Collaborating with Fire Officials on Energy Storage Projects

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT

Location: International Center North

Moderator(s)

Noah Roberts

Senior Director, Energy Storage
American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Speaker(s)

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Kara Gerczynski

Division Chief Fire Prevention and Administration

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Bobby Ruiz, MA

Energy Storage Specialist / Retired Fire Chief, Retired Associate Professor
Hiller Companies Wilmington
Phoenix, Arizona

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Lakshmi Srinivasan (she/her/hers)

Principal Team Lead, Energy Storage
EPRI

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Collaboration between the energy storage industry and fire officials is a critical part of the project development process. National safety standards, like NFPA 855, prescribe the submission of various documents to help facilitate a shared understanding between energy storage operators and the fire service on how to best address any incidents that may occur on site. This session will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear from current and former fire officials with extensive experience engaging on energy storage projects and safety standards, as well as an energy storage safety expert.