Sandia National Laboratories has selected the Edison Electric Institute as the new leader of the National Consortium for the Advancement of Long Duration Energy Storage Technologies (LDES National Consortium), a forum focused on advancing the commercialization of long-duration energy storage technologies.
The LDES National Consortium was formed in October 2023 by Sandia and five national laboratory partners. The Consortium includes over 200 teaming partners from industry, academia, and government and operates as a technology-neutral platform to identify barriers, foster collaboration, and develop commercialization strategies.
“In just three years, the consortium has had a big impact on moving long-duration energy storage technology forward,” said Will McNamara, grid energy storage policy analyst for Sandia. McNamara Principal served as principal investigator for the consortium and represented Sandia as the lead lab for this effort.
“That success has been driven by the active collaboration of our 215 Teaming Partners, including EEI. We are excited and confident that EEI will provide exceptional leadership for the Consortium moving forward,” said McNamara.
EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Its members operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, providing safe, reliable electricity for nearly 250 million Americans. EEI will take ownership of the Consortium starting October 2026.
“EEI is honored to lead the LDES National Consortium, and we thank the U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the other national laboratories for this opportunity,” said EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney. “As electricity demand accelerates, long-duration energy storage can help make the electric system more flexible, reliable, and affordable. In this new leadership role, we look forward to continuing our work to bring stakeholders together and advance this critical technology.”
The LDES National Consortium was started with funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as part of the DOE Technology Commercialization Fund, administered by the Office of Technology Commercialization.
August 5, 2026