Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Webinar Series

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. Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Commissioners and Staff 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.

April 28, 2021 – Introduction to Energy Storage

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Rebecca ValcqChairperson, Public Service Commission of WisconsinWelcome & Introductions
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Will McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesOverview of State & Federal Energy Storage Policy Deployments Across the United States
Dr. Howard PassellSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage Technologies
Dr. Di WuPacific Northwest National LaboratoryIntroduction to Energy Storage Economics

May 12, 2021 – Energy Storage Economics

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SpeakerOrganization Presentation
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Dr. Ray ByrneSandia National LaboratoriesIntroduction to Energy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis
Will McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesEnergy Storage Benefit Cost Analysis in the United States
Patrick BalducciArgonne National LaboratoryEnergy Storage Economics Modeling for Value Stacking 

May 26, 2021 – Programs, Policies, and Carbon Impacts

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Brian BishopPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)
Gavin McCormickWattTimeGetting GHGs out of Energy Storage with WattTime
Jeremy TwitchellPacific Northwest National LaboratoryDual Use Policy – Energy Storage for Transmission and Market Services

June 9, 2021 – Engineering Details

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Dan BorneoSandia National LaboratoriesProject Development/Commissioning
Dr. Mike RoppSandia National LaboratoriesInterconnection, Technical
Charlie VartanianPacific Northwest National LaboratoryTechnical Issues Associated with Multiple Use Applications
Dr. David RosewaterSandia National Laboratories Energy Storage System Safety

June 23, 2021 – Evolution of Batteries – New Approaches Other Than Li-ion

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SpeakerOrganization Presentation
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Dr. Cliff HoSandia National LaboratoriesThermal Energy Storage Technologies
Dr. Simon EvansCarbon BriefHydrogen Energy Storage
Russ WeedAdvance Rail Energy Storage (ARES) North AmericaGravity Energy Storage
Dr. Stephen BauerSandia National Laboratories Compressed Air Energy Storage
Dr. Reed WittmanSandia National LaboratoriesSide by Side Comparison of Li-ion & Flow Batteries
Wilson MaLi-CycleLi-ion Recycling

July 14, 2021 – Policy Issues and Equity

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SpeakerOrganizationPresentation
Dr. Imre GyukDirector, DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage ProgramIntroduction
Charlie VartanianPacific Northwest National LaboratoriesInterconnection Policy
Will McNamaraSandia National LaboratoriesAvoiding Stranded Assets & Lease vs. Ownership
Dr. Bethel TarekegnePacific Northwest National LaboratoryEnergy Equity & Energy Storage
Crystal PruittOffice of Clean Energy Equity, New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesEnergy Equity