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Energy Transition Lab

Midwest Energy Storage Summit Agenda

Friday, September 15, 2017

Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota

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7:30-8:00 AM           Registration


8:00-8:30 AM           Welcome and Overview (Click here for video)

  • Dr. Jessica Hellmann, Director, Institute on the Environment
  • Ellen Anderson, Director, Energy Transition Lab (Click here for slides.)

8:30-9:00 AM           The Midwest, MISO, and Energy Storage (Click here for video)

  • Keynote: Clair Moeller, Executive Vice President, Operations, MISO (Click here for slides.)
  • Introduction by Ellen Anderson

9:00-9:40 AM           Energy Storage from the Regulator Perspective (Click here for video)

  • Ted Thomas, Chair, Arkansas Public Services Commission and Vice President, Organization of MISO States
  • Nancy Lange, Chair, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; Chair, Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, NARUC; Chair, Midcontinent States Environment and Energy Regulations
  • Moderator: Alexandra Klass, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota Law School

9:40-10:10 AM          Energy Storage: A Critical Hub for the Clean Energy Ecosystem (Click here for video.)

  • Keynote: Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO, Energy Storage Association 
  • Introduction: Phyllis Reha, PAR Energy Solutions

10:10-10:25 AM        Morning networking break (Click here for slides.)


10:25-11:20 AM       State Policies on Energy Storage (Click here for video.)

  • Dr. David Kolata, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board, Illinois (Click here for slides.)
  • Bill Grant, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Energy Resources, Minnesota Department of Commerce (Click here for slides.)
  • Brett Simon, Energy Storage Analyst, GTM Research (Click here for slides.)
  • Moderator: Bradley Klein, Environmental Law & Policy Center

11:20- 12:10 PM       Keynote & Utility Executive Dialogue (Click here for video.)

  • Keynote: Mary Powell, President, & CEO, Green Mountain Power (Click here for presentation.)
  • Special Guest: Chris Clark, President, Xcel-Energy Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (Click here for slides.)      
  • Moderator: Ellen Anderson, Director, Energy Transition Lab 

12:10-1:00 PM          Lunch Break (Click here for slides.)


1:00-2:00 PM            Energy Storage Research Keynote & Panel Discussion (Click here for video.)

  • Keynote: Dr. George Crabtree, Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory (Click here for slides.)
  • Ellen Anderson, Director, Energy Transition Lab, University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment
  • Ed Burgess, Senior Manager, Strategen Consulting (Click here for slides.)
  • Dr. Christopher Clack, CFO, Vibrant Clean Energy (Click here for slides.)
  • Moderator: Dr. Eray Aydil, Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Professor, College of Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota

2:00-3:00 PM            Energy Storage Implementation Keynote & Panel: Energy Storage Projects that Pay for Themselves (Click here for video.)

  • Keynote: Dr. Imre Gyuk, Director of Energy Storage Research, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy (Click here for slides.)
  • Sarah Van Cleve, Energy Policy Advisor, Tesla (Click here for slides.)
  • Lin Franks, Senior Strategist, RTO, FERC & Compliance Initiatives, Indianapolis Power & Light (Click here for slides.)
  • Moderator: Ken Smith, President & CEO, Ever-Green Energy/District Energy St. Paul

3:00-3:15 PM            Afternoon networking break (Click here for slides.)


3:15-4:00 PM           Wrap-up Discussion: Bringing It All Together (Click here for video.)

  • Beth Soholt, Executive Director, Wind on the Wires
  • Lissa Pawlisch, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) Director for the University of Minnesota’s Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
  • Dr. George Crabtree, Director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dr. Imre Gyuk, Director of Energy Storage Research, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy
  • Moderator: Dr. Jessica Hellmann, Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

4:00-6:00 PM            Reception-Refreshments:

Campus Club, 4th floor, Coffman Memorial Union

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