The Elecricity Storage Association's Advocacy Council was

Most importantly, Senator Wyden gave the DOE 60 days to produce a "blueprint" of its plans for energy storage after the current stimulus program is complete. He wants the momentum created by the stimulus to continue and not allow DOE to "wait and see what happens" as a result of the stimulus. Senator Wyden pressed FERC Chairman Wellinghof to make storage a higher priority in rule making by FERC. Senator Udall made a point to FERC that storage needs to be considered its own asset class just like T&D and Generation.

The rapidly growing interest in storing energy in the electric grid was confirmed by the large increase in attendance at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Electricity Storage Association in Washington, DC on May 20-22, 2009. This meeting featured a well-balanced program on storage applications and technologies, plus the first Storage Technology Showcase with 13 exhibitors.

As the interest in energy storage expands, the ESA continues to expand its activities and services to members. Your ESA Board has rolled out a new improved website with a much improved database on grid storage.

Brad Roberts, ESA Executive Director

Announces plans for nearly $4 billion in technology deployment, monitoring and viability