Energy Storage: A Nontechnical Guide, 2nd Edition

• Comprehensive Coverage of the Power Grid and Storage Role
• System Design, Cost Structure, and Performance Metrics
• Market-Specific Applications Across FTM, Utility, and BTM Segments
• Detailed Explanations of Established Storage Technologies
• Insight into Emerging and Next-Generation Technologies
• Context for Renewable Integration and Grid Modernization
• Forward-Looking Perspective on Industry Evolution

• Power System and Electrical Engineers
• Utility and Independent Power Producer (IPP) Professionals
• Energy Market Analysts and Planners
• Renewable Energy Developers and Project Managers
• Grid Operations and System Planning Teams
• Energy Policy, Regulatory, and Strategy Professionals
• Students

Richard Baxter has been active in the energy storage industry for two decades, holding positions across the value chain, including Director of Product Strategy for Premium Power, and investment banker and equity analyst with Ardour Capital, strategy consultant for Charles River Associates, and an economist with Standard & Poor's DRI. He is currently the President of Mustang Prairie Energy.

Richard authors a U.S. DOE funded study series on Energy Storage Financing through Sandia National Laboratories, including "Energy Storage Financing: A Roadmap for Accelerating Market Growth" [SAND2016-8109], "Energy Storage Financing: Performance Impacts on Project Financing" [SAND2018-10110], and Richard authors a U.S. DOE funded study series on Energy Storage Financing through Sandia National Laboratories, including "Energy Storage Financing: A Roadmap for Accelerating Market Growth" [SAND2016-8109], "Energy Storage Financing: Performance Impacts on Project Financing" [SAND2018-10110], and "Energy Storage Financing: Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage" [SAND2019-12973].

Richard also authors the Energy Storage Pricing Survey series and the pricing chapter of the for the U.S. DOE's Energy Storage Handbook. Previously, as an Advisor to Enovation Partners, he conducted all pricing surveys and developed the capital pricing methodology for the Lazard Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS) Survey 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0.

Richard is currently the Executive Director of the Reducing Investment Risk in Energy Storage Financing working group and on the Advisory Committee for Inlyte Energy, Inc. He was previously the Executive Director of the Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Working Group. He has served as a board member of the Energy Storage Association, the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association, and was Chairman of the Board of NovoCarbon Corporation (TSX-V:GLK). He is a Member Emeritus of the Energy Storage Association. Richard holds a BS, Materials Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MS, Energy Policy from the University of Pennsylvania.