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Draft Energy Storage Manual Released
NYSERDA filed a draft program manual for its Bulk Energy Storage Program. This manual detail the technical requirements for quality assurance, measurement & verification, and fire safety. The manual is designed to complement the request for proposals and the standard form agreement, which will be included with each program solicitation.
From the Introduction:
“This document constitutes the Program Manual of the Bulk Energy Storage Program administered by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Bulk Energy Storage Program was approved by the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) in its June 2024 Energy Storage Order; the program’s Implementation Plan was approved with modifications in a March 2025 Bulk Approving Order and revised and filed on April 18, 2025. The 2025 Bulk Approving Order directed NYSERDA to file within 2 weeks of program launch a Program Manual addressing specific technical items.”

