Developed by ESA’s Policy Working Groups, these policy statements have been adopted by ESA’s Board of Directors to advance the energy storage industry. Official ESA policy statements include:
April 15, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its landmark, unanimous, bipartisan Order 841 on February 15, 2018, in which it directed regional grid operators to remove barriers to the participation [...]Read More
February 26, 2019
The Farm Bill makes energy storage eligible for existing financing programs administered by the US Department of Agriculture that support clean energy projects in rural communities, particularly farms and small businesses. [...]Read More
March 09, 2018
Under current law, energy storage can only qualify for the investment tax credit (ITC) when integrated with ITC-eligible solar resources under a narrow set of conditions and subject to recapture [...]Read More
January 05, 2014
Bipartisan and bicameral legislation opening up Master Limited Partnerships (MLP’s) to include energy storage was recently reintroduced in the House (H.R. 1696) and Senate (S. 795). This bill would provide [...]Read More
November 13, 2013
The Energy Storage Association (ESA) believes that, in addition to generation, energy storage benefits extend to the transmission and distribution (T&D) system. By establishing an approved budget and framework for [...]Read More