The energy industry is shifting fundamentally, and energy storage is at the epicenter of this change. To open and accelerate markets we encourage policies in place to allow energy storage to participate in the market, be compensated for the values it contributes to the grid, and hold open the opportunities for diverse ownership and operational stakeholders. With its members, ESA has developed a set of policy statements and issue briefs that support its mission and hold true to its core principles.
September 25, 2020
In this document, the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) outlines its official principles and policy positions regarding dual-use energy storage resources serving both a transmission function, also known as “storage-as-transmission” [...]Read More
December 20, 2019
In this document, the Energy Storage Association (ESA) outlines its official principles and policy positions regarding energy storage resources serving a combination of services, also known as “multiple use.” ESA’s [...]Read More
December 20, 2019
In this document, the Energy Storage Association (ESA) outlines its official principles and policy positions regarding energy storage resources serving a transmission function, also known as “storage-as-transmission.” ESA’s principles reflect [...]Read More
July 16, 2019
FERC Order 841 requires regional electric market operators to enable the use of energy storage on the grid to provide services for which it is technically capable. One of these [...]Read More
April 15, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its landmark, unanimous, bipartisan Order 841 on February 15, 2018, in which it directed regional grid operators to remove barriers to the participation [...]Read More
February 26, 2019
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
January 01, 2019
ESA developed this policy position over the course of 2018, with input from a diverse set of our membership. In this document, ESA outlines its official principles and policy positions [...]Read More
January 01, 2019
ESA developed this policy position over the course of 2018, with input from a diverse set of our membership. In this document, ESA outlines its official principles and policy positions [...]Read More
March 09, 2018
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
January 05, 2014
Bipartisan and bicameral legislation opening up Master Limited Partnerships (MLP’s) to include energy storage was recently reintroduced in the House (H.R. 1696) and Senate (S. 795). This bill would provide [...]Read More