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Reliability and availability of power plants often hinge on the performance of generator circuit breakers (GCBs), critical assets that connect generators to step-up transformers. Traditional monitorin …
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Low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen, ammonia, and renewable diesel, remain important pillars of long-term decarbonization strategies for utilities and power developers, even as near-term deployment h …
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Infrared inspection has long been a critical but limited tool for detecting electrical risks, requiring dangerous arc-flash PPE and often missing issues that only appear under full load. A new generat …
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At nearly 70 years old, Avista’s Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric Plant faced the familiar challenges of aging infrastructure: end-of-life electrical systems, safety risks and reliability concerns. To mode …
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Across the country, grid interconnection delays are stalling projects and straining reliability as power demand from data centers and other critical industries surges. This session explores how onsite …
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With global electricity demand climbing and supply chain constraints limiting new gas-fired generation, the U.S. is exploring alternative sources of clean heat and power. Bioenergy with carbon capture …
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Texas has quickly emerged as the leading state to watch for new nuclear development, driven by its business-friendly climate, record load growth, data center expansion and recent policy moves to suppo …
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Delivering new construction projects on time and within budget requires more than technical expertise—it demands contract models that drive alignment, transparency, and shared accountability. This ses …
11:30 AM
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Large-scale energy users like data centers and manufacturers are increasingly facing years-long delays in utility interconnections, putting critical project timelines at risk. This session, featuring …
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Many aging gas turbine units struggle to maintain dispatch competitiveness due to output and heat rate limitations, while supply chain constraints slow major upgrades or replacements. Fog-based wet co …
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Despite significant progress, the path to commercial deployment for carbon capture remains complicated by technical, economic and regulatory hurdles. This panel brings together a uniquely diverse grou …
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As the Western Interconnect surges toward nearly 200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, curtailments are already exposing the limits of variable generation. In 2024 alone, CAISO curtailed 3,500 GW …
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On the path to net-zero, energy companies must make bold choices about which low-carbon technologies to prioritize. This session spotlights three cutting-edge approaches shaping tomorrow’s power secto …Panel Moderator
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Nuclear plants once thought permanently closed are now being brought back to life as demand for reliable, carbon-free electricity surges. Constellation is working to restart the Crane Clean Energy Cen …
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Most BESS development has been clustered in a handful of high-profile regions, leaving large swaths of the country underserved. This session examines how grid operators and developers are preparing th …Chairperson
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As renewable portfolios mature, energy storage has evolved from a supporting act to a strategic partner in ensuring reliability and grid value. This session follows OCI Energy’s journey to its first s …Panel ModeratorChairperson
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Hydropower remains one of the backbones of renewable baseload generation. Continued investment in mature assets and new development depends on prudent reinvestment and accretive financing opportunitie …
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This session will focus on how power plant operators are using machine learning and artificial intelligence to run units more efficiently and improve reliability. Speakers will share real examples of …Panel ModeratorChairperson
02:15 PM
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The Membrane Technology & Research (MTR) Carbon Capture Large Pilot at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center is the largest membrane capture plant in the world, designed to demonstrate a fully integrated …Chairperson
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As data centers continue to expand, securing sufficient power from the grid has become a growing challenge, driving interest in onsite generation. Many developers are turning to simple-cycle natural g …
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Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), the municipal utility serving four northern Colorado cities, is in the midst of a major investment to support its transition toward a lower-carbon portfolio. Follo …
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Securing reliable onsite generation for data centers is often complicated by air permitting requirements that can impose operational restrictions and delay construction schedules. New fossil fuel-fire …
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Even the most technically sound battery storage project cannot advance without the sign-off of local regulators, known as Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs). This panel brings together national co …Chairperson
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Planning for the 30% You Can’t See: Unlocking Turnaround Efficiency through Integrated Site ServicesUp to 30% of outage and turnaround costs come from indirect site services such as tools, scaffolding, logistics, fueling and fleet support. Yet these functions are often left out of the detailed plann …Chairperson
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Bringing advanced nuclear technology from concept to commercial deployment requires more than technical innovation; it demands coordinated progress across licensing, supply chains, financing, partners …
03:15 PM
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Methane pyrolysis offers a unique pathway by splitting methane into clean hydrogen and solid carbon: Eliminating CO₂ emissions at the point of production. This session will share findings from a detai …Speakers
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Both flexibility and heat rate are key drivers of thermal plant competitiveness and supporting pillars of the energy transformation. Navigating this transformation presents industry several complex an …
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As aging hydro assets face new performance and reliability demands, the iconic San Luis Reservoir in California—a 2-million-acre-foot facility and the largest off-stream reservoir in the U.S.—is being …
