Energy Storage Policy and Regulation
Advancing energy storage policies, programs, and regulations to accelerate an equitable clean energy transition.
Tomorrow’s clean and renewable electric grid will be built on a foundation of flexible, responsive energy storage technologies. Supporting the equitable scale-up of those technologies, and the development of applications and markets, is the task of state policy and regulation.
Energy storage not only enables the integration of higher levels of renewable energy; it can also make the transition to a cleaner grid more efficient, cost-effective, and inclusive. Clean Energy Group works with a diverse array of stakeholders across the country to support the development of state, regional and federal policies that will unlock the potential of energy storage. With the right policies and programs, energy storage will deliver benefits to every participant on the electric grid, from grid operators and utilities to communities and individuals.
Who We Serve
Clean Energy Group provides support to and collaborates with state, federal, and municipal agencies and policymakers; nonprofit advocates; utilities; regulatory agencies; energy industry experts; and community-based organizations. CEG provides information, technical guidance, policy and regulatory design support, and independent analysis to help break down the barriers to energy storage deployment and advance the development and implementation of accessible and inclusive energy storage policies.
Project Impact
Provided energy storage policy and program development support to numerous states including California, Connecticut Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
Supported the development and implementation of the first battery-based virtual power plants (VPPs) in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and advanced VPP models in collaboration with additional states and utilities across the country.
Advocated for the inclusion of equity provisions in state energy storage programs and policy, and established equity best practices for state energy agencies.
Worked closely with state energy agencies and advocacy organizations to integrate energy storage into state energy efficiency plans, helping to unlock millions of dollars in funding for customer adoption of grid-connected energy storage systems in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
Supported the development of incentive, grant, and procurement programs providing hundreds of millions of dollars to accelerate the development of energy storage pilots and demonstration projects. These projects have demonstrated how storage can lower peak demand, reduce reliance on fossil fuel power plants, reduce energy system costs, increase renewables integration, and strengthen community resilience.
Conducted independent analysis on energy storage policy best practices, opportunities and barriers, including such topics as energy storage benefit-cost analysis, interconnection barriers, winter reliability benefits, support for electrification, community solar+storage, medium- and long-duration energy storage, and virtual power plants.
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