Grid Modernization

Grid modernization aims to fortify the distribution and transmission grids through physical infrastructure investments, as well as software, to improve system operability and resilience. This topic covers system hardening, undergrounding, ADMS, AMI, grid-enhancing technologies, and non-wires alternatives.

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Grid Modernization Educational Opportunities

10:00 AM

Aging Grid Innovations for Affordable Resilience & Reliability
Grand Horizons Ballroom DEFG

45 mins
Many utilities are on track to spend around 1% of asset replacement value on their aging grid over the next decade; a 100-year renewal rate with a $600B price tag. We need innovation to help balance …

Speakers

Coral Breidenbach, Director, Distribution Operations - Xcel Energy

Najwa Abouhassan, Director, Technology R&D - Exelon

Jose Villalba, Chief Operating Officer - Osmose

12:45 PM

Peer-To-Peer Roundtable: Beyond Reliability: Building Regulatory Frameworks That Enable Grid Resilience
China Town

45 mins
As utilities face increasing pressure from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and growing customer expectations, resilience has become a strategic priority. Yet many regulatory frameworks remain r …

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How are redefinitions of reliability and resiliency impacting utilities and their customers?

Exactly how different utility teams and project stakeholders are approaching the integration of multiple systems to enable reliability will be a focus of DTECH Reliability & Resiliency, August 25-27, 2026.

August 07, 2026

Redefining the utility playbook with PG&E’s Sumeet Singh

In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Sumeet Singh, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, details how utility leaders can balance cultural shifts with the economic imperative to maximize underutilized grid capacity and lower customer rates. He breaks down how PG&E processes billions of pieces of data to help predict wildfire risks in advance, and how AI-enabled camera networks can shave critical minutes off emergency response times.

August 03, 2026

Aligning wildfire mitigation with utility operations and planning

Utilizing advanced platforms like Firescape, utilities such as PNM are adjusting what it means for them to simultaneously evaluate wildfire risk and consider reliability.

July 30, 2026

Understanding how utilities can drive affordability while cultivating customer engagement

Nathan Shannon will discuss how energy affordability connects with utility reliability at DTECH Reliability & Resiliency

July 24, 2026