December 09, 2021
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) significantly increases direct federal funding over 5 years for energy storage demonstration projects, investments in the domestic battery supply chain, and deployments [...]Read More
July 28, 2021
CT PURA Electric Storage Program, Docket No. 17-12-03RE03 Status: Final Decision On July 28, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a Final Decision for an Electric Storage Program [...]Read More
July 19, 2021
PURA Electric Storage Program, Docket No. 17-12-03RE03 Status: Draft Order On July 1, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a Proposed Final Decision for an Electric Storage Program to [...]Read More
June 04, 2021
SB 952 Status: Engrossed Connecticut SB 952 sets a target of 1 GW of energy storage to be deployed by 2030. In addition to a storage target of 1 GW [...]Read More
April 01, 2021
HB 2148 Status: Signed by the Governor HB 2148 adds battery storage projects up to 150 MW to the state’s “permit-by-rule” process administered by the Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). [...]Read More
April 01, 2021
HB 2006/SB 1201 and HB 2201/SB 1207 Status: Signed by the Governor Two bills, HB 2006/SB 1201 and HB 2201/SB 1207, align the tax treatment of energy storage projects between [...]Read More
December 21, 2020
Various sections of the Energy Act of 2020 would authorize $1 billion over 5 years for cross-cutting energy storage research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) programs primarily at the U.S. Department of [...]Read More
December 09, 2020
Read ESA’s 2021 Policy Recommendations More in our blog post for the new Congress and administration.Read More
August 10, 2020
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld FERC Order 841, denying petitions to overturn the Order. The D.C. Circuit’s decision found [...]Read More
May 19, 2020
For the past year, developers and others around the country have had growing interest in hybrid resources involving battery storage coupled with power generation, particularly non-dispatchable solar and wind power. [...]Read More
