Press Statements
January 16, 2020
“The U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) is pleased with the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision to lower tariffs on Chinese lithium-ion batteries from 15% to 7.5%, effective February 14, 2020. This [...]Read More
Press Statements
January 08, 2020
“ESA commends Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and their bipartisan colleagues for introducing the Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2019, which looks to establish a longer term, [...]Read More
Press Statements
December 20, 2019
“We are concerned to learn of FERC’s decision on PJM’s Minimum Price Offer Rule (MOPR), which counteracts legitimate state policies to deploy innovative new technologies, such as energy storage, that have proven [...]Read More
Press Statements
December 19, 2019
“The inclusion of an energy storage target in the Virginia Clean Economy Act will ensure that the Commonwealth is able to reliably and affordably meet its clean energy and environmental [...]Read More
Press Statements
December 19, 2019
“ESA commends the House Science, Space, & Technology Committee for considering an amended version of the Better Energy Storage Technology Act (H.R. 2986),” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of the U.S. [...]Read More
Press Statements
December 17, 2019
“We are disappointed in the tax provisions announced this morning that omitted a provision for stand-alone energy storage,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of the U.S. Energy Storage Association. “This was [...]Read More
ESA Press, Press Statements
November 18, 2019
“The U.S. Energy Storage Association greatly appreciates the House Ways & Means Committee for prioritizing stand-alone energy storage for ITC eligibility in the GREEN Act discussion draft,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, [...]Read More
Press Statements
October 17, 2019
“FERC’s decision that PJM must place rules regarding the capacity qualification of energy storage resources in its tariff is a tremendous step in fully removing barriers to energy storage in [...]Read More
Press Statements
September 25, 2019
“Today marks another milestone on the path to a better and brighter energy future,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of the U.S. Energy Storage Association. “Legislation approved today by the Senate [...]Read More
Press Statements
August 14, 2019
“As expressed in its statement on June 11, 2019, the U.S. Energy Storage Association has deep concerns regarding the announcement of additional tariffs on Chinese lithium-ion batteries. We also reiterate that [...]Read More