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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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Zolnierek | Illinois Commerce Commission | Welcome |
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Dr. Howard Passell | Sandia National Laboratories | Introduction to Energy Storage Technologies |
| Patrick Balducci | Argonne National Laboratory | Introduction to Energy Storage Economics |
| Will McNamara | Sandia National Laboratories | Introduction to Energy Storage Policy |
November 30, 2021 – Other States’ Approaches
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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Todd Olinsky-Paul | Clean Energy Group | Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) |
| Steve Fischmann | New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission | New Mexico |
| Anne-Marie Cuneo | Public Utilites Commission of Nevada | Nevada |
| Schuyler Matteson | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority | New York |
December 7, 2021 – Engineering Details
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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Dan Borneo | Sandia National Laboratories | Project Development/Commissioning |
| Dr. Mike Ropp | Sandia National Laboratories | Interconnection, Technical |
| Charlie Vartanian | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Interoperability |
| Matt Paiss | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Safety |
December 14, 2021 – Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) & Valuation
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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Dr. Ray Byrne | Sandia National Laboratories | Intro to Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis |
| Dr. Howard Passell Will McNamara | Sandia National Laboratories | BCAs Applied to Energy Storage in Various States |
| Dr. Tu Nguyen | Sandia National Laboratories | Energy Storage Valuation Modeling |
| Jeremy Twitchell | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Policy Levers for Making Energy Storage Cost Effective in Illinois |
January 11, 2022 – Battery Storage for Generation & Transmission & Distribution Deferral
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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Hisham Othman | Quanta Technology | Energy Storage for Generation and Transmission Applications |
| Bob McKee | American Transmission Company | Deploying Energy Storage as Transmission Assets |
| Angela Gould | California Energy Commission | Energy Storage for Peak Load |
| Jeremy Twitchell | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Storage as Transmission: Policy and Regulatory Issues |
January 18, 2022 – Decarbonization & Energy Storage
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| Speaker | Organization | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Introductory Remarks |
| Dr. Lola Infante | Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) | Decarbonization & Energy Storage |
| Brian Bishop | Pacific Gas & Electric | California Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) & Getting GHGs out of Energy Storage |
| Henry Richardson | WattTime | Watt Time & Getting GHGs out of Energy Storage |
| Rebecca O’Neil | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Energy Equity |
| Dr. Imre Gyuk | DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program | Closing Remarks |