The Distributed Battery Seminar: Renewable Energy Systems On and Off the Grid
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
Learn more about the on-demand format in our FAQ or contact us at (715) 835-5900 or customerservice@halfmoonseminars.org
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:00 pm
Overview of Residential, Commercial, and Utility-Scale Battery Applications
Understand energy arbitrage, demand management, grid-assist and off-grid configurations
Explore AC versus DC coupling of batteries to solar arrays
Examine cost differences between above configurations
Identify basic system components
Evaluating Battery Technologies for Cost-Effectiveness
Explore the product specification sheets for these technologies
Learn to calculate cost per kilowatt, cost per kilowatt hour, and total cost of ownership
Understand how charge and discharge rates impact system efficiency
Propose battery strategies for a variety of applications and budgets
120 kWh Residential Solar Battery Case Study
Perform a solar energy estimate with cloud coverage and weather modeling
Develop a battery selection strategy
Explore project budgets and space requirements
Compare costs of off-grid versus grid-connected solar arrays
Understanding Battery Inverter Components
Combine batteries with onsite renewables
Understand operation modes of battery inverters
Review National Electrical Code requirements for control rooms
Read through specification sheets for important design information
Battery Sizing Examples for Back-Up, Off-Grid and Demand Management
Convert 12-month electric use into off-grid solar battery bank size
Explore battery optimization for demand management
Understand minimum battery size requirements for onsite micro-grids and back-up
Explore comprehensive system design considerations
Updates to Solar Photovoltaic Systems, Budgets and Questions
Explore how material, labor and soft costs impact project budget
Understand typical solar design work flow process
Discuss cost-effective aesthetics options in solar design
Ask about common ownership issues
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Electricians & Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 PDHs to engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This course also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to electricians and contractors. It has not been approved by any state electrician or contractor licensing entity that has a continuing education requirement for license maintenance.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Jr Cromer (old Bio - Do Not Use)
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