CESA Webinars & Events

Below is the list of our upcoming and most recent webinars. All of our webinars are free to attend, but registration is required. Click on the titles of the upcoming webinars below to read more and register.

Upcoming

Community Storage: SMUD’s Energy StorageShares Program

July 17, 2025

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) launched their innovative Energy StorageShares program in 2019. This program was the first virtual energy storage program in the US and allows commercial customers to invest in an off-site battery energy storage system and benefit from demand reduction cost savings without having to invest in a battery system at their…

Load Growth: What States Are Doing to Accommodate Increasing Electric Demand

July 21, 2025

This webinar highlights a new CESA report focusing on load growth and highlights the ways that states are preparing for an influx of energy demand in the coming years.

Recent

What are flow batteries and how can they improve resiliency, continuity and safety in urban installations?

March 24, 2016

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, will feature experts from the flow battery company ViZn Energy Systems and energy management company Schneider Electric. They will discuss the basics of flow batteries and how these technologies are being economically deployed in high electricity usage applications including universities, hospitals, and manufacturing plants.

Flow Batteries: New Efforts in R&D

March 23, 2016

This webinar, presented by CESA’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), will feature a presentation by PNNL’s Vincent Sprenkle for a discussion on the latest advancements in flow battery technology; recent efforts to demonstrate the multiple benefits flow battery systems can provide; and the path forward for lower cost systems.

Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions

March 18, 2016

NREL has released a new report exploring the likely impacts of recently extended federal tax credits on the deployment of renewable generation and on CO2 emissions. CESA is hosting a webinar with the report’s lead author, Trieu Mai, to discuss the report’s findings.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Resiliency: Fuel Cells for Telecom (Renewable H2)

March 17, 2016

Guest speakers from Altergy and T-Mobile discuss how fuel cells have become a significant part of their company’s mission to reduce environmental impact and dependence on fossil fuels while ensuring continuity of service for their customers.

Hawaii’s 100 Percent RPS and Vermont’s New RPS

March 14, 2016

This webinar will look at two states that last year took important actions to advance renewable energy. Program developers and managers from Hawaii and Vermont will present.

Resilient San Francisco: How to Develop a Citywide Solar+Storage Disaster Plan

March 7, 2016

This webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features a presentation on efforts in San Francisco to develop solar+storage systems to provide resilient power during grid outages.

NREL’s STAT Network—Explaining the Opportunity and Process for Requesting Solar Technical Assistance

March 3, 2016

NREL’s STAT program provides direct technical assistance to state and local governments on matters that require solar market expertise to either answer a specific question or to provide expert testimony on policy best practices. Attendees will learn how to obtain solar technical assistance and hear about past solar technical assistance responses.

Optimizing Energy Storage Sizing, Location and Operation: Current R&D Efforts at Sandia National Laboratories

February 25, 2016

This webinar, presented by CESA’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), will feature a presentation on modeling software that can help developers optimize energy storage size and location. Panelists include Dr. César Silva-Monroy, Dr. Raymond Byrne, and Dan Borneo from Sandia National Laboratories.

Energy Storage in PJM: Wholesale Market Rules and Requirements

February 23, 2016

This webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features a presentation by Scott Baker of the PJM regional transmission organization on the rules and requirements for distributed energy storage to participate in the PJM wholesale energy markets.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Resiliency: Financing Energy Resiliency

February 18, 2016

Guest speakers from the CT Green Bank and the NY Green Bank will discuss their programs. Participants will also learn about ways to finance projects and utilize existing financial tools, such as long-term and low interest rate loans, revolving loan funds, and low-cost public investments to leverage hydrogen and fuel cell projects for resilient power.