Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Approves Emergency Demand Response Program, Offering Lucrative Incentives for Energy Storage Systems

The Hawaii PUC recently approved an Emergency Demand Response Program (EDPR) to swiftly incentivize
energy storage projects to help replace a 180-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Oahu being retired in September 2022. The Aloha state’s EDPR and Scheduled Dispatch Program Rider (SDP) is taking a
proactive approach to help Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) alleviate reduced resources ahead of a coal plant closure that currently provides about 15% of the demand on the island.

ETB Ask an Expert: Kelly Speakes-Backman from the Energy Storage Association on Federal Energy Storage Policy Issues including FERC 841, FERC 2222, and ITC

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.

Net Energy Metering in Massachusetts: A Current State of the Union

Net Energy Metering, often referred to as NEM, is widely considered one of the most important policy mechanisms that have allowed customer-sited solar to flourish over the last 20 years. NEM policies effectively allow behind-the-meter solar customers to sell their exported electricity back to the utility at the retail rate. …