Engineering the Grid for Extreme Events

Extreme weather events are stressing grid reliability and exposing vulnerabilities. Examine engineering strategies for grid hardening, wildfire mitigation, flood protection, storm resilience, and more for your transmission and distribution systems. Learn what steps utilities in regions with high...
March 31, 2026

A New Look at Alternative Fuels

Utilities are under increasing pressure to expand and adjust their power supply while ensuring long-term reliability. As dispatchable fossil fuel plants are retired, many are exploring alternative fuel options. As the economic challenges of hydrogen and other clean fuels have increased, other non...
March 31, 2026

The Economics of Grid Modernization

The value behind a grid modernization project goes well beyond the price tag, to how these investments support reliability, operational efficiency, customer engagement, and more. Learn practical strategies for building business cases for your projects that showcase the full potential value of the...
March 31, 2026

Communicating the Importance of Resource Adequacy

As discussions of utility resource mixes become more charged, public power leaders must learn how to convey technical concepts into relatable terms. Learn how other public power communities have made talking about power supply and resource adequacy digestible to the policy makers, customers, and...
March 31, 2026

Managing Distributed Solar and Storage

With new behind-the-meter solar and storage across the grid come new challenges in hosting capacity, maintaining power quality, and managing reverse power flows. Review the latest technical strategies and practices for modeling and monitoring these assets, and what it takes to successfully integrate...
March 31, 2026