--- title: California Legislature and Governor enact four bills that accelerate energy storage markets description: California Legislature and Governor enact four bills to accelerate energy storage markets, creating new opportunities in clean energy and reducing interconnection challenges. image: https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/CESA+logo+for+social.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets#main-content) [Member Portal](https://members.storagealliance.org/) [![California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA)](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CESA_logo_v1.png?width=350&height=110&name=CESA_logo_v1.png)](https://storagealliance.org) - [Home](https://storagealliance.org/) - [About](https://storagealliance.org/about) Show submenu for About - [Our Mission](https://storagealliance.org/about) - [Board of Directors](https://storagealliance.org/board-of-directors) - [Association Bylaws](https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/FINAL_Bylaws%20-%2010.2024%20.pdf) - [Partners](https://storagealliance.org/our-partners) - [Contact](https://storagealliance.org/contact) - Our Work Show submenu for Our Work - [Policy Work](https://storagealliance.org/policy-work) - [Working Groups](https://storagealliance.org/working-groups) - [Business Development](https://storagealliance.org/business-development-opportunities) - [Political Action Committee](https://storagealliance.org/political-action-committee) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Energy Storage 101](https://storagealliance.org/energy-storage-101) - [Safety Resources](https://storagealliance.org/safety-resources) - [Resource Flyers](https://storagealliance.org/resources) - News & Events Show submenu for News & Events - News Show submenu for News - [CESA News](https://storagealliance.org/news) - [CESA in the News](https://storagealliance.org/cesa-in-the-news) - [Events Calendar](https://storagealliance.org/events) - [2026 Spring Social](https://storagealliance.org/springsocial) - [2026 MDF](https://storagealliance.org/cesa-mdf) - Membership Show submenu for Membership - [Our Members](https://storagealliance.org/our-members) - [Member Benefits](https://storagealliance.org/member-benefits) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://storagealliance.org/) - [About](https://storagealliance.org/about) Show submenu for About - [Our Mission](https://storagealliance.org/about) - [Board of Directors](https://storagealliance.org/board-of-directors) - [Association Bylaws](https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/FINAL_Bylaws%20-%2010.2024%20.pdf) - [Partners](https://storagealliance.org/our-partners) - [Contact](https://storagealliance.org/contact) - Our Work Show submenu for Our Work - [Policy Work](https://storagealliance.org/policy-work) - [Working Groups](https://storagealliance.org/working-groups) - [Business Development](https://storagealliance.org/business-development-opportunities) - [Political Action Committee](https://storagealliance.org/political-action-committee) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Energy Storage 101](https://storagealliance.org/energy-storage-101) - [Safety Resources](https://storagealliance.org/safety-resources) - [Resource Flyers](https://storagealliance.org/resources) - News & Events Show submenu for News & Events - News Show submenu for News - [CESA News](https://storagealliance.org/news) - [CESA in the News](https://storagealliance.org/cesa-in-the-news) - [Events Calendar](https://storagealliance.org/events) - [2026 Spring Social](https://storagealliance.org/springsocial) - [2026 MDF](https://storagealliance.org/cesa-mdf) - Membership Show submenu for Membership - [Our Members](https://storagealliance.org/our-members) - [Member Benefits](https://storagealliance.org/member-benefits) - [Member Portal](https://members.storagealliance.org/) Jun 20, 2024, 11:48:42 AM # California Legislature and Governor enact four bills that accelerate energy storage markets [CESA](https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets)   **PRESS RELEASE** September 27, 2016 Sacramento, CA – The California Energy Storage Alliance applauds the California State Legislature and Governor for signing into law four important new bills that directly impact energy storage. Collectively, these bills will grow  the behind-the-meter and utility-scale energy storage markets, create new clean energy jobs, reduce distributed energy resource interconnection challenges, and ensure that  bulk energy storage is part of California’s renewable energy future. Governor Jerry  Brown signed the following bills into law on September 26, 2016:  - **AB 1637 (Low)** – Increases the Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) funding  by $249 million, sending a clear market signal to industry stakeholders that  behind-the-meter energy storage will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas  emissions and supporting the next-generation