Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Battery Storage Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders paying for one 15-minute peak all month.
Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. Talk to Joe before it fills.
Who’s coming so far
21 manufacturers have confirmed they will send people. The target is 100+ plant leaders in the room by each summit.
- Honda
- GE Aerospace
- General Motors
- Stellantis / Jeep
- Procter & Gamble
- Cleveland-Cliffs
- Whirlpool
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Parker Hannifin
- Swagelok
- Crown Equipment
- Lincoln Electric
- Sherwin-Williams
- + 8 very large manufacturers, not named at their request
Two days with energy, engineering, plant and finance leaders from Midwest manufacturers looking at storage for demand charges, backup and solar. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for battery storage projects.
Invited from plants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.
1,470plant leaders from 495 manufacturers have come to past FMA summits.1,033 of them pick the vendor, own the budget or sign off.
Who decides a plant purchase, and how many came
- Step 1287Find the problem, write the specEnergy Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer
- Step 2560Pick the vendorFacilities Manager, Environmental Manager, Energy Manager
- Step 3337Own the budgetDirector of Engineering, Director of Operations, Director of Manufacturing
- Step 4136Sign offPlant Manager, General Manager, President
Who we invite to this summit
Each title, and what that person owns.
- Energy ManagerDemand charges, tariffs
- Plant Engineering DirectorWrites the spec
- Plant ManagerSigns off on capex
- Facilities ManagerSpace, fire code, interconnection
- VP of FinancePayback, tax credits
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Automotive and parts (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana) · Metals and fabrication (peaky loads) · Food and beverage (refrigeration loads) · Plastics and packaging (molding and extrusion) · Chemicals (power quality matters).
Counts are past FMA delegates, each counted once. They show who this audience is; they are not 2027 attendees.
Past speakers and delegates, by industry
Food and beverage
12 speakers · 161 delegates
Automotive
10 speakers · 192 delegates
Machinery, equipment and electronics
7 speakers · 209 delegates
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
6 speakers · 120 delegates
Steel and metals
2 speakers · 82 delegates
Aerospace, pharma, building and consumer products
29 speakers · 667 delegates
They came back.
Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.
- 5PowerSecureBattery storage · 5 summits
- 2GI EnergyBattery storage · 2 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
- 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
- 7BASF7 summits
- 7EQUIDEX Energy7 summits
- 7LG Electronics7 summits
- 6AgriPower6 summits
See the other 102 companies that sponsored two or more FMA summits
3M 2 · Acuity Brands 4 · Advanced Green Technologies 3 · Advantix Systems 8 · AERCO International 5 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · Be Power Tech 2 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Burns & McDonnell Engineering 3 · Camfil 2 · Capstone Turbine 2 · Chelsea Group 2 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · Doosan Fuel Cell America 3 · DTE Energy Services 2 · Dyson 4 · Eaton 3 · EcoSafe Zero Waste 2 · EDF Renewable Energy 2 · Edison Energy 2 · Emerson Climate Technologies 2 · Energy Management Systems 4 · Energy Source 2 · EnerNOC 2 · Enertech Global 2 · EnterSolar 2 · Environmental Resources Management 2 · ERS International 3 · ETwater Systems 2 · Every Watt Matters 2 · Eye Lighting International 3 · Facility Solutions Group 2 · FacilityConneX 2 · Fellon-McCord & Associates 3 · GDF SUEZ Energy NA 2 · GE Distributed Power 2 · GE Solar 2 · Gexpro 3 · Green Ballast 2 · Greenstar Recycling 6 · Greenworks Energy Solutions 3 · Harris Lighting 2 · Heritage Interactive Services 2 · Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. 2 · IBM 4 · ICETEC Energy Services 2 · ICONICS 3 · Invensys Operations Management 2 · JLL 4 · Jorgensen Facilities Services 5 · K+S Services 2 · KDC Solar 2 · KERAMIDA 2 · Knauf Insulation 2 · KVAR Energy Savings 3 · LEDtronics 2 · Lutron Electronics Co. 3 · MaxLite 2 · MCEnergy 2 · MEP Associates 2 · MPC Energy 5 · Munters 2 · Newton Distributing Company 2 · Nortec 3 · North America Power Partners 2 · North American Roofing 2 · OAKLEAF 4 · Optimum Energy 2 · Orion Energy Systems 2 · OSRAM SYLVANIA 5 · Pfister Energy 2 · Rinnai America 2 · Rockwell Automation 2 · ROXUL 2 · Rubicon Global 2 · SAP America 2 · Schneider Electric 6 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Thermal Energy International 3 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2
In writing, from past sponsors and delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“…at each FMA Summit we have gained one actual customer as a minimum”
Past sponsorMark MartyakChief Sales Officer, PowerSecureRead the whole quote
“I can tell you at each FMA Summit we have gained one actual customer as a minimum which is great. This show has been really good here in Columbus. Met 2 or 3 potential customers that I really do think we’ll end up doing business with…”
“…we have enough time to really sit down and go through what their goals and their missions are”
Read the whole quote
“What I found different with FMA Summits versus some of the other conferences that we attend is that I’m not running around and grabbing people to talk to… we have enough time to really sit down and go through what their goals and their missions are.”
