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Fact Sheet

Energy Storage Coalition Fact Sheet

The Coalition advances policies and solutions to ensure grid reliability amidst historic demand for power, lower energy costs for all Americans, strengthen grid capacity to support new industrial and AI infrastructure, and rapidly scale American manufacturing and minerals production. Learn about the coalition and how energy storage strengthens our power grid, cut costs for families and businesses, and expands American manufacturing and critical mineral leadership. Learn more.

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NYT: Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricityhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html

Battery energy storage is enhancing resiliency and reliability, stabilizing grids, and marking a shift in how electricity is managed and generated.

EIA: U.S. battery storage capacity expected to nearly double in 2024https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61202#:~:text=U.S.%20battery%20storage%20capacity%20has,their%20intended%20commercial%20operation%20dates

U.S. battery storage capacity is expected to expand to over 30 gigawatts, driven by growth in states like CA and TX due to increasing solar and wind energy deployments.

NFPA 855: Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systemshttps://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-855-standard-development/855

NFPA 855 is a leading national standard providing safety requirements for battery energy storage systems (BESS). This standard outlines the safety requirements for the installation and operation of stationary energy storage systems, encompassing various types of batteries.

UL 9540 Energy Storage System Requirementshttps://www.ul.com/news/ul-9540-energy-storage-system-ess-requirements-evolving-meet-industry-and-regulatory-needs

UL9540 requirements provides a safety standard pertaining to technology and equipment which will be connected to the grid or standalone.

Long-Duration Energy Storage Earthshothttps://www.energy.gov/oe/energy-storage

Establishes a target to, within the decade, reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% for systems that deliver 10+ hours of duration.

How Energy Storage Workshttps://www.ucsusa.org/resources/how-energy-storage-works

Energy storage is the ability to capture energy at one time for use at a later time. Storage devices can save energy in many forms and convert them back to useful forms of energy like electricity.

NREL Energy Storage Research Hubhttps://nrel.gov/storage/

NREL's energy storage research is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and industry partnerships.

U.S. battery storage capacity expected to nearly double in 2024https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61202

U.S. battery storage capacity has been growing since 2021 and could increase by 89% by the end of 2024 if developers bring all of the energy storage systems they have planned on line by their intended commercial operation dates.

Energy Storage Systems Safety Fact Sheethttps://www.nfpa.org/forms/energy-storage-systems-safety-fact-sheet

This free resource explains the advantages and hazards of ESS, and how we can work together to help keep people and property safe.

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