This recording is from NYCP’s renewable energy speaker series, Monday, May 11, from 12 to 1 P.M., with our special guests Camille Warner from NYSERDA and Sarah Crowell from ORES.
Camille is a senior project manager at NYSERDA, and Sarah Crowell is Senior Advisor for Policy and Communication at ORES. During their presentation, they explained the BESS siting process and the role ORES has in permitting large-scale generation and transmission projects.
There’s over 5 BESS projects being considered in Ulster County and the greater Hudson Valley region. Watch and hear from Dr. Jefferey Seidman, Vassar College, and Dan Murray, Energy Safety Consultant, and retired Chief in Charge of HazMat at FDNY; they will discuss how BESS systems work, why they’re needed, and what they mean for our communities.
This recording is from NYCP’s renewable energy speaker series, Monday, March 9, from 12 to 1 P.M., with our special guests Claudia Villar-Leeman from NY-BEST and Cora Stryker from Bright Saver.
Claudia is the Senior Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST). She explained how our electricity grid works, why energy storage is critical to supporting reliability while keeping electricity bills down, and recent initiatives to support storage in the state, including a recent bill that would have large BESS projects reviewed by the Department of Public Service: S.5506 (Kavanagh)/A.8378 (Levenberg).
Cora Stryker is the cofounder of Bright Saver, the first and only nonprofit dedicated to making plug-in solar accessible to all Americans. Cora explained plug-in (“balcony”) solar, told us about the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY Act). We also learned how to encourage our legislators to support policies that build a cleaner Empire State.
On Monday, January 12, from 12 to 1 P.M., NYCP hosted a practical guide to advocating for energy storage projects at town meetings. Our special guest was Vassar College professor Jeff Seidman, who drew on his successful effort to overturn Poughkeepsie’s energy storage moratorium. Dr. Seidman explained why the Hudson Valley is strategically crucial for energy storage, and why the area has become a flashpoint for energy debates, even within communities that are generally supportive of renewable energy. Most importantly, he presented compelling, persuasive arguments that we can use in almost any situation to support energy storage in our communities.
Monday, March 10: Fail-Safe Energy Storage Systems —
with VIRIDI’s Jon Williams, founder and CEO of Buffalo-based Viridi.
The company designs and builds fail-safe battery energy storage systems with on-demand, affordable power for use in industrial, medical, commercial, municipal, and residential building applications. Jon has also forged a method for workforce development that recruits, trains, and retains a strong local workforce.
Learn the latest on energy storage technology and how we can use it to build our renewable energy future!
Speakers:
Tom Kacandes – Business Development Manager – NY & NE at VEIC
Erin Hazen – Senior Director of Development at Glidepath Power
Jeff Irish – Vice President of SunCommon
Candace Rossi – Project Manager for NY-Sun at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)