ESA Comment on Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Phase 2
Since its inception 26 years ago, the ESA has promoted the development and commercialization of competitive and reliable electric storage delivery systems for use by electricity suppliers and their customers. ESA’s membership comprises a diverse group of electric sector stakeholders, including utilities, independent power producers, manufacturers of advanced technologies — such as batteries, flywheels, thermal electric storage, compressed air electric storage, supercapacitors, and other technologies — component suppliers, and system integrators.
ESA’s over 180 member companies have expertise in transmission- and distribution-level grid operations relevant to electric storage, as well as firsthand knowledge of the regulatory challenges to financing and operating commercial electric storage facilities to realize full system benefits. We thank the Department of Energy (DOE) for the opportunity to provide recommendations for Federal action to guide the modernization of the nation’s electric grid and ensure its continued reliability, safety, security, affordability, and environmental performance.