Built for Now: Flexibility and Speed with Battery Energy Storage

In this Flexible Grid Technologies webinar hosted by CLEAResult Energetics, moderator Kiran Srivastava leads a discussion on how battery energy storage is moving from pilot programs to full-scale grid resources, including demand response and load sharing. Panelists Rachel Cohen-Moore (Portland General Electric), Lee Wood (CLEAResult Canada), and Rebecca Smith (CLEAResult Energetics) cover what’s accelerating adoption (policy, incentives, interconnection, and market supply), why behind-the-meter batteries offer flexible, controllable capacity, and how costs are falling through the shift to lithium iron phosphate. They share lessons from scaling programs, key readiness factors (economics, sourcing, permitting, and community acceptance), performance metrics (opt-outs, response and realization rates), and how batteries can support electrification while avoiding new charging-driven peaks, ending with audience Q&A and next steps for the series. 00:00 Welcome and Agenda 00:50 Housekeeping and Q&A 01:34 Meet the Panel 03:18 Why Storage Matters Now 04:46 What Drives Adoption 05:24 Policy and Utility View 07:34 Scaling Factors and Incentives 11:54 Battery Tech Cost Trends 14:26 From Pilot to Full Scale 15:08 PGE Pilot Lessons 18:40 Scaling Programs Fast 22:33 Is the Product Ready 24:46 Balancing Stakeholder Needs 25:22 Customer Control and Metrics 28:44 Aggregator Needs and Barriers 30:46 Where Batteries Fall Short 33:14 Future of Storage Programs 33:42 Next Chemistry and Manufacturing 36:08 Program Maturity Roadmap 39:17 Electrification and Load Growth 42:25 Audience Q&A 54:01 Wrap Up and Next Episode ABOUT THE SERIES Flexible Grid Technologies is a monthly webinar series hosted by CLEAResult Energetics for utilities, regulators, and state energy offices exploring how distributed energy resources can be practically deployed to manage load growth, improve grid reliability, and lower costs for customers. ABOUT CLEAResult ENERGETICS CLEAResult Energetics is the sustainability consulting practice of CLEAResult, working with utilities, government agencies, and industry partners on energy transition, transportation electrification, grid modernization, and sustainability initiatives. Our team helps utilities, regulators, and state energy offices design and deploy distributed energy resource programs that ease grid demand and control costs for customers. Contact CLEAResult Energetics to talk through a DER strategy or program design for your organization. LINKS Learn more about CLEAResult Energetics: https://www.clearesult.com/capabiliti... Follow CLEAResult Energetics on LinkedIn:   / energetics