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

Bridging the Gap: How Emerging State Policies are Making Energy Storage More Affordable and Accessible

January 7, 2025

This webinar features report authors discussing a recent report, jointly published by the CESA and Sandia National Laboratories, that highlights emerging strategies used by the leading states to advance energy storage adoption in underserved and low-income communities.

Solar and Battery Storage to Support Community Preparedness and Disaster Response

January 15, 2025

An increase in severe weather events, combined with aging energy infrastructure, is resulting in more frequent and longer duration power outages. This webinar will focus on innovative applications of solar+storage to assist vulnerable communities in the event of an outage and emergency event.

National Energy Summit for States: Navigating Energy Trends and Federal Programs

May 28, 2025

This event will bring together state and federal government officials and program staff who are working to implement IRA/BIL programs.

Recent

American Samoa’s Solar+Storage Microgrid

February 16, 2017

A solar+storage microgrid in American Samoa provides clean, resilient and affordable power to the island’s residents. In this webinar, guest speakers from EPA, Solar City, and the American Samoa Power Authority discussed the microgrid project.

Solar Equipment, Installation, and Licensing & Certification: A Guide for States and Municipalities

February 9, 2017

CESA’s new report is designed to inform state and municipal officials who are developing or revising solar standards and requirements. In this webinar, report authors provided an overview of the guide and addressed questions from the audience.

Federal Marine Spatial Planning: West Coast Update

February 2, 2017

In this webinar, panelists discussed the West Coast Regional Planning Body’s efforts to prepare a marine spatial plan to guide offshore renewable energy development in the region.

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2016 Year in Review

January 27, 2017

In this webinar, guest speakers from GTM Research shared insights related to recent developments in the U.S. energy storage market, including deployment trends, policy updates, and market outlook.

Implementing Expanded RPSs in Oregon and Rhode Island

January 25, 2017

In 2016, both Oregon and Rhode Island strengthened and extended their RPSs. In this webinar, Rebecca Smith (Senior Policy Analyst at the Oregon Department of Energy) and Linda George (Senior Legal Counsel at the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission) described their states’ new RPS laws and explained how the states are preparing for implementation.

Designing Publicly Supported Solar Loan Programs

January 12, 2017

This webinar overviews CESA’s new best practices guidebook on designing publicly supported residential solar loan programs. NREL’s Travis Lowder and CT Green Bank’s Ben Healey presented.

DOE’s Solar in Your Community Challenge

January 10, 2017

This webinar provided an overview of the Solar in Your Community Challenge, a DOE-sponsored contest to support innovative and replicable community-based solar business models and programs that will bring solar to underserved communities.

McKnight Lane: A Rural Low-Income Resilient Solar+Storage Housing Project

December 14, 2016

This webinar presented the McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project, a clean, resilient, affordable housing community in rural Vermont. Guest speakers from VEIC, Sonnen and the Addison County Community Trust presented.

Solar Consumer Protection

December 8, 2016

Panelists from SEIA, Consumers Union, and CESA presented their perspectives on solar consumer protection and discussed the work their organizations are doing to ensure that distributed PV remains consumer friendly.

2016 National Summit on RPS

November 30, 2016

The premier RPS-related event of the year was held at the Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, DC. Attending the Summit is the best way to learn about developments and trends related to state RPSs and to network with many of the people from across the country who are most engaged in implementing and analyzing state RPS programs.