Connecticut should accelerate energy storage deployment to benefit consumers and the environment Key Capture Energy NY 1 Project, 20 MW, Saratoga County, NY. Photo courtesy of Key Capture Energy. The Connecticut General Assembly is considering legislation – Senate Bill 952 – to ensure deployment of 1,000 megawatts of energy storage capacity by the end of 2030 – enough to power about 1 million homes. To capture the benefits of energy storage and ensure Connecticut stays on track to meet its 2040 clean energy goals, we believe the pending bill should be modified to accelerate the deployment deadline and require all storage resources be competitively sourced. Francis Pullaro Adding a significant amount of battery energy storage to the power grid can provide significant cost, reliability, and environmental benefits to the people of Connecticut. Stand-alone energy storage facilities provide new capacity to the grid and complement renewable energy resources by absorbing their excess low-cost energy and storing it for later use. While the bill allows for storage to pair with wind and solar resources, we believe that benefit should be expanded to include all forms of small hydropower.