Illinois Commerce Commission

Energy storage is the key to unleashing the power of renewables, relieving generation, transmission, and distribution demands, and hastening the energy transition to a decarbonized future. Illinois Commerce Commission Staff & Stakeholders are invited to participate in a series of energy storage webinars presented in collaboration with US DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program and Sandia National Laboratories. Experts from the national labs, regional agencies and other organizations and institutions will provide content, with time for discussion and questions

November 16, 2021 – Introduction to Energy Storage

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Jim ZolnierekIllinois Commerce CommissionWelcome
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Dr. Howard PassellSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage Technologies
Patrick BalducciArgonne National LaboratoryIntroduction to Energy Storage Economics
Will McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage Policy

November 30, 2021 – Other States’ Approaches

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Todd Olinsky-PaulClean Energy GroupClean Energy States Alliance (CESA)
Steve FischmannNew Mexico Public Regulatory CommissionNew Mexico
Anne-Marie CuneoPublic Utilites Commission of NevadaNevada
Schuyler MattesonNew York State Energy Research and Development AuthorityNew York

December 7, 2021 – Engineering Details

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Dan BorneoSandia National LaboratoriesProject Development/Commissioning
Dr. Mike RoppSandia National LaboratoriesInterconnection, Technical
Charlie VartanianPacific Northwest National LaboratoryInteroperability
Matt PaissPacific Northwest National LaboratorySafety

December 14, 2021 – Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) & Valuation

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Dr. Ray ByrneSandia National LaboratoriesIntro to Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis
Dr. Howard Passell
Will McNamara
Sandia National LaboratoriesBCAs Applied to Energy Storage in Various States
Dr. Tu NguyenSandia National LaboratoriesEnergy Storage Valuation Modeling
Jeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National LaboratoryPolicy Levers for Making Energy Storage Cost Effective in Illinois

January 11, 2022 – Battery Storage for Generation & Transmission & Distribution Deferral

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Hisham OthmanQuanta TechnologyEnergy Storage for Generation and Transmission Applications
Bob McKeeAmerican Transmission CompanyDeploying Energy Storage as Transmission Assets
Angela GouldCalifornia Energy CommissionEnergy Storage for Peak Load
Jeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National LaboratoryStorage as Transmission: Policy and Regulatory Issues

January 18, 2022 – Decarbonization & Energy Storage

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory Remarks
Dr. Lola InfanteElectric Power Research Institute (EPRI)Decarbonization & Energy Storage
Brian BishopPacific Gas & Electric California Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) & Getting GHGs out of Energy Storage
Henry RichardsonWattTimeWatt Time & Getting GHGs out of Energy Storage
Rebecca O’NeilPacific Northwest National LaboratoryEnergy Equity
Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramClosing Remarks