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

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.

New Jersey Energy Storage Rebate Program

February 17, 2016

The New Jersey Energy Storage Program is back, this time in the form of an open enrollment prescriptive rebate that will offer $300/kWh for eligible systems. The $3 million rebate program opens March 1. Join us to learn about program rules and requirements from the New Jersey BPU.

Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project: Providing “How To” Resources for Building Energy Resilient Communities

February 10, 2016

Clean Energy Group will be hosting a webinar to provide an introduction to the Resilient Power Project and an overview of the project’s free resources, which include reports, webinars, newsletters, and several new web-based tools.

Financing Solar+Storage with Federal Tax Credits

February 3, 2016

Join us for a presentation on ITC considerations for solar+storage projects from tax and financial advisory experts from DeLoitte Tax.

Hydropower and Renewable Portfolio Standards

February 2, 2016

This webinar will explore the role and treatment of hydropower in RPSs across the country.

NWRC Webinar: Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Project Moving Forward

January 29, 2016

Guest speakers from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composite Center will present an update on the Maine Aqua Ventus project, a 12MW floating offshore wind pilot farm.

U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards: Overview of Status and Key Trends

January 26, 2016

This webinar will feature a wide-ranging presentation on the overall status of RPSs around the country and observations about general trends.

ESTAP Webinar: State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry

December 16, 2015

This webinar, presented by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), provides an up-to-date look at the U.S. energy storage industry, including trends in technology, applications, pricing, financing, vendor landscape, markets, and relevant regulatory and legislative issues. Panelists include Ravi Manghani and Brett Simon of GTM Research.