While these challenges do need to be addressed, it is well within the scope of the industry, working with governments, regulators, system operators, First Nations, and municipalities to find productive resolutions that will enhance and sustain Canada’s energy storage industry. As Canada’s national trade association for energy storage, this is one of our key objectives and we are consistently encouraged by the conversations we have across the country every day. We look forward to the future of Canada’s energy storage industry and to the critical role storage will play in Canada’s future grid. establish itself as a leader in the sector. However, it is also important to protect trade relations with existing partners, for example, by ensuring the expected tariffs with the United States have minimal impact on the energy storage supply chain. As well, that any restrictions on imports from China are focused on targeting exclusively the components presenting risk to Canadian systems, while preserving trade related to components presenting minimal risk that are critical to maintaining Canada’s competitive advantage. 88 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 04
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