SEIA’s Virtual Solar & Storage Codes & Standards Symposium

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May 27 - 29, 2025

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SEIA’s Virtual Solar & Storage Codes & Standards Symposium provides an industry-wide, in-depth review of the market requirements and regulations that impact solar and storage installations.  During these virtual sessions, you’ll learn what’s on the horizon for the next generation of solar and storage codes and standards, shaping the future of regulations.

SEIA and the respected experts from the industry, Authorities Having Jurisdictions, testing laboratories, certification organizations, and market development will provide insights into a wide range of areas affecting product design, market rules and regulations, and engineering discipline approaches.

These topics include new and upcoming changes to solar and storage-related codes and standards. The areas covered will include:

  • Building, fire, energy conservation, and structural codes
  • Electrical codes and energy storage standards
  • Equipment product safety, testing, and certification standards
  • Installation and technician training standards
  • Traceability and consumer protection standards
  • Power generation and resilience
  • Interconnection
  • Cybersecurity
  • Virtual power plants and microgrids

As designers, engineers, marketers, and policy professionals, staying informed of these developments is critical to giving your company a competitive advantage in a crowded marketplace. If you are in solar and storage research & development, design, engineering, product safety and testing, installation, business development, or marketing, an Authority Having Jurisdiction or government professional or anyone whose responsibilities are affected by the changing nature of codes and standards, this symposium is for you!

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One Day$75.00$95.00
All Three Days$195.00$245.00

Agenda

Tuesday, May 27 

Industry Overview 

  • Introduction, Welcome 
  • Market Research Update 
  • Federal Affairs Update 

Module One- SEIA Standards Development 

SEIA is working with experts in solar and energy storage to develop standards, best practices, and guidelines affecting every stage of the project lifecycle. Join our Standards Development Director Jennifer Martin and leaders from our working groups and technical committees for updates on SEIA standards on supply chain traceability, consumer protection, residential and small commercial installations, and operations and maintenance. Also find out how to demonstrate compliance with SEIA’s forthcoming standards and keep up with emerging issues in the industry.

  • SEIA 101: Solar & Energy Storage Supply Chain Traceability Standard Panel Discussion 
  • SEIA 201: Solar & Energy Storage Installation Requirements Standard: Residential & Small Commercial Systems Panel Discussion 
  • SEIA 301: Solar & Energy Storage Operations & Maintenance Standard- Technician Training Panel Discussion 
  • SEIA 401: Solar & Energy Storage Consumer Protection Standard Panel Discussion 
Wednesday, May 28 

Module 2- Structural, Civil, Building Codes and Standards 

SEIA represents solar and energy storage interests in codes and standards committees and working groups, advocating for rules that promote safety, risk mitigation, and open markets. Join our Senior Director of Codes and Standards Joe Cain for a review of stakeholder engagement and proposals under consideration in the building codes, civil codes, structural codes, International Codes, and more. Special guest Jon Previtali will also report on research to characterize and mitigate damage to solar projects exposed to hailstorms.

  • Structural/Civil/Building/I-Codes 
  • Hail Damage Research 
  • Energy & Green Codes 

Module 3- PV and Electrical Requirements 

Our review of code development continues with a closer look at requirements for solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment in the National Electrical Code, UL standards, and IEC standards. Hear directly from voting members of NEC Code-Making Panel 4 covering solar PV systems, a UL principal engineer, and other key stakeholders who are helping to shape codes and standards for PV modules, inverters, structural fasteners, hazard control systems, and more.

  • PV-related National Electric Code Updates 
  • UL and IEC standards updates 
  • PV Modules 
  • Module Manufacturing considerations 
  • UL 2703 Update on Structural Fasteners 
  • UL 1741 Inverters and UL 3741 PV Hazard Control Systems 
Thursday, May 29 

Module 4- Power Generation 

In many jurisdictions across the US, solar PV systems seeking permission to operate have to satisfy an increasingly complex set of requirements to support the security and reliability of the electric grid. SEIA Director of Codes and Standards for Energy Storage Charles Picard will facilitate a discussion about requirements for distributed energy resources, including smart inverter provisions in the IEEE 1547 standard, safeguards against cybersecurity risks, and guidelines for systems operating as virtual power plants or microgrids.

  • IEEE 1547-2018  
  • Interconnection Standards 
  • Cybersecurity 
  • Virtual Powerplants and Microgrids 

Module 5- Energy Storage 

As a complement to our discussion on codes and standards for power generation, we next turn our attention to energy storage systems. This session will highlight key issues in the building codes, fire codes, structural codes, and International Codes with special attention given to the NFPA 855 large-scale fire testing requirements, the CSA/ANSI C22.2 requirements for battery management systems, seismic certification, local siting and zoning, and community resilience.

  • Electrical Code/Energy Storage Codes 
  • NFPA 855/ Large Sale Fire Testing 
  • CSA/ANSI C800:25- Testing Protocol for Energy Storage System Reliability and Quality Assurance Program
  • CSA/ANSI C22.2 No.350:25- Test Method for Safety and Performance of Thermal Barriers for Use in Batteries and Battery-based Energy Storage Systems
  • Seismic Certification of ESS 
  • ESS Project Siting, Zoning Local Ordinances 
  • ESS Community Resilience