On 1–3 September, Senior Managing Director Benjamin Chee, Director Suganda D. Tuladhar, and Consultants Chris Holt and Jane Kim will speak at the annual Renewable Energy Markets (REM) conference, joining leaders from federal and state governments, major corporate purchasers, the nation’s top utilities and electricity generators, policy experts, and renewable energy marketers from around the world.
On 2 September, Mr. Chee will participate in the panel “Beyond Solar & Wind: Scaling Storage, Thermal, and Clean Firm Energy” with CEBA Vice President Sarah Mihalecz, Kanin Energy CEO Janice Tran, and City of Alexandria, Virginia Energy Manager Valerie Amor. This panel will discuss the next wave of solutions needed for reliability and deeper decarbonization as solar and wind dominate the current renewables landscape. It will explore emerging approaches—including battery storage, thermal energy storage, geothermal, and other clean firm technologies—and how they are being deployed alongside renewables. Panelists will also discuss how leading companies are evolving their strategies, structuring deals, and verifying emissions reductions as they incorporate these next-generation resources.
Later that day, Mr. Chee, Dr. Tuladhar, Dr. Holt, and Ms. Kim will participate in the “Policy, Energy, Storage, and More” small group discussions. Mr. Chee and Ms. Kim will lead “Storage That Performs: Designing the Right Incentives” to discuss how storage is critical to a reliable, decarbonized grid but simply procuring megawatts is not enough. They will focus on how innovative contracting and procurement mechanisms can reward the performance and grid value we need from storage.
Dr. Tuladhar and Dr. Holt will lead “Are We Undervaluing Storage?”, discussing how storage can provide energy, capacity, reliability, and infrastructure value, though wholesale markets and utility regulation do not consistently recognize those benefits. This discussion will explore areas in which today’s market rules, accreditation methods, and cost-allocation approaches may leave value on the table and what can change to better reflect the full economics of storage.
