Webinar hosted on February 16, 2023 by the Center for Strategic Policy Innovation

On February 16, 2023, the Center of Strategic Policy hosted the “NREL Modeling Tools Case Study - Solar PV/Microgrid Pilot Site” webinar, the final webinar in a three-part series. The webinar focused on a pilot project in Lansing, MI, that is deploying the solar energy/resiliency modeling capabilities of NREL’s publicly available Renewable Energy Optimization Tool (REopt) and System Advisor Model (SAM). Spearheaded by the Center, the Lansing Pilot is being conducted with the support, cooperation, and assistance of DOEs National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), past and present Michigan State University faculty members, Arizona State University’s Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS) – who performed the solar/battery storage/microgrid modeling at the site using the NREL modeling tools – and city officials from the City of Lansing, Michigan. Experts involved in the pilot project shared best practices and lessons learned from this modeling effort. To access a summary, full recording, and presentation slides, please visit the link below:

Featured speakers:

• Melanie Nutter, Principal, Nutter Consulting

• Kevin Daehnke, President, Center for Strategic Policy Innovation

• Kristen Cetin, PhD, Associate Professor, Michigan State University

• Sharlissa Moore, PhD, Environmental Justice Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• James Nelson, PhD, Director of Technology and Innovation, ASU Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS)

• Andrew Kilpatrick, Public Service Director, City of Lansing

• Lori Welch, Sustainability Manager, City of Lansing

• Nate Blair, MS, Group Manager of Distributed Systems and Storage Analysis, NREL