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This session explains new U.S. Department of Energy efficiency standards for future distribution transformers and examines how those requirements affect electricity costs and emissions. The presentati …
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With demand for gas turbines at levels not seen since the early 2000s, many owners and developers are reserving manufacturing slots and entering Turbine Purchase Agreements (TPAs) under tight timeline …
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As time-to-power demands of data centers and manufacturing expansion pressure the transmission grid, how can utilities use both before-the-meter and behind-the meter onsite power generation to provide …Panel Moderator
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Lithium-ion remains dominant, but utilities are increasingly exploring long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies that can operate for eight hours or more. In this session, three pioneering deve …Chairperson
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The Net Zero Teesside Power project is set to become the world’s first combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with integrated carbon capture and storage, marking a milestone in the path to low- …Panel ModeratorChairperson
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The power sector is facing a radically different landscape than it was just a year ago. On the supply side, the once-standard “solar plus storage” strategy looks far less certain, while on the demand …Panel Moderator
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GE Vernova Hitachi’s BWRX-300, now under construction at Ontario’s Darlington site, is on track to become the first small modular reactor built in the Western world, with completion expected in 2029 a …Panel ModeratorSpeakers
09:30 AM
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ERCOT serves nearly 90 percent of Texas’ electric load, and its 2025 summer peak of 84 GW is projected to climb to more than 110 GW over the next three decades. Meeting that growth while managing carb …
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With technologies ranging from gigawatt-scale plants to modular reactors as small as 10 MW, nuclear solutions are emerging for applications as varied as data centers, chemical production, defense and …
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Infrared inspection has long been a critical but limited tool for detecting electrical risks, requiring dangerous arc-flash PPE and often missing issues that only appear under full load. A new generat …
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a tool for optimizing storage assets, from predictive maintenance to real-time dispatch and degradation management. This panel convenes leading AI researche …Chairperson
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As renewable energy projects mature, decommissioning has shifted from an afterthought to a critical permitting and stakeholder issue. Between 2016 and 2023, the number of states with formal decommissi …Panel Moderator
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This session will provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of hydroelectric power generation and help you understand the factors shaping the industry in 2026. Gain a comprehensive five-ye …
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As power producers face increasing pressure to decarbonize while maintaining profitability, carbon capture must evolve into a more investable solution. This session—presented by alliance partners Shel …
11:30 AM
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Global shipping manufacturer Hanwha Ocean is adopting an ammonia-capable combustion retrofit on Baker Hughes small-scale gas turbines for use in marine e-propulsion, showing how gas turbine technology …
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Data centers are expanding at breakneck speed, pushing the limits of grid capacity and raising the stakes for reliable, sustainable and cost-effective power. Beyond securing enough megawatts, operator …Chairperson
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Gas turbines remain the backbone of reliable, dispatchable power in the U.S., even as renewables and data center growth reshape the grid. Yet until now, the industry has lacked a clear, nationwide pul …
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2025 was a year of change. With a new President, regulatory repeals and reconsiderations affecting the power sector swiftly dropped, while courts put many Biden-era challenges on hold. The year closed …
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Improving efficiency and reliability across the existing generation fleet is a top priority as the industry seeks to meet rising demand while lowering costs and emissions. A breakthrough nano-coating …
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Battery storage systems are being deployed at record pace to support renewable integration and grid reliability, yet the industry still lacks standardized test codes to verify performance. Today, most …Chairperson
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Behind-the-meter (BTM) nuclear projects are emerging as a way for end-users to directly benefit from reliable, carbon-free generation. Co-located facilities, such as data centers and industrial plants …Chairperson
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As demand for new solar and battery projects accelerates, design decisions are emerging as one of the most powerful levers for improving construction speed, cost and flexibility. This session brings t …Panel Moderator
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The power sector is facing one of the most significant workforce transitions in its history. As electricity demand accelerates and experienced employees retire, utilities, EPC firms and power producer …Panel Moderator
02:15 PM
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Manufacturing, healthcare, food production and warehousing facilities are now facing delays in expansion due to utility interconnection bottlenecks and urban permitting constraints. Yet fuel cells are …Chairperson
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A large-scale pilot project in Springfield, Illinois, is putting carbon capture technology to the test under real-world conditions. At the City Water Light and Power coal-fired plant, BASF’s OASE® blu …
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As data centers grow in scale and complexity, ensuring transformer reliability is critical. This session will explore how real-time monitoring and AI-powered predictive analytics are replacing outdate …Chairperson
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In June 2024, New York’s Public Service Commission set a new target of 6,000 MW of energy storage by 2030. Learn how the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is advancing t …Chairperson
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Natural gas turbines generate more than 40% of U.S. electricity, yet much of the installed fleet is aging and faces increasing pressure from load growth, renewable integration and market volatility. W …
