Agenda

Panel discussion followed by regional roundtables.

• Battery storage as a market resource
• Planning for hybrid resources: solar + storage & wind + storage
• What are the biggest differences when you interconnect in different ISO markets?
• East vs. West vs. Midwest — capacity markets across the country & optimization 
• Storage as a transmission and distribution asset -- can new tech be implemented quickly enough?

Following the grid resilience discussion, regional roundtables will separate participants by regional focus, so that topics previously mentioned can be explored in depth.  

• PJM 
• CAISO 
• MISO 
• NYISO 
• Southeast
• Hawaii

• What revenue streams are available for storage technologies? 
• Bidding strategies: man vs. machine for real-time storage optimization 
• Storage as a physical insurance for price reliability
• Grid hardening and premiums
• Finding arbitrage opportunities for storage  
• Ancillary services – adding to your bottom line  
• Credit capacity for batteries  

• How will announced projects and initiatives open the market in Florida for more storage projects? 
• Why now? The regulatory changes and executive decisions that will enable renewables development 
• How does the PSC (Florida Public Services Commission) balance the needs of the customer with industry demands? 
• Regulation review: what fell into place with regulators to encourage clean energy?  

• Why you should add storage to your portfolio 
• What do you look for in a storage project when looking to invest? 
• Adding storage money: the opportunity of hybrid projects with solar and wind generation 
• Roofing as the new real estate

Safety was the standout panel from our 2019 launch event and it’s now back for a second edition.  

• Review of codes, plans, and regulations to secure a safe grid with lithium ion batteries  
• Viewpoint from long-term investors: what do you need to find comfort in a project?  
• How do you diminish business interruptions with an energy storage system? 
• Who is driving the adoption of energy standards?  
• How do you guarantee safe storage systems with the new storage mandates? 
• End of life considerations: could there be a second life for batteries? 

• Is Puerto Rico the perfect example of why distributed energy works?
• Microgrids and minigrids – community and residential solutions
• Transmission problems and decentralization opportunities
• Review of Puerto Rico’s Integrated Resource Plan – is 1GW of storage enough?
• Resilient grids – what’s being built today?