The panel will focus on the unique functions of energy storage and why electricity markets are increasingly valuing ‘flexibility.’ FERC and the Texas PUC are currently re-considering market design for storage. Panelists will discuss why, despite the multiple value propositions of storage, the technology doesn’t fit neatly into current market design. For example, to fully capture the value of storage, should transmission and distribution utilities be able to own these assets, or do other ownership models make more sense? What might new market products for energy storage look like?

Alison Silverstein (Moderator)
Judith Talavera, President, AEP Texas
Dean Tuel, Vice President of Sales, Younicos
Kristin Abbott, Market Analyst, Texas Public Utility Commission