Last week, the Obama Administration announced a sweeping initiative aimed at growing energy storage, demand management and renewable energy resources, while investigating the best way to integrate those into an increasingly flexible power grid – including a series of executive actions and 33 state and private sector commitments expected to result in at least 1.3 GW of additional storage procurement or deployment in the next five years, and analysis of the private sector Green Button Alliance, examining consumer protections and privacy standards, aiming to “promote confidence” among customers who consent to contribute their data. Read more from Utility Dive, here.