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

Batteries 101, Part 3: Safety and Environmental Considerations for Battery Energy Storage in Massachusetts

July 11, 2024

In a special, Massachusetts-focused webinar series by CEG and CESA, experts answer your questions about energy storage. This third installment will address fire codes, environmental considerations, and security considerations that municipalities and planners should explore when designing a battery storage project in their communities.

Energy Storage for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction

July 30, 2024

States are increasingly adopting ambitious clean energy and climate goals, which will require both renewable generation and energy storage technologies. This webinar will feature two different state approaches to reducing emissions with energy storage.

Department of Energy, Equitable Solar Communities of Practice Community Convening: Resilience, Storage, and Grid Benefits

August 5, 2024

Join CEG for an interactive 2-hour session exploring the best practices, opportunities, and obstacles in advancing resilient power – solar PV paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – in historically marginalized communities.

California’s Flexible Demand Appliance Standards for Pool Controls Program – Employing Load Shifting to Lower Peak Demand and Avoid Emissions

August 15, 2024

In 2023, the California Energy Commission (CEC) created the first-in-the-world flexible demand appliance standard for residential swimming pool controls. In this CESA webinar, guest speakers from the CEC will present their award-winning Flexible Demand Appliance Standards for Pool Controls program, featuring CEC Commissioner Andrew McAllister.

Recent

RPS Collaborative Webinar: Updates from Connecticut and Wisconsin

May 5, 2015

The webinar will provide updates on the RPS programs and activities in Connecticut and Wisconsin. The focus will be on program elements and developments that may be of interest to other states.

Resilient Power Project Webinar: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development Plans for the Northeastern States

May 4, 2015

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, highlights the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)’s hydrogen and fuel cell roadmaps for Northeastern states. Guest speakers include Joel Rinebold of CCAT, Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, Kent McCord of Doosan Fuel Cell America, and Kevin Kinnaw of Toyota.

CHP Multi-State Working Group

May 1, 2015

CESA is starting a multi-state collaboration on combined heat and power systems and components. The idea is to create a unified list of pre-approved CHP systems and system components as a way to drive down costs, increase customer satisfaction, accelerate deployment, grow markets and lower risks. This webinar featured a presentation by Dr. Dana Levy about NYSERDA’s CHP acceleration project, which has had some good success with this approach, followed by state-by-state updates from webinar participants.

Clean Energy Group Webinar: The Need for National Collaboration on Distributed Energy Storage

April 16, 2015

Clean Energy Group hosted a webinar discussion on the need for national and international collaboration on distributed energy storage. Clean Energy Group President Lew Milford and Program Associate Seth Mullendore were joined by guest speaker Katherine Hamilton from the Energy Storage Association (ESA).

ESTAP Webinar: Upgrading Distribution Resilience – A DOE-OE Solicitation

April 7, 2015

This webinar, presented by CESA’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), features a presentation on the US Department of Energy’s Resilient Electricity Delivery Infrastructure (REDI) Initiative. Guest speakers include Dr. Imre Gyuk and Dan Ton of the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE OE), and Ryan Watson of the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Resilient Power Project Webinar: Resilient Cities: Clean Energy to Power Critical Public and Private Facilities

April 2, 2015

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features guest speakers from Baltimore and NYC for a discussion on their efforts to implement resilient power projects. Panelists include Lew Milford and Rob Sanders from Clean Energy Group, Kristin Baja from the City of Baltimore, and Laurie Reilly and Erica Helson from Sustainable CUNY.

Resilient Power Project Webinar: Resilient Power in Schools, featuring Florida and New Jersey

March 31, 2015

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features a discussion of two models for providing resilient power to schools serving as public shelters using solar+storage technology. Panelists include Susan Schleith of the University of Central Florida’s Solar Energy Center, John Leeds of the Florida Office of Energy, and Avital Szulc of A.F. Mensah.

APA Webinar: Using Solar Energy to Enhance Community Resilience

February 26, 2015

The American Planning Association (APA) hosted a webinar about using solar to enhance community resilience. Clean Energy Group Senior Finance Director Rob Sanders was a guest speaker.

State-Federal RPS Collaborative Webinar: Cross-State RPS Interactions

February 25, 2015

New analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the extent to which RPSs were met with out-of-state renewable energy in 2012 and 2013. Jenny Heeter of NREL will describe and discuss these findings.

Streamlining Residential Solar Permitting Processes at the Municipal Level: Lessons from California

February 20, 2015

The Clean Energy States Alliance hosted a webinar on California’s approach to residential solar photovoltaic (PV) permitting.