Past sponsorVictoria SanvilleSenior Manager, Enterprise Business Development, LG Electronics“…probably 4 to 5 different touch points”
Read the whole quote
“This event has been really great in that we have seen potential customers not once but there has been probably 4 to 5 different touch points in that they have been sincere and meaningful.”
Past sponsorTim MagnerSenior Sales Manager, GE Solar“Very intimate, which was nice. Good contacts. … Good participation- all in all a great event!”
Past sponsorMaha KashaniSr. Account Manager, AES Distributed EnergySee 8 moreShow fewer
“This was my first time sponsoring the FMA Summit and have to say everything about this conference from the quality of attendees to the venue was first class. The quality of conversations were really good in that FMA set us up with customers who had already expressed an interest in us. The attendees were all high level decision makers. Very impressed and will be back!”
Past sponsorMark MartyakChief Sales Officer, PowerSecure Inc.“FMA Summit has been a very friendly business event for General Motors. Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Past delegateBreitner MarczewskiDirector of Energy Engineering, General Motors“…The expertise represented at this Summit (solar, lighting, etc.) was impressive and very informative. We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit…”
Past delegateScott CullenAmericas Environmental Compliance Manager, Bostik“I found the experience well organized and full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in.”
Past delegateWarren VoughtCorporate Facilities Manager, Archer Daniels Midland“…Enjoyed the Summit and met some good contacts.”
Past delegateRuss DelozierDirector of Sustainability, J+J Flooring Group“Great Summit to attend and see the diversity of industry and government. Several vendors presented new ideas to problems we all face in the industry.”
Past delegateEd HagerstromDirector EHS, Refresco Beverages US Inc.“Excellent set of presenters on a wide range of subjects, lots of new and forward thinking. Great networking with small groups- startup dinners and circulation times.”
Past delegateJohn DeVinneySenior Project Manager, Perdue Farms“I’ve been to a lot of conferences and I found the FMA sessions to be excellent, engaging and interesting. I think it had some of the best speakers I’ve ever seen in a conference I’ve been to. I certainly liked the format, the 20 minutes sessions, so you can get the top level ideas or thoughts without having to hear in infinite detail. The format is well structured, the speakers were really, really good and I would highly recommend this conference to anybody in this field.”
Past delegateBrendan SullivanExecutive Director, Facilities, Estée LauderSet up Wednesday. Two full days of meetings. Home Friday afternoon.
Same schedule in Columbus and Detroit.
- Wednesday afternoonSponsors set up their exhibits. Everyone checks in.
- ThursdayThe full day: plant case studies, booked 1-on-1s, the reception and dinner.
- FridayMorning case studies, more 1-on-1s, closing lunch. On the road by mid-afternoon.
The hour-by-hour plan and the venues
| Time | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at your company table | Breakfast at your company table | |
| 8:00–10:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 11:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | Closing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | |
| 1:00 PM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies, then head home | |
| 2:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 3:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | |
| 3:30 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Plant case studies | |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Reception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s |
The full package's 15 pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s run Thursday and Friday: in the meeting blocks above, at lunch, and at the reception. Each is with a plant leader who asked to meet you, at your company table. You get your meeting schedule before you arrive, and the delegate list, with names, titles and companies, 30 days before the summit.
Venue photos via Wikimedia Commons: Hilton Columbus Downtown by Ɱ (CC BY-SA 4.0); Renaissance Center by Crisco 1492 (public domain).
The program: plant leaders come to hear how other plants fixed it.
The program is built from projects plants actually finished, presented by the plant and the company that did the work. Every battery storage category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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Behind-the-meter storageInvited
How Rivian in Normal, Illinois is turning retired EV packs into plant storage
A 10 MWh system built from more than 100 retired Rivian packs, used on site during peak demand periods. The system was still being deployed; no savings given (as reported by Redwood Materials and Rivian).
The problem: Peak demand periods like heat waves strain the grid and push up what the plant pays for power.
Published result: A 10 MWh system built from more than 100 retired Rivian packs, used on site during peak demand periods. The system was still being deployed; no savings given (as reported by Redwood Materials and Rivian).
Invited: Redwood Materials, with Rivian · Read the published case
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Storage paired with solarInvited
How Prysmian in Du Quoin, Illinois paired solar with a battery for half its power
A 7.5 MWp solar array and a 1 MW Tesla Megapack 2XL battery, expected to supply about 50% of the energy needed for production (expected; as reported by Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex).
