Dive Brief: Programs and policies approved by New York regulators have "effectively accelerated" the state's energy storage market and helped it to deploy or contract for 1,186 MW of capacity, according to a new report from the Department of Public Service (DPS). The New York Public Service Commission in 2018 set a goal of deploying 3,000 MW of energy storage capacity by 2030, with an interim 2025 target of 1,500 MW. The annual "State of Storage" report, published Thursday, found total deployed or contracted capacity is now 79% of the state's interim target and 40% of the 2030 goal. There are more than 8,000 MW of energy storage projects in the interconnection queues of New York utilities and the state's Independent System Operator, though the report, said it is "possible that not all of these projects would get built by 2030."