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Natura Resources is working to bring molten-salt reactor (MSR) technology into commercial use. The company’s high-temperature, low-pressure, liquid-fueled reactors are designed to produce gigawatt-sca …
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As utilities and asset owners face growing equipment and system reliability, compliance and capital planning pressures, data-driven decision-making is becoming essential across generation, transmissio …
03:15 PM
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Utilities are under growing pressure to manage increasingly complex generation assets with precision, scalability, and efficiency. Evergy, along with 1898 & Co., is demonstrating how advanced technolo …
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Climate change and shifting water conditions are forcing hydropower owners to rethink how they manage flows, protect assets and plan for long-term generation. At the same time, evolving regulatory req …
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The U.S. electric grid is being tested like never before, strained by surging demand, aging infrastructure, renewable integration, rapid technological change and shifting regulations. Ensuring reliabi …Panel Moderator
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As nuclear energy reasserts its role as a cornerstone of clean, reliable generation, generative AI is beginning to transform operations behind the scenes. From automating document reviews to streamlin …Panel Moderator
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Automation and operational technologies (OT) are proving critical to overcoming complexity and ensuring reliable performance in green hydrogen projects. This session draws on lessons learned from Plug …Panel Moderator
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The biggest hurdles for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects often aren’t just technical, they’re financial. Securing capital for these massive undertakings depends on investor confidence, …Panel Moderator
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After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption is now skyrocketing. Utilities, IPPs and grid operators are under pressure to deliver capacity quickly while balancing affordabili …
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) secured key incentives for BESS, including a standalone ITC and stronger domestic content provisions. This session unpacks how developers can align their supply …
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As the first generation of large wind and solar projects nears the end of its design life, owners face a complex decision: repower, retrofit or rebuild. This panel, featuring owner, engineer and retro …Panel Moderator
09:30 AM
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When Avista undertook the first rotor rewind in over 40 years at its Kettle Falls Generating Station—a biomass-fired plant fueled by woodchips—the project combined technical complexity with a compress …Chairperson
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While natural gas dominates gas turbine fuel use, liquid fuels have historically played only a limited role due to cost, emissions and reliability concerns. The growing availability of renewable liqui …Chairperson
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The high integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) into power systems is driving the evolution of standards and protection requirements to maintain system stability and reliability while enabling …
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Across cities and industries, where water is delivered in pipelines, new potential hydropower is available — energy that could be captured as predictable, local electricity. With rising power costs an …
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Selecting and deploying SMRs and advanced reactors requires both the right technology and the right team. This session outlines practical frameworks for evaluating SMR and advanced reactor designs, in …
10:30 AM
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With AI and data center growth pushing electricity demand to new heights, the challenge for power producers is delivering reliable, low-carbon power at scale. Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants …
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From a fuel cell microgrid powering a hyperscaler’s operations in the Northwest, to combustion turbines serving gigawatt-scale data centers in ERCOT and PJM, this session will highlight real-world ons …
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As renewable energy takes on a larger share of generation, grid operators are under pressure to keep systems reliable, flexible and fair. The growth of wind, solar and distributed generation, along wi …
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The U.S. is facing unprecedented electricity demand growth over the next decade, putting new pressure on supply chains and generation assets. As the backbone of the grid, dispatchable gas turbines wil …Chairperson
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As the energy market continues to transition, the pressures placed on traditional fossil generation are evolving at an accelerated pace. At the same time, electricity demand is rising in parallel, dri …Chairperson
11:30 AM
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The U.S. grid is straining under unprecedented demand from data centers, artificial intelligence, electrified transportation and industrial expansion—all while pressure mounts to deliver around-the-cl …
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As electricity demand surges from data centers and other large energy users, the need for reliable, low-emission onsite power is growing. Solid oxide fuel cells are emerging as a practical solution, o …Chairperson
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With the rapid growth of solar and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, utilities face mounting challenges in managing and interconnecting distributed energy resources (DERs). Increasingly, utili …
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Extreme cold weather continues to expose vulnerabilities in the power sector, with Winter Storm Elliot underscoring how quickly outages at gas and coal plants can ripple across the grid. For utilities …Chairperson
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Frost heave remains one of the most persistent challenges in building reliable and cost-effective utility-scale solar projects across northern regions. This presentation discusses a new laboratory tes …
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Global geopolitics, supply constraints and advancing technologies are reshaping the nuclear fuels landscape at a time when demand for carbon-free baseload power is accelerating. This session will prov …Panel Moderator
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The U.S. power sector is in a new era: after decades of flat demand, electricity consumption is now surging, driven by artificial intelligence data centers, large-scale electrification and high-tech m …
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Geothermal power is rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of clean energy innovation, offering 24/7, dispatchable zero-carbon electricity from the vast, untapped heat beneath our feet. As the demand for g …
