Energy Department Awards $19 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage in Remote Communities and Military Housing

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity has selected two companies to receive $19 million in awards to demonstrate long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects in remote communities and military housing. The companies will receive funding to show how energy storage can lower electricity bills and increase power reliability in Vermont and Kansas. This marks the first projects to be funded under the new energy storage demonstration programs enacted as part of the 2020 Energy Act.