California SB567 establishes a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, authorizing up to 250 wells for energy storage until 2035.

California SB567 introduces a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, allowing up to 250 wells to be converted for energy storage until January 1, 2035. The program mandates mechanical integrity testing and leak monitoring, with operators required to report data annually. The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources must evaluate the program and submit recommendations to the Legislature by January 1, 2028. Operators must pay a proportionate share of regulatory costs, and idle wells not reclassified under another program must be plugged and abandoned.

California SB567 establishes a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, authorizing up to 250 wells for energy storage until 2035.

California SB567 introduces a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, allowing up to 250 wells to be converted for energy storage until January 1, 2035. The program mandates mechanical integrity testing and leak monitoring, with operators required to report data annually. The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources must evaluate the program and submit recommendations to the Legislature by January 1, 2028. Operators must pay a proportionate share of regulatory costs, and idle wells not reclassified under another program must be plugged and abandoned.