INSIGHTSSERIES
Power & Utilities | Energy Storage
June 9, 2025
U.S. States Advance Strategic Initiatives Toward Achieving Long-Term Energy Storage Goals
With new policies and programs, Maine, Maryland, and Michigan illustrate how state policy is shaping the nation’s energy storage landscape.
As U.S. states sharpen their focus on grid reliability and decarbonization, energy storage efforts are advancing through…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- Maine regulators are considering implementation of a competitive procurement program for 200 MW of utility-scale energy storage.
- Maryland has enacted legislation requiring a competitive process to procure up to 1,600 MW of transmission-conn ected storage and establishing a goal for investor-owned utilities to procure 150 MW of distribution-conne cted storage.
- The Michigan Public Service Commission has announced load serving entities’ proportional shares of the state’s target of deploying 2.5 GW of energy storage by 2030.
