Setting the stage for US energy storage

Sweeping import tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made waves for the US clean energy industry in 2025. While solar developers chase safe-harbor deadlines, US energy storage manufacturing could benefit from rules encouraging onshoring – provided there is policy certainty to bank on

By

Phoebe Skok

11 Mar 2026

Markets & Policy

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From the magazine US energy storage caught glimpses of a clear sky in 2025, though dark clouds remain on the horizon. President Donald Trump’s changes to energy policy have transformed domestic manufacturing from a preference to a necessity, forcing developers to absorb new political and financial risks. “We are no longer in an era of …

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