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2. 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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3. 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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4. '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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. A Brighter Future: Why Energy Storage Belongs in the Investment Tax Credit
  
  Explore utilitydive.com Apr 16 2019
  
  ...those paired with solar — qualify for the tax credit there are limits to innovation in this space. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle support an "all of the above" strategy to energy, and the Gardner-Heinrich...
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13. Storage ITC Bill Gains Key Industry Backers
  
  Explore POWER Magazine Apr 12 2019
  
  Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House that would expand the federal solar investment tax credit to energy storage technologies has gained the backing of major trade groups representing the solar, hydropower, and wind sectors. The Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act (H.R. 2096), introduced on April 4 by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), would amend Section 48 and 25D of ...
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14. 'Obvious Benefits' of ITC for Energy Storage Could Even Meet Trump's Energy Resiliency Aims
  
  Explore Energy Storage News Apr 9 2019
  
  ...o energy storage. In November last year, a group of renewable energy and environmental organisations urged US Congress to “clarify” the eligibility of energy storage for the tax break, after New Mexico Senator Martin Hei...
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15. Energy Associations Applaud Legislation to Create Investment Tax Credit for Energy Storage Systems
  
  Explore Daily Energy Insider Apr 8 2019
  
  ...m a wide range of sources, helping to meet the nation’s current and new electricity demands. “As we work with Congress on a range of tax policies to meet Americans’ growing demand for development and deployment of clean ...
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16. Bill to Extend Federal Solar Tax Credits to Energy Storage Introduced
  
  Explore pv-magazine-usa.com Apr 5 2019
  
  U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-Pennsylvania) has introduced a bill that would extend the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to energy storage installations, anywhere from the home to grid level. The bill would move beyond current provisions that enable the ITC only for solar-paired battery systems.
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