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An Act to Amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code Relating to Public Utilities and Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

DE HB 470 · House Bill · 153

Stage
Passed first chamber
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House
Sponsors
+4
Latest action
Jun 18, 2026

What it does

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.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jun 18, 2026

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. | 52