Battery Energy Storage: Commitment to Safety & Reliability
Get the facts on certifications and standards that guide the safe design, installation, and operation of battery energy storage facilities.
Battery energy storage technologies are designed to meet and exceed qualification standards. Safety is fundamental to all parts of our electric system, including battery energy storage facilities. The U.S. battery energy storage industry uses a suite of important certifications and standards that guide the safe design, installation, and operation of battery energy storage facilities.
This fact sheets provides details on how these systems are tested and vetted, certified, and ultimately built to comply with the nation’s leading safety standards.
Battery energy storage technologies are built to enhance electric grid security and reliability, reliably powering homes and businesses by performing during critical high stress periods, and delivering power to the grid during blizzards or heat waves.