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Battery energy storage systems, or BESS, are transforming how utilities manage reliability, resilience, and capacity. Get a comprehensive overview of BESS applications and strategies, including practical use cases and examples from public power. Explore how storage can be deployed for multiple objectives — from improving distribution reliability to supporting bulk supply services — while learning about emerging technologies and safety considerations. Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, gain understanding of the technical, operational, and economic aspects of BESS deployment, all to help you make informed decisions and plan for your utility’s future.

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion featuring three distinguished public power CEOs as they share their insights on the most pressing issues facing our industry today. From the critical importance of safety and workforce development to navigating evolving regulatory landscapes and advancing grid reliability, hear candid perspectives on how their organizations are adapting and innovating to meet the needs of their communities. Learn about the strategic priorities shaping public power’s future and gain inspiration and actionable ideas to take back to your utility.

A public power utility’s distribution system is its most visible and valuable asset. It is essential to business success and connected to every customer. In addition to delivering energy reliably and safely to a traditional electrical load base, today’s distribution system must be robust in its capacity to support an increasingly electrified economy. This includes connection points and capacity for large data center loads, throughput for distributed energy resources, and infrastructure for communications and information management systems.

It’s long been said that people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers. Get inspired to transform your leadership style to support the utility culture you want to see. Share experiences for how to effectively move safety from a “program” to a culture of caring, blending both physical and psychological safety. Discuss how leadership can demonstrate commitment, set expectations, build trust, and create a culture of accountability.

Walk through safety incidents that your peer utilities experienced, including findings from their root cause analyses. Look at how data and trends can show you where your safety culture stands and where there’s room for improvement. While you reflect on what you can do to prevent the same kind of incidents from occurring at your utility, get ideas for what works to boost accountability and improve safety performance.

Review a variety of resources that can help utilities improve their safety programs, including the PowerTRX Safety platform (formerly eSafety Tracker). Share your suggestions for how to use these tools effectively and offer feedback on what could improve existing and future resources to continue to support safer public power operations.