Event Agenda

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1:00 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    240 mins
    As energy demand surges and grid modernization become paramount, achieving operational alignment across stakeholders is no longer optional - it is critical. Hosted by DASH Power Partners, this interac …
4:00 PM
  1. Elm 1&2
    120 mins
5:00 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom Foyer
    60 mins
    This reception is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.
7:45 AM
  1. Elm 1&2
    555 mins
8:00 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    15 mins
8:15 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    75 mins
    Shifting demand and evolving customer expectations have fundamentally changed the game across the energy sector. Today’s utility executives are no longer just managing infrastructure, but are instead …
9:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    Utilities are modernizing faster than the controls meant to protect them. DERs are multiplying at the grid edge, operations are going remote, third parties touch more systems, and once-isolated IT and …
  2. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    Interconnection queues within ISO-NE, NYISO, and PJM have reached critical mass, stalling vital clean energy and capacity projects. With traditional physical upgrades no longer viable as a first-resor …
10:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    As distributed energy resources (DERs) continue to expand, utilities across the Northeastern United States are encountering new challenges related to power quality, voltage compatibility, and the reli …
11:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    As the electrification of building heat and transportation aggressively outpaces traditional industrial load growth, Northeast distribution planners are confronting an entirely new set of operational …
12:30 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    75 mins
    Lunch is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.    
1:45 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    In the modern utility landscape, the industry has been characterized by a flurry of pilot programs, from small-scale, highly controlled experiments designed to test the potential of Artificial Intelli …
2:45 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    Traditional Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) models are facing unprecedented pressure as utilities navigate aggressive clean energy mandates alongside soaring load growth. While NERC highlights that …
3:45 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    For decades, the transmission system was designed for a predictable, one-way flow of electricity from centralized fossil-fuel plants to passive consumers. Today, that model is obsolete thanks to the g …
4:30 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom Foyer
    60 mins
    This reception is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.
7:45 AM
  1. Elm 1&2
    315 mins
8:30 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    60 mins
    Since 2020, New England electricity prices have climbed at three times the national average, transforming the utility bill into the primary flashpoint between the energy industry and the public. How c …
9:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    Substation and feeder asset management is rapidly moving from reactive asset replacement and maintenance to data-driven, predictive engineering strategies. How are Northeast distribution engineers lev …
10:45 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    Wildfire risk is no longer a West Coast problem. Changing climate patterns, extended drought periods, and aging infrastructure have elevated wildfire threat across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic — yet …
11:30 AM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    75 mins
    Lunch is complimentary and included with your registration; no add-on required.    
12:45 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    In the modern utility landscape, the industry has been characterized by a flurry of pilot programs, from small-scale, highly controlled experiments designed to test the potential of Artificial Intelli …
1:45 PM
  1. Grand Ballroom C&D
    45 mins
    Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) have demonstrated strong potential to unlock additional transmission capacity and accelerate interconnection timelines. However, broader deployment continues to depe …
  2. Grand Ballroom A&B
    45 mins
    Today’s utility customers expect the same real-time transparency they get from modern retail experiences. To meet these rising expectations, utilities must move past merely explaining power delivery a …