About
Energy Storage Canada
Founded in 2016, Energy Storage Canada (ESC) is a not-for-profit organization and the only national trade association in Canada dedicated solely to the growth and market development of the country’s energy storage sector as a means of accelerating the realization of Canada’s ongoing energy transition and Net Zero goals through advocacy, education, collaboration, and research.
ESC’s technology-agnostic approach allows for a diverse membership of 85 members (and growing!) representing the end-to-end value chain of the country’s energy storage industry including technology and component providers, project developers, energy storage service providers, power generators, electric utilities, engineering, and construction firms, as well as professional services companies and NGOs.
We offer opportunities for leadership, access to experts and government representatives, in addition to providing forums for engaging with current policy, regulation, and discussions related to energy storage in Canada at the national level, which contribute to the advocacy, research, and stakeholder education provided by Energy Storage Canada.
Vision
ESC’s vision for the Future of Energy Storage in Canada – Energy Storage is a key element of an affordable, sustainable, and resilient electricity grid with diversified energy storage technology and applications deployed across all provinces and territories, supported by an end-to-end Canadian value chain.
Mission
Energy Storage Canada leads the growth and market development of the energy storage sector as part of Canada’s energy transition through policy advocacy, education, collaboration, and research.
Strategic Goals
Impact Policy &
Regulatory Reform
Maintain engagement with regulators to continue to remove barriers to energy storage deployment in all jurisdictions and engage with energy stakeholders and policy makes to ensure government initiatives favor the deployment of storage
Grow & Develop
Industry Partnerships
Identify organizations with common goals to collaborate on points of intersection related to the development of Canada’s energy sector, particularly in relation to decarbonization and net-zero goals. Look for additional opportunities for the same with existing partners.
Advocate for Initiatives
Favorable
to Energy Storage
Advocate for specific initiatives favorable to the deployment of energy storage, including but not limited to, favorable tax incentives, the creation of a renewable energy credit, &/or a carbon tax mechanism to assign a value to GHG reductions owing to storage installations.
Education &
Engagement
Foster greater awareness and understanding of energy storage technologies, potential applications, and its benefits among energy stakeholders in Canada at all levels of engagement.