Battery Storage Game Plan
Accelerating the deployment of battery storage for electric cooperatives
e-Lab Accelerator 2019
Teams and Faculty
2019 Teams
e–Lab Accelerator projects tackle unique challenges that—when solved—can help drive the entire industry forward. Accelerator 2019 brought together projects focused on the following themes:
- New business models for utilities and other solutions providers:Projects to advance new business models that accelerate the transformation to a low-carbon energy system.
- Grid modernization and planning for DERs:Projects to meet emerging transmission, distribution, and generation needs through integrated planning for non-fossil resources.
- Electrification of buildings:Projects to help scale widespread transition of homes and businesses off of fossil fuels for space and water heating and other end uses, toward efficient use of low-carbon electricity.
- DER adoption at scale:Other projects to accelerate the adoption of cost-competitive and beneficial DERs.
Further information on teams that attended Accelerator 2019 can be found below:
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Decarbonizing The Evening Peak
Creating new business models to meet grid needs with clean energy technologies
Decarbonizing Minnesota’s Natural Gas End Uses
Supporting the growth of electrification use cases in Minnesota
DERs for Wildfire Resilience
Employing DERs to provide greater resilience in fire-prone regions
Duke Energy Clean Cities Initiative
Connecting Communities with Clean Energy
Energy Shift Pilot Project
Meeting neighborhood heating and cooling needs with renewable energy
Equitable Electrification in Sacramento
Transitioning low- and moderate-income customers to electric space heating, water heating, and cooking
Financial Tools Supporting Coal to Clean in Wisconsin
Advancing the coal-to-clean transition in Wisconsin
Great River Energy Comprehensive Planning
Integrating demand-side innovation into resource planning needs
GridMod Squad
Developing a framework to properly value DER deployment to speed decarbonization and strengthen resilience
Promoting Texas Non-Wires Solutions
Matching non-wires solutions with grid needs in Texas
Rhode Island’s Building Electrification Strategic Transformation
Driving the deployment of heat pumps in the Ocean State
Solar and Storage for Disadvantaged Communities
Expanding access to solar plus storage technologies to disadvantaged communities
Faculty
- Janet Gail Besser, Managing Director, SEPA
- Peter Bronski, Founder & CEO, Inflection Point Agency
- John Burnett, Deputy General Counsel, Duke Energy
- Allison Clements, Program Director, Energy Foundation
- Angelina Galiteva, Founder and Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
- Sandy Grace, VP Policy Development EU, Exelon
- Rachel Huang, Director, Energy Strategy, Research & Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Betony Jones, Principal, Inclusive Economics
- Lorenzo Kristov, Principal, Electric System Policy
- Heidi Leslie, VP Corp Strategy Implementation, Emera Inc.
- Carl Linvill, Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project
- Tom Starrs, VP, Market Strategy and Policy, SunPower Corp
- Eleanor Stein, Professor, SUNY Albany
In addition to faculty, experienced facilitators from Rocky Mountain Institute and Reos Partners are assigned to each team to lead project discussions.