April 23, 2020

Policy Summary: The Virginia Clean Economy Act

The Virginia Clean Economy Act, enacted April 2020, includes a 3,100 MW energy storage target by 2035, making Virginia’s storage target the largest in the nation. Key provisions include: A [...]Read More

March 20, 2020

American Energy Innovation Act Would Elevate Energy Storage to a Top RD&D Priority

Section 1301 of the legislation would authorize $1.4 billion over 5 years for a wide range of cross-cutting energy storage research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) programs primarily at the U.S. [...]Read More

August 29, 2019

Farm Bill Opens Opportunities for Energy Storage in Rural Energy Programs

The Farm Bill makes energy storage eligible for existing financing programs administered by the US Department of Agriculture that support clean energy projects in rural communities, particularly farms and small businesses. [...]Read More

June 20, 2019

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 Senators Heinrich and Gardner (S. 1142) / Representatives Doyle, Buchanan, and Blumenauer (H.R. 2096)

Under current law, energy storage only qualifies for the investment tax credit (ITC) when integrated with ITC-eligible solar resources under a narrow set of conditions and subject to recapture risks, [...]Read More

March 09, 2018

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017 (S. 1868 / H.R. 4649) Senators Heller and Heinrich / Representatives Costello and Doyle

Under current law, energy storage can only qualify for the investment tax credit (ITC) when integrated with ITC-eligible solar resources under a narrow set of conditions and subject to recapture [...]Read More

July 21, 2016

ESA Supports Procurement Targets and Utility Ownership Models of Energy Storage in MA

ESA urges Members of the House and Senate to pass energy legislation that includes the energy storage provisions of S2400, authorizing the Department of Energy Resources to determine and adopt [...]Read More