Why you should be thinking about solar + storage

Back in September 2015, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) made a big splash when it signed a $0.145/kWh solar-plus-storage power-purchase agreement (PPA). Earlier this year, KIUC signed yet another PPA at $0.11/kWh, a price drop of more than 25% over just fifteen months. Why should you be thinking about energy storage? Here’s one fun example: Back in September 2015, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) made a big splash when it signed a $0.145/kWh solar-plus-storage power-purchase agreement (PPA). Earlier this year, KIUC signed yet another PPA at $0.11/kWh, a price drop of more than 25% over just fifteen months. This year at [Solar Summit]( we’re dedicating an entire track of sessions to Solar-Plus-Storage. [Register today →]( GTM Research senior analyst Daniel Finn-Foley will break down the current state of the U.S. energy storage market, analyzing present market trends and business models and how the market will change in the next five years. We’ll also hear about inverters in the age of energy storage from senior analyst Scott Moskowitz. The solar-plus-storage track sessions at Solar Summit this year are sponsored by Arizona Public Service. Erik Ellis from APS will join Kate McGinnis from AES Energy Storage on our panel session: Unlocking Grid Scale Storage: Policy & Regulation. Erik Ellis Manager, Technology Assessment & Integration APS Kate McGinnis Western US Market Director AES Energy Storage By 2021, the behind-the-meter segment will account for half of the annual U.S. storage market. We’ll hear more about this from Carl Mansfield from Sharp Electronics. Carl Mansfield General Manager and Founder, Energy Systems and Services Group Sharp Electronics [Register today]( and join us at the Omni Scottsdale Resort in Arizona May 17-18 for the 10th anniversary of Solar Summit. And don’t miss our second year of Solar Software Summit on May 16. Questions? Contact [gtmevents@greentechmedia.com.](mailto:gtmevents@greentechmedia.com) [Register here →]( Solar Summit 2017 is Sponsored by: Interested in sponsorship? Contact eventsales@greentechmedia.com Brought to you by: [Greentech Media, Inc.]( | 2 Liberty Sq. Floor 2 | Boston, MA 02109 | 617­-500­-4257 Greentech Media wants to make sure you’re getting the content you want. [Click here]( to control what types of newsletters and emails you receive from us, or [unsubscribe]( from all emails here.