Oregon Solar + Storage Conference 2025

Battery energy storage systems are key to the energy transition as well as much needed reliable resiliency needs. The PV industry is fairly mature but the energy storage industry is growing rapidly, with storage technologies, codes, and standards evolving. Storage related fire events raise significant and justified concerns within communities. It is important to understand the state of today's ESS technologies, current and expected updates to codes and standards, testing and requirements...all of which have safety implications. This is key to be able to make informed decisions about your development and guidance for your community customers as well as your jurisdiction and fire stakeholders. Join subject matter experts from engineering and education firm, Mayfield Renewables who will provide clarity on the real vs perceived risks of battery energy storage systems and provide insight on current and upcoming updates to related codes and standards.

This session focuses on solar financing in a high-interest rate environment, the rise of third-party ownership, and leveraging financing tools to navigate market uncertainty. Geared towards solar installers and marketing professionals.

Alex will share the current solar financing landscape and how existing tools can help installers navigate uncertain market conditions.

Approximately one-third of all new homes in Oregon participate in the EPS New Construction program from Energy Trust of Oregon, and over 10% of them are built as solar-ready. With this market shift and increasing demand for resilience, the next frontier for Oregon builders is to incorporate installed solar + storage. You’ll hear about Energy Trust's New Homes offers for EV charging, solar, and storage features as well as how our research with both solar + storage consumers and installers informed a new solar + storage offering for energy efficient new homes. The information provided in this session will help you understand these new opportunities and incentives so you can work with established builders to install solar + storage in their homes.

This session provides an overview and update of the Inflation Reduction Act energy incentives that are most applicable to the Oregon Solar community. Learn how these incentives are calculated and how they can be monetized by your customers to help offset the investment in green energy initiatives like solar, geothermal, and EV charging stations.

Understand the complexity of filing for these energy incentives and how your customers can maximize their investments and return on investment.

Learning Objectives*
• Participants will learn which energy incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act are most relevant.
• Participants will also learn how their customers, including tax-exempt organizations, monetize tax credits and incentives, and the process they go through.
• Participants will learn any new updates/changes to the investment tax credit for solar systems.

Session details coming soon!