Ever wondered why your phone battery dies faster than a popsicle in July? Now imagine scaling that frustration to power grids. That''s exactly what 2025 energy storage policies aim to fix. This article isn''t just for policy wonks – it''s for anyone who pays an electricity bill, drives an EV, or breathes air (so... everyone)....
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
This analysis serves as a basis for highlighting several vulnerabilities and their causes in the grid energy storage supply chain to inform policy and decision makers in their efforts to increase supply chain resiliency and global competitiveness.
Energy storage standards cover a variety of different policies that enable states to more effectively use renewable energy. Some of these policies reduce barriers to the implementation of advanced batteries, while others attempt to incentivize their adoption and modernize entire energy grids.
Realizing the full benefit of storage and smart grid technologies requires establishing energy storage as a new asset class with a relevant set of regulatory and financial policies to support its development.
The "50 States of Grid Modernization" quarterly report from NC Clean Energy Technology Center identified policy trends related to US grid modernization across the 2025 legislative session.
The report discusses three trends in grid modernization actions taken in Q2 2025: (1) states mandating procurement of energy storage, (2) lawmakers implementing rules governing microgrid deployment, and (3) states integrating technology requirements into distribution and transmission planning.
The new law requires the Maryland Public Service Commission to establish the Maryland Energy Storage Program by July 1, 2025 and provides for incentives for the development of energy storage.
Energy storage resources have become an increasingly important component of the energy mix as traditional fossil fuel baseload energy resources transition to renewable energy sources. Currently 23 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have 100% clean energy goals in place.
While some regions of the United States have made progress integrating energy storage into energy resource portfolios, several organized electricity markets have yet to unlock the benefits of energy storage.
