HR 197 — ENERGY: Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage

HLSENROLLED 26RS-4125 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

197 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES ORGERONORGERON, ENERGY:ADAMS, BAYHAM, FISHER, FREIBERG, LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY, SAWYER, SCHLEGEL, AND ZERINGUE A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility, benefits, and value of distributed energy generation and distributed energy storage resources in this state to address rising electricity demand and to report its findings prior to the convening of the 2027 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.

Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility, benefits, and value of distributed energy generation and distributed energy storage resources in this state to address rising electricity demand and to report its findings prior to the convening of the 2027 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.

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197 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility, benefits, and value of distributed energy generation and distributed energy storage resources in this state, including aggregated resources, and to receive input from utilities, the distributed generationindustry, and other relevantstakeholders regarding all of the following:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one print copy and one electronic copy of any reportproducedpursuanttothisResolutionbesubmittedtotheDavidR.PoynterLegislative Research Library as required byR.S.by R.S.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copycopyof of this Resolution be transmitted to the chairman of the Public Service Commission.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 197 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Orgeron Requests the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility, benefits, and value of distributed energygeneration and storage resources in this state to address rising electricity demand and to provide a written report detailing its findings to the legislature 45 days prior to the convening of the 2027 R.S.

Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the original bill:

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Make technical changes.

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Amend Resolution from providing that the Public Service Commission shall coordinatewith theLa.

StateUniversityEnergyInstituteinconductingthestudy and provide a written report to the legislature to urging the Public Service Commission to do the same.

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Provide that a copy of the Resolution be transmitted to the chair of the Public Service Commission.

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