As the U.S. grid incorporates energy storage systems, ESA has worked to educate staff and commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on the role of energy storage in competitive energy markets. Our main priority is that federal regulators remove impediments and reward innovation in open markets for ancillary services, non-organized markets, and other applications for advanced energy storage technologies.
June 02, 2021
ESA submitted feedback yesterday on the SPP SAWG’s ELCC Standalone Battery Study Scope, which included recommendations for improvements to the current study and requests to clarify aspects of the scope. Specifically, ESA [...]Read More
May 24, 2021
ESA submitted comments today in support of PJM’s motion to hold proceedings related to its ELCC filing in abeyance, rebutting the Internal Market Monitory (IMM) request on 5/19 to initiate proceedings regardless of PJM’s forthcoming [...]Read More
May 18, 2021
ESA submitted feedback and recommendations today on PJM’s 4/17 version of the Solar Battery Hybrid Resources Proposal. In our comments, we expressed strong support for: (1) the definitions of these resources to operate as [...]Read More
May 17, 2021
On May 17, FERC issued an Order denying MISO’s three-year extension request for Order 841 implementation. In the Order, FERC’s stated reasons for this denial are that: (1) MISO has not demonstrated potential [...]Read More
May 07, 2021
ESA submitted comments today with the American Clean Power Association (“ACP”), Alliance For Clean Energy-New York (“ACE-NY”), Independent Power Producers Of New York (“IPPNY”), and New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (“NY-BEST”), collectively “NY Interconnection Customers” to protest [...]Read More
April 26, 2021
ESA submitted comments in response to FERC’s Notice of Inquiry issued on 1/19 seeking comments on the accounting and reporting treatment of reactive power provision by renewable generation assets, including needed associated changes to [...]Read More
April 23, 2021
ESA jointly submitted comments with the American Clean Power Association, Clean Grid Alliance, Advanced Energy Economy, the Southern Renewable Energy Association, and the Solar Energy Industry Association (collectively, the “Clean Energy Coalition”) [...]Read More
April 07, 2021
ESA submitted comments in support of PJM’s Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) framework filing on 3/1, in response to FERC’s information request issued on 12/22/20 associated with PJM’s initial ELCC proposal to FERC (Docket No. [...]Read More
March 22, 2021
ESA jointly submitted a filing at FERC on March 19th with The American Clean Power Association, The Alliance for Clean Energy, and The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology [...]Read More
March 19, 2021
ESA jointly submitted comments today with the American Clean Power Association, Clean Grid Alliance, Advanced Energy Economy, the Southern Renewable Energy Association, and the Solar Energy Industry Association (jointly, the [...]Read More