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.
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
April 05, 2019
ESA submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee requesting substantial and coordinated public investments in energy storage R&D in its FY 2020 Energy & Water Development spending bill. ESA calls [...]Read More
September 06, 2018
The Energy Storage Association (“ESA”) submitted a comment requesting the removal of static converters (HTSUS 8504.40.95), which includes inverters, and certain batteries (HTSUS 8507.20.80) from the Section 301 China import [...]Read More
September 05, 2018
ESA sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury David Kautter requesting progress on proposed regulations for IRC Section 48, specifically focusing on energy storage in the definition of [...]Read More
July 25, 2018
ESA filed comments yesterday in response to USTR’s Request for Comments on proposed 25% tariffs on Chinese goods, including batteries. In our comments, ESA discusses the growth and significance of the U.S. [...]Read More
February 07, 2018
ESA Joined with Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), and the National Hydropower Association (NHA) to send a letter to congressional leadership underscoring the [...]Read More
December 15, 2017
ESA joined with 36 other companies and associations to support the need to complete an energy-related tax extenders bill this year. We asked Congress to clarify that the investment tax [...]Read More
November 02, 2017
ESA and several companies sent a letter today to request Congress to adopt tax policies that foster economic opportunity and job creation by promoting a resilient, reliable, and cost-effective electric [...]Read More
October 23, 2017
ESA filed comments to FERC following the Secretary of Energy’s September 28, 2017 proposal, recommending that FERC not adopt the proposed rule. Instead, ESA recommends that FERC work with the [...]Read More
November 07, 2016
On Novemver 7, 2016, ESA sent a follow-up comment to IRS on Notice 2015-70. The ITC remains an important incentive for emerging energy technologies, including solar, wind, and other renewable energy [...]Read More