This report is to address the fourteen questions outlined in Section 16-135(g) of the Public Utilities Act (“Key Questions”) and to recommend the most effective procurement process, structure, and contract terms for the initial forward storage procurement. The Federal Energy Management Program's (FEMP) Distributed Energy and Energy Procurement initiative helps federal agencies accomplish their missions through investment in lasting and reliable energy-generation projects and purchases. For more than 30 years, FEMP has helped federal agencies with. ariko Geronimo Aydin and Cevat Onur Aydin (Lumen Energy Strategy, L alifornia Public Utilities ommission Energy Storage Procurement Study. It also includes contracting strategies for OBO projects including Design-Build (DB) and Engineer, Procure & Construct (EPC), and tools that can be used. Energy storage technologies have the potential to enable several improvements to the grid, such as reducing costs and improving reliability. They could also enable the growth of solar and wind energy generation.