Why was the energy storage roadmap updated in 2022?

The Energy Storage Roadmap was reviewed and updated in 2022 to refine the envisioned future states and provide more comprehensive assessments and descriptions of the progress needed (i.e., gaps) to achieve the desired 2025 vision.

How can energy storage be used in future states?

Target future states collaboratively developed as visions for the beneficial use of energy storage. Click on an individual state to explore identified gaps to achievement. Energy storage is essential to a clean and modern electricity grid and is positioned to enable the ambitious goals for renewable energy and power system resilience.

What is distributed energy resource (DER)?

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) – Technologies such as distributed generation, distributed energy storage, and EVs that are not connected to the bulk electric system.

What are the different types of energy storage policies?

Approximately 17 states have adopted some form of energy storage policies, which broadly fall into the following categories: procurement targets, regulatory adaption, demonstration programs, financial incentives, and consumer protections. Below we give an overview of each of these energy storage policy categories.

Are distributed energy resources a good idea?

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are poised to provide numerous benefits to customers and the grid, including lower cost, improved resilience and reliability, more rapid decarbonization, and increased consumer choice. To realize these benefits, however, processes for interconnecting DERs with the U.S. electric grid must evolve significantly.

What is Xcel Energy's 2025-2029 distribution system plan?

Xcel Energy proposed its 2025-2029 distribution system plan (DSP), which includes the installation of a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) in two categories: aggregator DERMS (ADERMS), budgeted at $5 million, and grid DERMS (GDERMS).