December 17, 2019
CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman’s Statement on Tax Provisions
“We are disappointed in the tax provisions announced this
morning that omitted a provision for stand-alone energy storage,” said Kelly
Speakes-Backman, CEO of the U.S. Energy Storage Association. “This was a clear
opportunity for Congress to address the urgent challenges of climate change and
to support clean energy innovation. The Energy Storage Incentive and Deployment
Act of 2019 is a bipartisan measure to level the playing field for energy
storage technologies that enable a more resilient, efficient and sustainable
grid.”
“Despite this missed opportunity,” she continued, “ESA and our members are not
dissuaded from continuing our efforts to finally include energy storage in the
ITC. We look forward to working with our storage champions—Senators Heinrich,
Collins and Gardner; and Representatives Doyle, Blumenauer and Buchanan—to pass
this common-sense legislation into law.”
