EPA’s Regulatory Agenda and Public Power

Join us for a run-down of the latest regulatory agenda at the Environmental Protection Agency, including recent developments affecting public power environmental programs and operations, from power plant air emission requirements to wastewater discharges, permitting, and solid waste disposal.
March 30, 2026

EV Infrastructure: Utility and Commercial Perspectives

As the landscape for EV charging infrastructure continues to evolve, utilities and commercial customers have changing considerations for load, cost, and other grid impacts. Follow the latest trends in Level 3 DC fast chargers, including how this infrastructure is affecting load growth and electric...
March 30, 2026

Managing the Growing Pains of Large Loads

Community growth brings economic opportunities but also new risks for utilities. Explore how T&D planners can manage line extension policies, capacity constraints, power supply costs, and rate design to ensure growth benefits both the utility and its customers. Review how growth has affected utility...
March 30, 2026

Tackling the Root Cause of Outages

Discover what’s driving system outages at utilities across the U.S. and where your utility’s reliability indices compare to public power benchmarks as reported in the PowerTRX Reliability platform (formerly eReliability Tracker). Dive into where the data shows mitigation strategies are working, from...
March 30, 2026

The Shifting Fortune of Fossil Fuels

The national conversation around fossil fuels is shifting — and utilities are adapting in real time. From maintaining coal generation to navigating new natural gas facility development, the industry faces evolving challenges. Discuss how utility leaders are responding to changing policy, market...
March 30, 2026

Finding and Realizing Value in Energy Storage

Learn how utilities are deploying energy storage to address reliability, manage peak load, and integrate renewables. Review the use and business cases for storage, including how these assets can support peak shaving or energy arbitrage and if there are opportunities to stack value for these assets...
March 30, 2026

Artificial Intelligence and Grid Optimization

Explore practical and emerging use cases for artificial intelligence across your operations. Discuss how to effectively use AI tools for enhanced forecasting, grid optimization, and more. Learn what it takes to set up and train AI to deliver accurate results and what controls to implement to reduce...
March 30, 2026

Networking Break

Join networking breaks in the Sponsor Showcase between sessions to reset and recharge. This is an opportunity to visit with sponsors who are developing cutting-edge tools and technologies to help tackle challenges the communities in public power face.
September 15, 2026

Evolving Environmental Compliance: Core Obligations Meet AI

Learn how utilities are managing both traditional environmental compliance obligations and emerging technology-driven solutions in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. This session will ground participants in core compliance responsibilities—such as monitoring, reporting, permitting, and...
March 30, 2026