OCTOBER 29
Online Program
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central
0.3 CEUs available.
REGISTRATION FEES
(Early Bird ends 10.15.2024/Regular ends 10.29.2024)
- WPUI Member:
Early Bird $100/Regular $150 - Non-Member:
Early Bird $125/Regular $175
DRAFT AGENDA
Battery energy storage system technologies continue to evolve and improve. This program will provide an overview of the role of battery energy storage in the clean energy transition, review the current technologies and their limitations, discuss how battery energy storage is used as an asset, and conclude with a discussion with industry experts who will share their perspectives on what’s next.
9:00 Welcome Remarks
Kristy Nieto, Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
9:05 – 9:40 The Role of Battery Energy Storage in the Clean Energy Transition – How are battery energy storage systems impacting the clean energy transition?
Erik Sonju, President, Power System Engineering
9:40 – 10:10 Available Battery Technologies, Capabilities, and Limitations – What technologies are currently available, what are their capabilities and limitations, and what is the timeline for new technologies?
10:10 – 11:00 Battery Energy Storage as an Asset – Utility planners discuss how battery energy storage is used as a resource or transmission and distribution asset and how affordability and public issues around storage may influence decision making.
11:00 – 11:10 Break
11:10 – 12:00 What is in Store for Battery Energy Storage Systems? What are the implications of recent FERC orders, and what are potential hurdles that need to be overcome? How will the different RTO markets leverage the value of battery energy storage systems? Where do we go from here?
Yasser Bahbaz, Senior Director of Markets, Southwest Power Pool
Sergio Duenas Melendez, Storage Sector Manager, California Independent System Operator