ESA engages with officials at the White House and across the Departments to educate on energy storage technologies markets and inform federal activities promoting energy storage. In addition, ESA educates Members of Congress on energy storage technologies and the U.S. industry, building broad and bipartisan support for initiatives on storage to address a variety of public policy priorities.
October 25, 2019
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) formally announced the opening of a process to request exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods in List 4 of the Sec. 301 trade case—a list [...]Read More
September 09, 2019
ESA delivered a letter from more than 20 members of the California legislature to Speaker Pelosi and other members of the US House from California urging adoption of HR 2096, [...]Read More
August 12, 2019
Today ESA filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to intervene in consolidated cases 19-1142 & 19-1147 in support of FERC’s authority regarding [...]Read More
July 17, 2019
At a hearing of the Energy Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Science, Space, & Technology Committee today, ESA CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman testified in support of including energy storage in forthcoming legislation [...]Read More
June 21, 2019
Today ESA filed comments with the Senate Finance Committee’s Energy Task Forcerequesting inclusion of energy storage in current or future energy investment tax credits. In the letter, ESA draws attention to [...]Read More
June 18, 2019
ESA joined other business associations and businesses to oppose proposed modification of tariffs on Chinese goods. Dear Ambassador Lighthizer: We, the undersigned, write today on behalf of a broad range of [...]Read More
June 17, 2019
Today ESA will file written comments with the U.S. Trade Representative seeking removal of lithium-ion batteries and containers from the proposed 25% tariffs on Chinese goods. ESA’s written comments follow [...]Read More
June 11, 2019
ESA filed a request to appear at a hearing convened by the U.S. Trade Representative to receive input on proposed tariffs on Chinese goods. ESA plans to express opposition to [...]Read More
June 07, 2019
Today ESA filed comments with the Department of Treasury requesting that the Internal Revenue Service prioritize updated guidance on how energy storage may avail the Section 48 investment tax credit [...]Read More
April 24, 2019
ESA signed a letter along with six other national energy trade associations addressed to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership seeking to support continued public investment in several Department of [...]Read More