Power Lunch: Energy Tetris: Leveraging DER to Optimize the Grid of the 21st Century
Join us for a Power Lunch co-hosted by Clean Coalition. Craig Lewis and Ben Schwartz, Clean Coalition Executive Director and Clean Coalition Policy Director respectively, will be joined by Barry…
Anticipating the Data Center Buildout: Demand Forecasting, Pricing Impacts, and Regulatory Shifts
Data centers are accelerating faster than traditional planning models can keep up, reshaping load profiles and long-term grid strategy. This session examines how emerging forecasting methods can provide a more…
Pre-conference Workshops
Conference Day 2
Conference Day 1
NABCEP Workshop – From Field-Ready Training to PV Reliability: A Complete Blueprint for Workforce Excellence
Explore practical approaches to building field-ready PV technicians through short, targeted sessions, interactive labs, and field-focused content that creates a tougher, more capable workforce—then dive into boosting reliability with real-world…
Commercial and Industrial (C&I) PV System Interconnection Concepts – Workshop presented by SEI
Are you an experienced residential PV system designer, installer, project manager, or electrician looking to move into larger-scale systems? This presentation will introduce the important concepts you’ll need to understand…
Bridging Standards, Enhancing Security: The Future of Interoperable DER Systems
As distributed energy resources scale across North America and grid operators prepare for deeper integration of solar, storage, and electric vehicles, the industry faces a pivotal challenge: ensuring that diverse…
The Mobile Megawatt: Unlocking EVs in the Virtual Power Plant Era
Electric vehicles are quickly becoming the largest underutilized distributed energy resource on the grid. As virtual power plants scale beyond pilots, the next major challenge is incorporating EVs—mobile assets that…
Navigating C&I Solar and Storage from Concept to Commissioning
Hear real-world lessons from commercial and industrial solar and storage projects, including how to make systems work financially and operationally without federal incentives. Using case studies, speakers will cover financing,…
Bolstering the Domestic Clean Energy Supply Chain, From Materials to Manufacturing
A panel of experts will discuss strategies for developing resilient domestic solar and storage manufacturing and supply chains, from materials sourcing to full-scale production. In this discussion, hear how regional…
From Fragmented to Flexible: Grid-Edge Technologies Driving Reliability
Grid-edge technologies, including distributed energy resources (DERs) and virtual power plants (VPPs), are reshaping how the energy system operates. In this session, speakers will share strategies for improving flexibility and…