The problem: The cable plant wanted to make a large share of its own production power on site.
Published result: A 7.5 MWp solar array and a 1 MW Tesla Megapack 2XL battery, expected to supply about 50% of the energy needed for production (expected; as reported by Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex).
Invited: Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex, with Prysmian · Read the published case
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Battery safety, monitoring & recyclingInvited
How Hydro Rein’s aluminum extrusion plant in North York, Ontario got its battery paying
Edgecom’s NeuraCharge system and operations centre now run the plant’s existing Tesla battery: $126,400 in Global Adjustment savings in the first year and $36,140 in demand response payments, $162,540 in total for 2025; $188,240 projected for 2026 (as reported by Edgecom Energy).
The problem: The plant paid about $366,000 a year in Global Adjustment charges, and staff had to dispatch the battery by hand at the right moments without upsetting production.
Published result: Edgecom’s NeuraCharge system and operations centre now run the plant’s existing Tesla battery: $126,400 in Global Adjustment savings in the first year and $36,140 in demand response payments, $162,540 in total for 2025; $188,240 projected for 2026 (as reported by Edgecom Energy).
Invited: Edgecom Energy, with Hydro Rein · Read the published case
See all 8 stories, in 4 categories, and how a session runs
- 1The problemWhat was happening at the plant.
- 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
- 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
- 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
- 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- 6The lessonsWhat another plant should check first.
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Behind-the-meter storage
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Rivian in Normal, Illinois is turning retired EV packs into plant storage
A 10 MWh system built from more than 100 retired Rivian packs, used on site during peak demand periods. The system was still being deployed; no savings given (as reported by Redwood Materials and Rivian).
The problem: Peak demand periods like heat waves strain the grid and push up what the plant pays for power.
Published result: A 10 MWh system built from more than 100 retired Rivian packs, used on site during peak demand periods. The system was still being deployed; no savings given (as reported by Redwood Materials and Rivian).
Invited: Redwood Materials, with Rivian · Read the published case
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Invited
How GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction, Vermont put a 16 MW battery behind its meter
A 16 MW / 52 MWh battery on the plant’s switchyard, mainly for peak shaving; it came online with on-site solar in October 2026. No savings figure published (as reported by Lightshift Energy and WCAX).
The problem: The fab is a big load on the regional grid, and its peak demand drives a large share of the power bill.
Published result: A 16 MW / 52 MWh battery on the plant’s switchyard, mainly for peak shaving; it came online with on-site solar in October 2026. No savings figure published (as reported by Lightshift Energy and WCAX).
Invited: Lightshift Energy, with GlobalFoundries · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Storage paired with solar
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Prysmian in Du Quoin, Illinois paired solar with a battery for half its power
A 7.5 MWp solar array and a 1 MW Tesla Megapack 2XL battery, expected to supply about 50% of the energy needed for production (expected; as reported by Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex).
The problem: The cable plant wanted to make a large share of its own production power on site.
Published result: A 7.5 MWp solar array and a 1 MW Tesla Megapack 2XL battery, expected to supply about 50% of the energy needed for production (expected; as reported by Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex).
Invited: Northern Sun Energy and PowerFlex, with Prysmian · Read the published case
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Invited
How a Gering, Nebraska plant added a battery to its solar to cut demand charges
GenPro Energy Solutions added three BYD battery units (360kW/774kWh in all) run by Energy Toolbase’s ETB Controller, deployed July 2024: 32% average bill offset and 99.58% of modeled savings achieved (period not stated; customer not named; as reported by Energy Toolbase).
The problem: The plant already had an 858 kW solar array, but high demand charges still drove up its power bill.
Published result: GenPro Energy Solutions added three BYD battery units (360kW/774kWh in all) run by Energy Toolbase’s ETB Controller, deployed July 2024: 32% average bill offset and 99.58% of modeled savings achieved (period not stated; customer not named; as reported by Energy Toolbase).
Invited: Energy Toolbase and GenPro Energy Solutions · Read the published case
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Invited
How Hybar’s rebar mill in Osceola, Arkansas keeps running after sunset
An 85 MW behind-the-meter solar facility built by DEPCOM Power plus an 80 MWh battery that “will provide enough electricity to operate the mill for approximately two hours when the sun is down.” Battery supplier not named; no savings figure (as reported by Koch).
The problem: Steelmaking is energy intensive, and the new mill wanted to rely far less on its local utility.
Published result: An 85 MW behind-the-meter solar facility built by DEPCOM Power plus an 80 MWh battery that “will provide enough electricity to operate the mill for approximately two hours when the sun is down.” Battery supplier not named; no savings figure (as reported by Koch).
