and implement the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects, located at eligible storage facilities, that have power ratings of at least one megawatt and are capable of reaching a target of at least eight hours of continuous discharge of electricity at that power rating in order to deploy innovative energy storage systems to the electrical grid for purposes of providing critical capacity and grid services. (b) The commission shall establish and implement an Industrial Facilities Thermal Energy Storage Program within the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects located at eligible facilities to decarbonize industrial facilities’ use of heat and power. The commission may establish project and industrial facility guidelines for the purposes of this section that support the broader transformation of industrial facilities to ensure program resources support high-road jobs, community benefits, and the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.