Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3530: Creates new provisions for utilities
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 386, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to utilities, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 386, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 386.990, 386.993, and 386.996, to read as follows: 386.990. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Home Battery and Grid Resilience Act". 2. As used in this section and section 386.993, the following terms mean: (1) "Aggregator", an entity that controls or coordinates multiple distributed energy storage systems for grid services participation; (2) "Battery.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 386, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to utilities, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 386, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 386.990, 386.993, and 386.996, to read as follows: 386.990. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Home Battery and Grid Resilience Act". 2. As used in this section and section 386.993, the following terms mean: (1) "Aggregator", an entity that controls or coordinates multiple distributed energy storage systems for grid services participation; (2) "Battery energy storage system", an electrochemical device with a minimum usable capacity of ten kilowatts, capable of discharging electrical energy on demand, and compliant with applicable standards of Underwriters Laboratories, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the National Electrical Code, and the National Electrical Safety Code; (3) "Commission", the Missouri public service commission; (4) "Grid services", capacity, demand response, or ancillary services provided by distributed energy resources to a utility or transmission operator; (5) "Utility", any electrical corporation as defined in section 386.020. 3. Each electrical corporation shall, within ninety days after the effective date of this section, file with the commission a "Residential Battery and Grid Resilience EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is …