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Parties Seek Guidance on Energy Storage Upfront Incentive Buyouts
On April 24, 2026 the Connecticut electric utilities and the CT Green Bank filed a motion asking PURA to direct them to propose language changes to the Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) Program Manual regarding the upfront incentive buyouts discussed in the December 17, 2025 final decision.
The program administrators requested PURA direct them to include these proposed language changes in the Program Manual that will be filed August 1, 2026.
As background, “he Final Decision addresses enrollment incentive eligibility in certain specified circumstances. While the Final Decision discusses eligibility for enrollment incentives under Construct 5, it does not explicitly address whether an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) or any other third party, such as a contractor or financing entity (aside from Green Bank), may repay the prorated upfront incentive on behalf of the customer and then subsequently enroll the system under Construct 5 without receiving an enrollment incentive. The absence of this explicit direction on this narrow implementation issue has created uncertainty regarding how such scenarios should be administered within the ESS Program (the “Program”).
“The Program Administrators seek to support existing Passive + Active customers who elect to repay the prorated value of their upfront incentive and transition to Construct 5”
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