State legislatures and regulators have been the key drivers of energy storage policy over the past several years, with energy policies and decisions related to our local electric power distribution systems are primarily made by state legislators and regulators.
ESA’s policy team, with the help of our members and allies on the ground, are engaging with state commissions, legislatures and governor’s offices to open up the storage market.
September 06, 2018
ESA submitted comments to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado on the Decision Opening a Repository Proceeding and Soliciting Input from Interested Participants issued on October 26, [...]Read More
May 17, 2018
ESA applauds the Commission for its leadership and vision outlined in its Report and Policy Statement on Treatment of Energy Storage Technologies in Integrated Resource Planning and Resource Acquisition filed [...]Read More
April 12, 2018
The Energy Storage Association (“ESA”) respectfully submits the attached comments in response to the Public Service Commission’s (“Commission”) Notice of Rulemaking and Notice of Rulemaking Session filed on March 20, [...]Read More
April 03, 2018
PURA INVESTIGATION INTO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PLANNING OF THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES Pursuant the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) Notice of Request for Written Comments in the matter of Investigation into [...]Read More
March 09, 2018
Dear Hearing Officers Rubin and Tohme: The Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC), on behalf of its member companies and Clean Energy Group (CEG), Energy Storage Association (ESA), Solar Energy Business [...]Read More
March 09, 2018
Nitzan Goldberger, ESA’s Director of State Policy, testified before the Connecticut Joint Committee on Energy and Technology in support of Senate Bill 9 with an amendment to include energy storage. [...]Read More
February 02, 2018
The Energy Storage Association (“ESA”) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments in support of Senate Bill (“SB”) 18-009, a bill concerning the right of consumers of electricity to interconnection [...]Read More
January 19, 2018
ESA sent comments to the Maryland Public Service Commission in response to the Commission’s Notice of Rulemaking in the Matter of Revisions to COMAR 20.50.02 and 20.50.09 – Small Generator [...]Read More
January 16, 2018
ESA and NECEC sent a letter commending the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP or Department) for issuing on December 15 the draft request for proposals (RFP) for clean energy [...]Read More
December 22, 2017
In comments filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission, ESA would like to lend its support of comments filed by the Western Resource Advocates and the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (“Joint [...]Read More