Sandia Energy > Programs > Energy Storage > Policy and Outreach > Energy Storage Webinars for Regulators > 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 View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Jim ZolnierekIllinois Commerce CommissionWelcomeDr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Howard PassellSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage TechnologiesPatrick BalducciArgonne National LaboratoryIntroduction to Energy Storage EconomicsWill McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage Policy November 30, 2021 – Other States’ Approaches View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksTodd Olinsky-PaulClean Energy GroupClean Energy States Alliance (CESA)Steve FischmannNew Mexico Public Regulatory CommissionNew MexicoAnne-Marie CuneoPublic Utilites Commission of NevadaNevadaSchuyler MattesonNew York State Energy Research and Development AuthorityNew York December 7, 2021 – Engineering Details View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDan BorneoSandia National LaboratoriesProject Development/CommissioningDr. Mike RoppSandia National LaboratoriesInterconnection, TechnicalCharlie VartanianPacific Northwest National LaboratoryInteroperabilityMatt PaissPacific Northwest National LaboratorySafety December 14, 2021 – Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) & Valuation View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Ray ByrneSandia National LaboratoriesIntro to Energy Storage Benefit Cost AnalysisDr. Howard PassellWill McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesBCAs Applied to Energy Storage in Various StatesDr. Tu NguyenSandia National LaboratoriesEnergy Storage Valuation ModelingJeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National LaboratoryPolicy Levers for Making Energy Storage Cost Effective in Illinois January 11, 2022 – Battery Storage for Generation & Transmission & Distribution Deferral View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksHisham OthmanQuanta TechnologyEnergy Storage for Generation and Transmission ApplicationsBob McKeeAmerican Transmission CompanyDeploying Energy Storage as Transmission AssetsAngela GouldCalifornia Energy CommissionEnergy Storage for Peak LoadJeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National LaboratoryStorage as Transmission: Policy and Regulatory Issues January 18, 2022 – Decarbonization & Energy Storage View PDF agenda & speaker biographies SpeakerOrganizationPresentation Dr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramIntroductory RemarksDr. Lola InfanteElectric Power Research Institute (EPRI)Decarbonization & Energy StorageBrian BishopPacific Gas & Electric California Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) & Getting GHGs out of Energy StorageHenry RichardsonWattTimeWatt Time & Getting GHGs out of Energy StorageRebecca O’NeilPacific Northwest National LaboratoryEnergy EquityDr. Imre GyukDOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage ProgramClosing Remarks