electric grid. Thanks to the  California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) recent SGIP reforms, 75% of the  program budget going forward is now reserved for energy storage. - **AB 2868 (Gatto)** - Requires the CPUC to direct California’s three investor owned  utilities (IOUs) to accelerate the deployment of distributed energy storage by  filing applications for new programs and investments of up to 500 megawatts. This bill directly increases the market for energy storage in California, as the 500 MW is in addition to the 1.325 gigawatt procurement goal that California  established in 2013. - **AB 2861 (Ting)** - Authorizes the CPUC to create an objective, expedited dispute- resolution process for distributed, behind-the-meter energy resources attempting to establish an interconnection to an IOU's electricity distribution  network. This bill and resulting dispute resolution process will accelerate and  reduce Rule 21 interconnection costs. - **AB 33 (Quirk)** - Directs the CPUC and California Energy Commission to evaluate  and analyze the potential for all types of long duration bulk energy storage, such  as pumped hydro, to help integrate renewable generation into the grid. This bill  ensures broader consideration of bulk energy storage’s unique capabilities and  market roles. “The leadership demonstrated by Assemblymembers Evan Low, Phil Ting, Bill Quirk, and  Mike Gatto was instrumental in the development and eventual passage of these  groundbreaking bills,” said Janice Lin, Executive Director of the California Energy Storage  Alliance (CESA) and Chair of Energy Storage North America. “CESA is proud to have  played a key role in these bills, which further enable energy storage to become a valued  piece of the mainstream energy toolkit, mitigate unwarranted market or  interconnection barriers, and allow bulk storage technologies to be appreciated as a  solution to renewables integration.” [Press Releases](https://storagealliance.org/news/tag/press-releases) ## Related posts [![](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CESA+logo+for+social.jpg?height=200&name=CESA+logo+for+social.jpg)](https://storagealliance.org/news/encouraging-clean-energy-developments) [blog](https://storagealliance.org/news/tag/blog) ## [Encouraging Clean Energy Developments as California Approaches High-Stakes Summer Season](https://storagealliance.org/news/encouraging-clean-energy-developments) [CESA](https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa) Jun 20, 2024, 2:38:15 PM April 25, 2022 By Alex Morris, Executive Director [Read more](https://storagealliance.org/news/encouraging-clean-energy-developments) [![](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MDF+Banner_peach.png?height=200&name=MDF+Banner_peach.png)](https://storagealliance.org/news/ensuring-reliability) [blog](https://storagealliance.org/news/tag/blog) ## [Ensuring Reliability through Energy Storage](https://storagealliance.org/news/ensuring-reliability) [CESA](https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa) Jun 20, 2024, 2:14:44 PM March 3, 2021 By Lily Backer, Jin Noh, and Melanie Davidson [Read more](https://storagealliance.org/news/ensuring-reliability) [![](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_338145048.jpeg?height=200&name=AdobeStock_338145048.jpeg)](https://storagealliance.org/news/partnering-to-promote-energy-storage) [Press Releases](https://storagealliance.org/news/tag/press-releases) ## [CESA partnering with CA Attorney General and Assemblymember Skinner to promote energy storage](https://storagealliance.org/news/partnering-to-promote-energy-storage) [CESA](https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa) Jun 18, 2024, 2:15:16 PM [Read more](https://storagealliance.org/news/partnering-to-promote-energy-storage) [Contact](https://storagealliance.org/contact) [Privacy Policy](https://storagealliance.org/privacy-policy) [Terms of Use](https://storagealliance.org/terms-of-use) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.   California Energy Storage Alliance (916) 231-2150 808 R Street, Suite 209, Sacramento, CA  95811 Copyright © 2026, California Energy Storage Alliance [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2174305/admin/dashboard/) [X Twitter icon](https://x.com/StorageAlliance) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "CESA", "url" : "https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa" }, "dateModified" : "2024-06-20T18:50:21.256Z", "datePublished" : "2024-06-20T18:48:42.000Z", "headline" : "California Legislature and Governor enact four bills that accelerate energy storage markets", "image" : [ "https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/CESA+logo+for+social.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://storagealliance.org/news/four-bills-that-accelerate-energy-storage-markets", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/CESA_logo_v1.png" }, "name" : "California Energy Storage Alliance" } } ```