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Artificial Intelligence Keynote
Powering the AI Era: A New Blueprint for Growth
January 21, 2026 | 08:15 AM - 09:15 AM | Exhibit Hall - Hall 1
As artificial intelligence and data centers drive electricity demand to unprecedented levels, the power sector must rethink how it plans and invests. This keynote panel brings together leaders from utilities, IPPs, data center developers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for managing rapid load growth while ensuring reliability, affordability and sustainability.
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People first: Human insights on artificial intelligence in power plants
By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN content director AUSTIN, Texas—Artificial intelligence and other digital tools promise to help remake power plant operations into something infinitely more efficient, sustainable and intuitive for the fast-forward and cleaner energy future. But there’s one thing that can’t be artificial about it—who runs it. Ignoring the human element in […]
September 01, 2021
Improving Nuclear Unit Outage Scheduling with Artificial Intelligence
— — — — — This will be an important topic discussed at POWERGEN International only two weeks away in New Orleans. Click here to learn more! — — — — — Today, utility engineers spend a significant portion of their time completing repetitive administration tasks. Some organizations estimate that upwards of 40 percent of […]
November 06, 2019
Artificial Intelligence: A key to Utility Customer Loyalty?
With an increasing number of newly-empowered and savvy customers deserting the old contract model (helped by smart meters and data-driven support for switching), energy companies are adapting their offerings to give domestic and commercial consumers what they want, how they want it.
August 15, 2018


