In this installment of our “ETB Ask an Expert” interview series, Adam Gerza, VP of Business Development at Energy Toolbase, and our guest Chloe Holden discuss all things related to the current state of the US Energy Storage Market. Chloe is an energy storage analyst at Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac), a leading global research and consultancy firm, which is widely regarded as a leader in the energy storage space. With a background in technology commercialization, Chloe’s market analysis focuses on both the U.S. residential and commercial energy storage markets. 

In our interview with Chloe we discussed a number of topics, including the type of work Wood Mackenzie does, the US Energy Storage Monitor Report they publish each quarter, the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and energy storage tax credit may have on the market, the commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage segment, the top C&I state markets and future growth markets, as well as the numerous headwinds and tailwinds blowing in the market.

In this “ETB Ask an Expert” interview, we discussed a few key, current federal energy storage policy topics with Kelly Speakes-Backman, the CEO at the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Topics include FERC Order 1841, FERC Order 2222, Energy Storage (ITC) investment tax credit legislation, and ESA's recently announced 100 GW's by 2030 vision.

Jump ahead to this part of the conversation:

0:32 Kelly’s background and work experience
3:00 FERC Order 841
6:40 FERC Order 2222
12:27 Energy Storage ITC (Investment Tax Credit) legislation
15:02 The different types of work ESA does
19:38 ESA’s 100 x 30 vision

In our very first “ETB Ask an Expert” interview series we explored the topic of SGIP, the Self Generation Incentive Program in California, which is the longest-running and most lucrative behind-the-meter energy storage incentive program in the country. The SGIP program was recently re-upped with $675 million dollars of additional funding and has undergone numerous changes so there was a lot to discuss.

Our guest expert is Scott Murtishaw, the Sr. Advisor of Regulatory Affairs at CALSSA (California Solar & Storage Association). Scott is indisputably one of the biggest SGIP policy experts in the state, having worked on SGIP program rules going back over 10 years from his days at the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission).

In our interview with Scott, we focus mostly on current day SGIP issues, including a few controversial topics. We discuss: how Senate Bill 700 legislation got done, how SGIP reservation activity has looked since the window re-opened this year, how many projects are currently stuck on an SGIP waitlist and if those projects will ever get funded, how the Equity Resiliency budget got such a huge carveout from the CPUC, and what CALSSA thinks about shifting around program funds to meet the demand for shovel ready projects.