This how-to policy guide explores how state legislation can encourage the deployment of energy storage in ways that directly benefit underserved communities. It identifies and explains key considerations for legislators and advocates by highlighting legislative language that various states and the federal government have proposed or enacted around clean energy.
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Energy Storage Hub
This Energy Storage Hub is a collection of resources to help you learn how energy storage technology works, where it needs improvement, and what we can do right now to promote wider adoption of energy storage.
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Garcia, Jessica. 2020. Legislative Language for Equitable Energy Storage. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists. https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/equitable-energy-storage-legislation.
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