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From Storage to Strategy: How AI, Batteries, and Solar Unlock Sustainable Business Value

Batteries aren’t just for backup anymore—they’re a competitive advantage. Energy storage has moved from a safety measure to a strategic asset, helping enterprises navigate volatile markets, rising costs, and interconnection.

In this webinar, you’ll hear how corporate leaders are deploying batteries, solar, and advanced controls not only to cut costs and boost resilience, but also to drive sustainability and long-term business value. You’ll also learn how AI-powered planning and optimization tools are transforming storage into a driver of ongoing financial and operational performance.

In this hour-long webinar, you’ll learn…

  • How companies are using batteries, solar, and advanced controls to cut costs and boost resilience.
  • Ways to deploy AI-powered software for smarter storage planning and optimization.
  • The top strategies corporate leaders are using to turn energy storage into a business advantage.
  • The three most important things to know about deploying storage in today’s volatile energy market.
  • How real-time analytics and control can help optimize costs and emissions

Speakers

Matt Barnes

Chief Commercial Officer | Calibrant Energy
 
Matt Barnes is the Chief Commercial Officer at Calibrant Energy, where he leads the company’s commercial strategy, business and market development, and partnership efforts. With over 15 years of experience in the clean energy sector, Matt oversees Calibrant’s go-to-market approach across key segments including commercial, industrial, and data center verticals.
 
Before joining Calibrant, Matt held leadership roles in demand response and distributed energy solutions at EnerNOC and Enel, focusing on advancing decarbonization through innovative financing and technology-agnostic approaches. He is passionate about helping organizations accelerate their energy transition and unlock their growth objectives by delivering reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable on-site energy solutions.

Shehzad Wadalawala

VP, Strategy | Verse
 

Shehzad is a wholesale energy market expert with 15+ years of experience developing and implementing strategies for buyers of electricity that balance forecasted cost, sustainability goals, financial risk, and operational efficiency. He was responsible for developing and implementing Google’s Energy Hedging Program and Risk Management Framework for its global energy portfolio of data centers and energy supply.

Shehzad has led and executed energy portfolio management and hedging programs for a range of organizations, including municipalities, educational institutions, utilities, and community choice aggregators. His background offers a holistic view of U.S. energy markets, combining utility experience (managing reliability and ensuring regulatory compliance with state- and ISO-level energy procurement rules) and advanced private-sector energy procurement.