Midwest Energy Storage Summit Agenda

7:30-8:00 AM Registration

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

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.)

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

Midwest Energy Storage Summit Program