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2. US Energy Storage R&D Legislation Receives Approval in 'Another Milestone'
  
  Explore Energy Storage News Oct 1 2019
  
  A legislative package for energy storage research and development (RD) has been welcomed by the US Energy Storage Association, after receiving approval from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. An amended version of the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act was last week approved by the committee after having been introduced in May alongside the Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019.
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3. Storage Bill Expanding Utility Rate Recovery Options for Battery Projects Clears Senate Committee
  
  Explore utilitydive.com Sep 30 2019
  
  ...ESA CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman told Utility Dive in an email. ESA is working to "make sure it gets a vote this Congress — presumably after getting a successful passage of ITC eligibility for energy storage, for which the ...
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4. Energy Storage Legislation is Imperative for Us, and Our Birds
  
  Explore National Audubon Society Sep 20 2019
  
  ...nts are exactly what we need to move to more affordable, reliable clean energy. As summer comes to an end and Congress gets back to work, they should prioritize energy storage legislation to help build the grid and energ...
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5. #StorageITC: US Industry Groups Mark ‘Day of Action’ in Run-up to November Crunch Time
  
  Explore Energy Storage News Sep 11 2019
  
  The Energy Storage Association and US Solar Energy Industries Asssociation joined forces to promote a Day of Action in calling for an Investment Tax Credit to be applied to standalone energy storage technologies. Figures out today in research companyWood Mackenzie Power Renewables' quarterly Energy Storage Monitor, produced in partnership with the ESA, forecast that the ITC could add an extra 0.3GW of annual deployments by 2024:from 4.8GW ...
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6. Bipartisan Senate Bill Allocates $100M to Ease Residential Solar, Storage Permitting
  
  Explore utilitydive.com Sep 10 2019 Residential
  
  Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a bill on Monday to create a federal program to ease the permitting of distributed energy systems, including solar, battery storage and electric vehicle fast chargers. S. 2447 would appropriate $20 million annually, from fiscal year 2019 to 2024, for a new nonprofit organization under the Department of Energy, dubbed the Distributed Energy Opportunity Board, to streamline local permitting and ...
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7. Shaheen Reintroduces Bill to Identify and Overcome Barriers to Use of Clean Energy Technologies
  
  Explore shaheen.senate.gov Aug 1 2019 Solar Photovoltaic , Wind
  
  U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) has reintroduced the Clean Energy Grid Act. This bill would aim to strengthen US energy security, reduce pollution, increase electric reliability and spur job creation by improving the deployment of efficient and cost-effective energy resources, such as solar and wind power and energy storage.
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8. Senators Eye DOE Loan Program for Storage Technologies
  
  Explore E&E Publishing Jul 30 2019
  
  Energy storage projects would qualify for financing from the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program under bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last week. The bill, S. 2277, offered by Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), is the latest addition to a smorgasbord of energy storage bills that have been put forward in recent months. DOE's loan guarantee program continues to enjoy bipartisan support, and ...
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9. 'Don't Miss This Opportunity': Industry Groups' Further Plea for Energy Storage ITC
  
  Explore Energy Storage News Jun 20 2019
  
  ...ibility for standalone energy storage is among the nearest-term opportunities to advance clean energy in this Congress.” The letter was sent on behalf of American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), American Wind Energy...
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10. ESA CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman’s Statement on Financing Our Energy Future Act
  
  Explore Energy Storage Association Jun 13 2019
  
  The U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) supports the efforts of Senators Coons and Moran and Representatives Thompson and Estes to introduce the bipartisan Financing Our Energy Future Act. Including energy storage as an eligible asset for master limited partnerships would allow energy infrastructure providers to build and acquire energy storage technologies at lower cost, accelerating the transition to a more resilient, efficient, sustainable and affordable energy infrastructure. Coupled with ...
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11. How Can the US Reduce Battery Costs and Foreign Dependence? Recycle, Argonne Official Tells Senators
  
  Explore utilitydive.com Jun 5 2019 Lithium
  
  Recycling lithium-ion batteries could significantly reduce the cost of battery storage and other applications, George Crabtree, director at Argonne National Laboratory's Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday. The U.S. Department of Energy earlier this year launched a program that aims to reclaim and recycle critical materials from lithium-based battery technology. Sen. Manchin, D-W. Va., voiced concerns that the current ...
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12. Energy Storage Legislation introduced in Congress to Drive Down Costs
  
  Explore Microgrid Knowledge May 29 2019 Utility Grid
  
  ...lean energy generation, including wind and solar.” Bipartisan support for energy storage has been building in Congress and the White House. No less than six bills aiming to spur advancements and growth have been introduc...
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13. CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman’s Statement on Introduction of the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act and the Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019
  
  Explore Energy Storage Association May 23 2019
  
  Energy Storage Association CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman issued a statement on the introduction of the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act and the Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019.
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14. Senators Collins, Heinrich Lead Bipartisan Group in Introducing Energy Storage Bill to Bolster Renewables, Fight Climate Change
  
  Explore Home | Senator Susan Collins May 22 2019
  
  ...grid and complement the continued growth of renewable and other clean generation. We encourage all members of Congress to cosponsor and support passage of this important legislation.” “The BEST Act goes straight to the h...
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15. Battery Storage Backers Energized by Prospect of New Tax Credit
  
  Explore news.bloombergtax.com Apr 19 2019
  
  ... Congress. “Battery storage and the investment credit are on the very short list of things that, while not a slam dunk, have a realistic chance of being enacted in this Congress,” he told Bloomberg Environment....
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16. Sens. Moran, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Help Rural Communities with Energy Storage
  
  Explore Daily Energy Insider Apr 17 2019
  
  U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to help rural communities and electricity cooperatives increase renewable energy storage and upgrade grids. The Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy (EASE) Act will provide access to relevant resources and expertise for these rural communities to implement energy storage and upgrade the grid.
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