Press Statements
July 01, 2020
“Today, a historic event occurred as the Moving Forward Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives, with the first-ever provision for a stand-alone storage investment tax credit (ITC),” said U.S. [...]Read More
Press Statements
June 30, 2020
“ESA commends the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for continuing to prioritize meaningful recommendations that include support for a stand-alone investment tax credit for energy storage. Energy storage [...]Read More
Press Statements
June 26, 2020
Energy Storage Association CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman today issued the following statement on the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act being offered as amendment (S.Amdt 1837) to the National Defense Authorization [...]Read More
Press Statements
June 25, 2020
“The U.S. Energy Storage Association commends the House Ways & Means Committee for prioritizing stand-alone energy storage for ITC eligibility in the GREEN Act,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of ESA. [...]Read More
Press Statements
June 23, 2020
“We greatly appreciate the House of Representatives’ leadership with the inclusion of energy storage in the Moving Forward act with the following three major areas of relief and stimulus: Make [...]Read More
Press Statements
April 13, 2020
“Today marks a new record for the U.S. energy storage and clean energy industries. Governor Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) into law, requiring 3,100 MW of new [...]Read More
Press Statements
March 31, 2020
“Today, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic, Maryland regulators took an important step to remove barriers for customers looking to enhance their resilience by installing energy storage in [...]Read More
Press Statements
March 23, 2020
The U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) commends the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for finalizing the nation’s first Clean Peak Standard (CPS). The Baker-Polito Administration pioneered this innovative, new [...]Read More
Press Statements
March 19, 2020
“ESA congratulates the Maryland State Legislature on its passage of House Bill 980,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO of ESA. “HB 980 will improve upon a first-in-the-nation state tax credit program [...]Read More
Press Statements
March 16, 2020
“Nevada has distinguished itself as an energy storage leader after becoming the 6th state to establish a storage deployment target. Together, Nevada, Massachusetts, California, New York, New Jersey and Oregon [...]Read More
