Designing State-Level Regulations for Energy Storage

Energy storage policy is evolving rapidly at both the federal and state level through legislation, regulatory rules, and executive directives. Sharing and analyzing common practices across different states and scenarios can help inform what can be a complex and time-consuming process for state regulators. The knowledge shared in this course derives from Sandia National Laboratories, supported by the Department of Energy-Office of Electricity (DOE-OE) energy storage program, and collaborations with the Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI), built upon long-standing partnerships with state officials, utilities, universities, technology developers, and other national laboratories.

Fees: 
NARUC State, Associate, and Federal Members: $250
Other State, Federal Government, and International Agencies / NASUCA Members / Academia: $450
All Others: $650

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Course Outline: 

• Day 1: What is a Data Center?-- History, What’s Changed, and the Current Planning Focus  
  • Operations in Relation to the Grid, Load Growth Drivers, Forecasts
• Day 2: Tools to Improve Data Center Interconnection & Energy Usage 
  • Advances in Interconnection, Technology, and Industry Partnerships
• Day 3: State Policy and Regulatory Toolbox to Accommodate New Large Loads 
  • Key State and Federal Policy Developments, Emerging Regulatory Perspectives

Instructors:

Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories. Will serves as Grid Energy Storage Policy Analyst for Sandia National Laboratories with a focus on energy storage policy development at the federal and state levels. Will has spent his entire 30-year career in the energy and utilities industry with a concentration on regulatory and legislative policy.

Ted Ko, Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI). Ted is the founder and Executive Director of the Energy Policy Design Institute (EPDI) and is a world-class expert on public policy for electricity systems and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Prior to EPDI, Ted led global policy engagement for Stem, Inc., an early pioneer in battery energy storage deployment, where he meaningfully influenced the full range of storage-related energy policy topics in the US, including everything from incentives and retail grid services to wholesale markets and DER aggregation.