Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate Solvers

Episode 18: Boosting the Grid with Battery Storage (Live from Urban Green Conference)


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Live from Urban Green's 2025 annual conference, this special episode of Building Tomorrow features an exciting conversation about the future of battery storage on the grid and in buildings. 

In the coming years, battery storage will be an increasingly important tool for adding capacity to the electrical grid and increasing resilience. As demand for renewable energy grows, battery storage offers a flexible solution to store excess energy, ensuring a reliable and stable power supply. In this session, leading experts will share valuable insights into how battery storage will be integrated into the green building landscape, helping to optimize energy use, support decarbonization, and improve overall grid reliability.

The panel discussion is moderated by Gina Bocra, WSP. 

The other panel speakers are: 

  • Molly Rafelson, Clean Fight

  • John Romano, Con Edison

  • Daniella Leifer, Sustainable CUNY

  • Claudia Villar-Leeman, NY-BEST

This episode was recorded on June 2, 2025 at Urban Green's NYC Next: Shaping Building Decarbonization conference at NYU in New York City.

For more information, visit Urban Green's ⁠conference page⁠.

We'd like to thank ⁠Carrier⁠ for sponsoring the event and podcast.

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Building Tomorrow: Conversations with Climate SolversBy Urban Green Council