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NRECA, NRDC and PLMA Launch the Community Storage Initiative
Three leading national organizations — the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) — joined forces to launch the Community Storage Initiative, a participative market development effort to advance grid-interactive, behind-the-meter storage technologies across the United States.
Learn More About CSIThe Hidden Battery: Study Reveals Major Grid Benefits from Electric Water Heaters
A landmark study by The Brattle Group, commissioned by NRECA, NRDC and PLMA, reveals that electric water heaters represent a significant “hidden battery” resource that can deliver major economic and environmental benefits to the electricity grid. The report, titled “The Hidden Battery: Opportunities in Electric Water Heating,” examines the value of controlling water heaters for peak shaving, thermal storage, and fast response to supply fluctuations.
Download the ReportCSI Releases Community Storage White Paper
The Community Storage Initiative released a comprehensive white paper outlining the market opportunity for community storage programs, guiding principles for implementation, and recommendations for electric utilities, technology providers, and policymakers seeking to advance distributed energy storage.
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