The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission recently passed a mandate to support energy storage technologies that can provide quick bursts of power to the grid to help it run more smoothly. This new rule could play a crucial role in nurturing the growth of the young energy storage market, though energy storage companies won’t be the only beneficiaries of the new rule. To break down what this new rule means for grid technologies, here’s our cheatsheet on the new rule and why you should care:

via Why FERC’s energy storage ruling is important — Cleantech News and Analysis.