Invited: DEPCOM Power, with Hybar Steel · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Storage-as-a-service & financing
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Vuteq Canada in Woodstock, Ontario got a peak-cutting battery it doesn’t own
A 3.6 MW / 7.2 MWh battery owned and financed by Madison Energy Infrastructure and operated by Peak Power, able to offset up to 3.6 MW of grid demand during critical peaks. No savings figure given (as reported by Peak Power).
The problem: Ontario’s Global Adjustment charge makes the plant’s power use during a few peak hours very expensive.
Published result: A 3.6 MW / 7.2 MWh battery owned and financed by Madison Energy Infrastructure and operated by Peak Power, able to offset up to 3.6 MW of grid demand during critical peaks. No savings figure given (as reported by Peak Power).
Invited: Peak Power and Madison Energy Infrastructure, with Vuteq Canada · Read the published case
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Invited
How Nucor’s Kingman, Arizona steel mill steadied its arc furnace load with a battery
A 50 MW / 200 MWh behind-the-meter battery (58 Tesla Megapack 2XL), owned by Ameresco under a 20-year Storage Services Agreement, running since October 2025. No savings figure published (as reported by Ameresco).
The problem: A new electric arc furnace brought large swings in demand on a small rural grid.
Published result: A 50 MW / 200 MWh behind-the-meter battery (58 Tesla Megapack 2XL), owned by Ameresco under a 20-year Storage Services Agreement, running since October 2025. No savings figure published (as reported by Ameresco).
Invited: Ameresco, with Nucor · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Battery safety, monitoring & recycling
1 story invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
How Hydro Rein’s aluminum extrusion plant in North York, Ontario got its battery paying
Edgecom’s NeuraCharge system and operations centre now run the plant’s existing Tesla battery: $126,400 in Global Adjustment savings in the first year and $36,140 in demand response payments, $162,540 in total for 2025; $188,240 projected for 2026 (as reported by Edgecom Energy).
The problem: The plant paid about $366,000 a year in Global Adjustment charges, and staff had to dispatch the battery by hand at the right moments without upsetting production.
Published result: Edgecom’s NeuraCharge system and operations centre now run the plant’s existing Tesla battery: $126,400 in Global Adjustment savings in the first year and $36,140 in demand response payments, $162,540 in total for 2025; $188,240 projected for 2026 (as reported by Edgecom Energy).
Invited: Edgecom Energy, with Hydro Rein · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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"Invited" means invited: none of these companies has confirmed. Results are as published by the supplier; we ask every presenter for dates, baseline costs and verified results before the program is final.
“I can tell you in each one we've gained one customer, actual one customer, as a minimum. This show here in Columbus has been really good. Met two or three potential customers that I really do think we'll end up doing business with. Plus, one of our existing customers was here. Already signed up for Chicago.”
Mark Martyak, Chief Sales Officer, PowerSecure. The photo is the AES energy storage exhibit at a past FMA summit.
Real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Get in front of the decision makers, not the crowd.
Full package
- 15 guaranteed pre-scheduled meetings
- A 20-minute case-study session
- A fully furnished exhibit
- Your corporate dining table
- Three people at full access
Add meetings up to 40 at $1,500 each.
- Any booked meeting that doesn’t happen is added to your next summit, written into your sponsor agreement.
- Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors, each solving a different problem for the people in the room.
Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .
- Plant leaders ask to meet you. We seat the ones who asked at your table.
- Your booked meeting schedule arrives before the summit.
- Any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit: miss 3, and you get 15 plus 3. It's written into your sponsor agreement.
- You get the delegate list 30 days before the summit: names, titles and companies.
- Three people are included with full access. Extra passes are $2,900 each.
Or pick only what you wantMeetings from $15,000, talk $15,000, exhibit $15,000, dining table $10,000
One category, one summit. Prices in USD. Whatever you pick includes three people with full access. Meetings are booked on an opt-in basis before the summit; any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit.
No vendor walks the show. Solution providers attend only as sponsors. A vendor that has not sponsored cannot register, attend or work the room, so the plant leaders you meet are not being chased by your competitors in the hallway.
The ten questions every sponsor asks.
Past sponsors answer all ten in one 5-minute film. Pick a question and the film jumps to its answer.
Now ask your own questions.
Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Capped at 20 sponsors per summit, meetings booked before anyone arrives, and no vendor walks the show.
Read the full story
Battery storage sponsors were in 7 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programCapped at 20 sponsors per summit. Storage companies with a plant story go first.
Twenty minutes with Joe Piazza: who is coming to your summit, where your company fits among its 20 sponsors, and what the agreement says. The sponsor brief has the delegate profile, the full agenda and the itemized pricing.
35 summits since 2007. Joe Piazza, who founded FMA, runs every summit himself. The videos on this page are from past summits.