Summary: The PUD has installed the first two battery systems as part of a multi-year program aimed at transforming the marketplace and how utilities manage grid operations. These battery storage systems are the first to be built using the cutting-edge Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA). The first set of lithium batteries is located at a utility substation near the PUD’s operations center. A second system, a set of vanadium flow batteries, was installed in early 2017. The installations are designed to improve reliability and the integration of renewable energy sources, which are rapidly growing in the Pacific Northwest. The utility is managing its energy storage projects with an Energy Storage Optimizer (ESO), a software platform that runs in its control center and maximizes the economics of its projects by matching energy assets to the most valuable mix of options on a day-ahead, hour-ahead and real-time basis. Visit Requirements: The energy storage system is located in a substation. Attendees are required to wear hard hats (provided by SNOPUD) and hiking boot type shoes (closed toe with ankle support). There will be a safety briefing provided before entering the substation. Attendance is limited to 16 people. Please RSVP. Light refreshments will be provided prior to the tour. Speaker(s): Arturas Floria, Substation Engineer, Agenda: 1:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions1:15 pm – Presentation on energy storage at SnoPUD Electric Building2:00 pm – Drive to the energy storage site (5 minutes away) – participants will drive their own cars2:15 pm – Security briefing2:30 pm – Tour of Energy Storage System4:00 pm – Return to the Electric Building and adjourn Location: 2320 California Street Everett, Washington 98201

The sharing economy. It is all the rage. Going on vacation? Rent out your home for extra income! Have space in your car? Pick up passengers for extra income! Companies such as AirBnB, VRBO, Lyft, and Uber have disrupted housing and transportation sectors. Their innovative business models are based on resource sharing that leverage underutilized infrastructure. They are enabled by peer-to-peer platforms that match eager sellers with willing buyers. Are there compelling sharing economy   Speaker(s): Kameshwar Poolla, Location: University of Washington , Washington