SDED works to advance Community Choice and a "decarbonized"
electricity system.  Electricity Storage helps get us there.  

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THANK YOU to the over 50 attendees at SDED's half-day Workshop
"Electricity Storage in the Context of Community Choice".
part of the ESNA 2017 Conference and Expo.

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Speaker slides are linked below, in the order of presentation.

• Erika Morgan, Executive Director, San Diego Energy District  --  Consultant in rapid change and clean energy market transformation, Erika provided an intro to Community Choice and moderated both panels.
• Paul Liotsakis, Customer Programs Manager, MCE Clean Energy -- Storage lessons learned from CA's oldest Choice program.
• Jose Torre-Bueno, VP/ CTO, Empowered Energy Solutions -- How a Choice program enhances the benefits of Storage.
  
• Sachu Constantine, Director of Policy, Center for Sustainable Energy -- What policy and mandates constrain and/or benefit energy storage installations in Community Choice jurisdictions. 
  
• Rick Brown, President, TerraVerde Renewable Partners, LLC -- Using storage and Choice to capture value for the public sector and the wider community. 
  
• J. David Erickson, Head of Section-Distributed Energy Resources, DNV-GL Energy Advisory Americas -- How CCAs can access the full benefit stack and build storage into IRPs to increase value. 
  

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As our speakers showed, there is a lot of potential to be reaped in the marriage of Community Choice and Electricity Storage.  CCA staff, Storage developers and vendors, building owners and managers - all stand to gain, for the reasons below.

SDED will be continuing our efforts in this space.  To influence what we do next, please join the conversation:  give us your workshop feedback here and/or write us directly here. 

Reason One: Buildings

You own or lease in a commercial building and have wondered whether adding Storage makes sense in your situation.  A Community Choice program can make storage break-even sooner than you think.  It might also make a good deal even better. 

Reason Two: Generation

Renewable energy needs storage, to reach its highest penetration and maximum effectiveness.  Community Choice programs can implement storage at locations that maximize value to developers, customers and community. 

Reason Three:  Community

When Community Choice programs procure low-cost, clean renewable energy from local generators, the community as a whole benefits, via bill savings, pollution reductions and local economic development. 

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Thanks to our Workshop Sponsors:

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