TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS – Battery Energy Storage Systems

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OCTOBER 29

Online Program

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central
0.3 CEUs

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?
Babu Chalamala, Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories

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.
Moderator:
Sally Talberg, President, Talberg Policy Solutions
Panel:
Jody Arendt, Director of Planning, WEC Energy Group
Neil Canar, Director, Rates & Financial Analysis, Dairyland Power Cooperative
Caitlin Smith, Vice President, Policy & Corporate Communications, Jupiter Power

Carrie Zalewski, Vice President, Transmission and Markets, American Clean Power Association

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?
Moderator:
Marcus Hawkins, Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Panel:
Yasser Bahbaz, Senior Director of Markets, Southwest Power Pool
Scott Baker, Business Solutions Engineer, PJM Interconnection
Sergio Dueñas Melendez, Storage Sector Manager, California Independent System Operator
Bill Peters, Market Design Economist, Midcontinent Independent System Operator

 

Registered attendees will be given web conference details and access to electronic materials.

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