Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing) for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in 1H 2019 was flat with $2.3 billion compared to $2.4 billion raised in 1H 2018, a four percent decrease year-over-year (YoY). The decline in funding in 1H 2019 was due to lower funding activity in Smart Grid companies, while funding increased in the Battery Storage and Efficiency sectors.