PLEASE NOTE: ESA is now part of the American Clean Power Association (ACP). This website material is not regularly updated and is for archival and reference purposes only. Please visit cleanpower.org for more information.

June 27, 2019

The Potential for Battery Energy Storage to Provide Peaking Capacity in the United States

Providing peaking capacity could be a significant U.S. market for energy storage. Of particular focus are batteries with 4-hour duration due to rules in several regions along with these batteries’ potential to achieve life-cycle cost parity with combustion turbines compared to longer-duration batteries.

Read More


Back to Energy Storage in the News

Become a Member

Join ESA - the National Network of Energy Storage Stakeholders

Learn More About Membership

ESA ACP

ESA is Merging with ACP

Effective January 2022

Read More