RE+ Storage

Co-hosted by SEPA and SEIA, RE+ Storage brings together the leaders shaping the future of energy storage — from policy and market design to technology and grid operations.

SEPA’s expert-led discussions will connect the dots for stakeholders across the energy ecosystem, harnessing insights from utilities, regulators, technology providers, developers, and customers to deliver a systems-wide picture of the opportunities and challenges facing the storage market. Attendees will gain actionable insights into how storage is evolving from a grid asset to a critical energy affordability and resilience solution.

SEPA Speaker Sessions at RE+ Storage 2026

June 30, 2026

• Storage Supporting Large Load Growth: The Evolution of Battery Assets from Arbitrage to Reliability | 10:30 – 11:20 am PT
  This session will explore how utility-scale and distributed battery assets are moving beyond purely economic arbitrage strategies to meet soaring load growth, ensure grid stability, and provide the firm, dispatchable power required by tomorrow’s industrial and digital economy.
  SEPA Panelist: Kate Strickland, Director of Strategic Projects, Research & Industry Strategy

• The Power Plant in my Backyard: Using Storage to Enable VPPs | 3:00 – 3:50 pm PT
  This session will investigate how distributed battery systems are accelerating the energy transition as the backbone of successful VPPs pilots, and what additional business opportunities exist.
  SEPA Panelist: Weston Dengler, Senior Analyst, Research & Industry Strategy

• QuickTalk: How Storage Can Add Resilience to a Grid | 4:00 – 4:30 pm PT
  This session will offer examples of how deploying storage can contribute to making the grid more resilient in either vertically integrated or deregulated/restructured markets.
  SEPA Moderator: Weston Dengler, Senior Analyst, Research & Industry Strategy

• Charging Up Ratepayer Benefits of Energy Storage | 4:00 – 5:00 pm PT
  This session will evaluate innovative rate structures, regulatory incentives, and policy pathways required to ensure energy storage serves as a tool for affordability and the benefits are shared across all communities.
  SEPA Panelist: Brittany Blair, Manager, Research & Industry Strategy

For the full agenda, visit: https://re-plus.events/storage/schedule/

Register Today: https://re-plus.events/storage/register

SEPA members receive discounted pricing.