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US: ESA lays path for 35 GW of energy storage by 2025

National trade association, the ESA has published a roadmap for the adoption of 35 GW of energy storage in the U.S., as well as outlining the benefits of such a move. pv magazine USA spoke with CEO, Kelly Speakes-Backman about storage and the challenges of state-level advocacy at ESA’s annual conference in Boston.
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John Fitzgerald Weaver
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Solar industry professionals operating in the U.S. are all familiar with the 50 state markets that they deal with. What are the politicians thinking? Is there a new Governor coming in? What is the business environment going to look like in six? nine? 24 months? And how much should be invested in operations in these complex states?

In 35X25: A Vision for Energy Storage the Energy Storage Association (ESA) has mapped out where it believes the energy storage market is going, how the various applications of energy storage can be monetized, how different regions are making their push – and most importantly – what further work must be done to make this vision happen.

On that note, Energy Storage Association CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman, took time to talk with pv magazine while in Boston at the ESA’s 28th Energy Storage Conference & Expo.

Read the interview on pv magazine USA.

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