Public-Private Coalition NY-BEST is a rapidly growing industry-led coalition in New York combining corporate, academic, and government partners to advance the energy storage sector from R&D to commercialization, presenting a wide network of potential customers, partners, and collaborators for technology providers.

Market Leadership The organization aims to establish New York as a global leader in energy storage, offering opportunities to align with state-backed initiatives, access funding channels, pilot programs, and large-scale deployment projects suitable for suppliers of storage hardware, software, and testing services.

Strategic Partnerships Recent collaborations with universities (e.g., Binghamton University) and industry programs (NENY, The Clean Fight) indicate ongoing demand for technical assistance, pilot deployments, and commercialization support, creating pathways for vendors to provide testing, integration, and consulting solutions.

Testing and Validation Historical investment in testing facilities and center capabilities (BEST Testing and Commercialization Center) signals a strong need for advanced testing, validation, quality assurance, and reliability services that vendors can supply to accelerate product readiness.

Funding and Revenue Scale With revenue in the low millions and substantial public funding, NY-BEST represents a buyer and influencer with appetite for cost-effective technologies, hardware, software platforms, and services that can leverage state support, grants, and technical assistance programs.