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Building Utility-OEM Partnerships for Battery Program Success

Utilities are rapidly scaling battery storage programs to meet growing grid flexibility demands, and success depends on strategically building a strong portfolio of battery OEM partnerships that can address diverse stakeholder needs. In this virtual roundtable, leading battery OEM representatives came together for a practical discussion on how to build partnerships that truly work. The conversation explored common partnership challenges as well as proven best practices for successful collaboration.

What we covered:
  • OEM priorities, opportunities, and pain points when partnering with utilities.
  • Proven strategies for aligning incentives.
  • Ways to streamline integration and deployment.

SPEAKERS

Lauren Burke

Business Development, Tesla

Matthew Hale

Grid Services & Utility Partnerships, Franklin WH

Tamara Sinensky

Senior Manager, Grid Services Product, SolarEdge

Michael Norbeck

Sr. Director, Business Development, Enphase

Thaddeus Brown

Sr. Manager, Partnerships, Uplight

Sneha Vasudevan

Project Manager Technical Lead, Uplight