[149 ESS Producers Voice Opposition to "Rat Race" Competition, Industry Association: Expected to Gradually Form Industry Consensus and Self-Discipline] Recently, the China Industrial Association of Power Sources (CIAPS) released the "Initiative on Maintaining Fair Competition and Promoting the Healthy Development of the Energy Storage Industry" (Draft for Comments). The initiative shows that 149 companies have participated. CIAPS stated that the participating companies collectively cover various segments of the industry chain and supply chain, including lithium-ion battery, flow battery, sodium-ion battery, compressed air energy storage, flywheel energy storage, supercapacitors, thermal storage, PCS, BMS, energy storage system integrators, intelligent equipment, temperature control systems, fire protection systems, design and planning, and construction and installation. For instance, nine out of the top 10 lithium-ion battery producers and eight out of the top 10 energy storage system integrators actively participated in this initiative, indicating strong support and positive response from the ESS industry chain. This is expected to gradually foster industry consensus and self-discipline.