Webinar & Events - Resilient Power

Replacing Peaker Plants with Battery Storage

July 19, 2018

This webinar presented the case for battery storage, both standalone and paired with renewables, as an increasingly viable alternative to traditional fossil-fuel peaker plants. Guest speakers from Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy and the Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy presented.

Resilient Power in Practice: Lessons Learned from the Field

June 27, 2018

Guest speakers from American Microgrid Solutions and muGrid Analytics explained how a project can be modeled and developed and shared some of their experiences and a few practical lessons learned from working with resilient power technologies the field.

Cutting Demand Charges with Battery Storage

June 5, 2018

Stephen Kelley of ENGIE Storage explained how battery storage can reduce demand charges for commercial customers, and addressed common questions that building owners and energy managers may have.

Update on the California SGIP Energy Storage Incentive

May 9, 2018

California’s Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) is the country’s premiere energy storage rebate program. This webinar featured a presentation by Andrea Woodall, an SGIP project manager, on the program’s design, progress, results and lessons learned to date.

New Financing Options for Solar+Storage in Low-Income Communities

March 29, 2018

In this webinar, Clean Energy Group’s Rob Sanders was joined by guest speakers from National Housing Trust and Urban Ingenuity to discuss ownership and finance models ranging from immediate direct ownership to third party ownership flips to C-PACE financing strategies.

Valuing Resilience: Exploring the Role of Solar+Storage in Grid Outages

March 14, 2018

The webinar included a review of the findings detailed in a recent paper released by NREL and Clean Energy Group, “Valuing the Resilience Provided by Solar and Storage Systems,” which illustrates the impact of valuing resilience on solar+storage system sizing.

Solar+Storage for Public and Affordable Housing

February 22, 2018

This webinar provides an overview of the technology, value proposition, and financing options for projects that pair solar with battery storage for public and affordable housing.

Members-Only: Energy Storage Basics for State Policymakers: Technology, Policy, Economics, and the State of the Industry

January 18, 2018
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Energy Storage for Puerto Rico: Modular Solutions for Disaster Recovery

December 12, 2017

Energy storage, combined with solar generation, can provide power to disaster recovery efforts when the grid is down. This webinar featured presentations from organizations implementing solar+storage in Puerto Rico: GS Battery, Civic Solar, the Solar Foundation, and Resilient Power Puerto Rico.

Marcus Garvey Apartments: A Solar+Storage Microgrid for Affordable Housing in Brooklyn, NY

November 16, 2017

The Marcus Garvey affordable housing complex in Brooklyn, NY uses a solar+storage microgrid system to cut electricity costs, improve grid reliability, and provide resilient backup power for tenants during extended outages. This webinar features presentations on the project’s economic drivers, design and implementation issues, and financing.