Comparative Analysis on Energy Storage Policies at Home and Abroad and Its Enlightenment

Abstract

In this paper, current development of energy storage(ES) in China and the United States is introduced firstly. Then, the typical ES policies of China and the United States are enumerated from the perspectives of general policies and multi-angle policies, which is consists of the generation side, the grid side and the user side. Through the analysis of the policies, the paper expounds the promoting effect of various ES policies on its development and makes a comparison of ES policies in China and the United States. Finally, according to the policies mentioned in this paper, combined with the current national conditions in China, the enlightenment and suggestions on policy formulation of ES are given due to the current national conditions in China.