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- Carbon Capture and Emission Controls
- Hydrogen and Low-Carbon Fuels
- Utility-Scale Renewables
- O&M Zone
- General Events
- Waterpower Hydro Basics
- Data Center Zone
- Nuclear Zone
- Cooling
- Breakfast Roundtables
- Networking
- Onsite Power and Flexible Generation
- Resource Interconnection
- All About the Gas Turbine
- Turbines
- Powergen University
- SCADA
- Optimizing Plant Performance
- Nuclear's Evolution
- Sensors
- Keynote
- Combined Cycle
- Technical Tour
- Integrated Resource Planning
- Machine Learning/AI
- Decarbonization
- O&M
- Trade Labor/ Staffing
- Asset Management
- Coal
- Emissions and Environmental
- Gas
- Partner Program
- Onsite Power
- Exploring Trends in Hydropower
- Planning Services
- Engineering/EPC
- Decommissioning
- Policy and Regulation
- Design Services
- Battery Storage
- Data Centers
- Nuclear
- Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
- Hydrogen
- Supply Chain
- Load Growth
- Data/Digitalization
- Investment
- Onshore Wind
- Microgrid
- Long-duration Storage
- Inspections and Monitoring
- Biofuels
- Hydropower
- Boilers/Thermal
- Data Management and Analytics
- Gas Turbines
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This Powergen University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Learn …
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This Powergen University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Learn …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and includes an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com to reserve your seat. The Power Cycle & Energy Sys …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. Welcome Description of How Course Works …
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Now in its 43rd year, the Electric Utility & Cogeneration Chemistry Workshop (EUC2W) brings together leading experts and plant personnel to address the most pressing water/steam chemistry, cooling wat …Speakers
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. This session builds on converting potenti …
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This Powergen University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Learn …
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This Powergen University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Learn …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. This session builds on the Fuel Managemen …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. This session builds on the turbine’s iner …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuri …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. Learn the nuts and bolts of hydropower pr …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. In this module, participants present thei …
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Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. As part of Waterpower Hydro Basics, Atten …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal …
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The POWERGEN Opening Keynote will bring together top executives from CPS Energy, Sargent & Lundy and NVIDIA for a state-of-the-industry discussion on market forces, reliability pressures and the accelerating impact of AI. Additional presentations from Westinghouse, Google Cloud and EPRI will examine how digital tools and emerging electricity needs are shaping the future of power generation planning and operations.
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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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Hydrogen has been hailed as a cornerstone of the energy transition, yet its deployment in power generation is proving slower and more expensive than expected. This opening session of the Hydrogen 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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Digital twin technology is reshaping how the power sector approaches operations and asset management, but achieving consistent success in deployment remains a challenge. Too often, projects falter whe …
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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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The nuclear sector is broadening quickly. A growing mix of technologies, from small modular reactors to large commercial units, is drawing interest not only from governments and traditional utilities …
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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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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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Nearly 70% of frontline maintenance tasks are still executed with paper, spreadsheets or siloed systems. The result? Vulnerabilities in safety, traceability and audit readiness that organizations can …
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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 …Panel Moderator
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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
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Join us for the Connections Lunch, designed to help you connect with fellow attendees over shared interests. Taking place on the exhibit hall floor, this lunch provides a chance to engage in meaningfu …
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All badge holders are eligible to attend. With explosive load growth projected from data centers, manufacturing and electrification, grid operators are warning of looming capacity shortfalls. At the s …
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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 …
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IPPs managing large renewable fleets are turning to unified software and hardware platforms to improve reliability and streamline operations. This presentation shares lessons from real deployments tha …
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Data center growth is outpacing grid capacity in several U.S. regions, pushing developers to consider alternative power strategies that can be deployed quickly and operate independently. This session …
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Join Patrick O’Brien of Holtec and Chris Ferraro of Siemens Energy for an inside look at the groundbreaking Palisades project—the first transformation of a U.S. nuclear plant from decommissioned to re …
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This panel will showcase the clear, quantifiable success of the Texas power grid's weatherization efforts. We will move beyond the past crisis to highlight the proven effectiveness of the new prepared …Panel Moderator
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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 …
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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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Many advancements in high-pressure steam generation chemistry control have come in the last half century, improvements that enhance unit reliability and employee safety. Most are directly applicable t …
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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 NetZero Teesside Power project is set to become the world’s first purpose-built combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with integrated carbon capture, marking a milestone in the path to net …Speakers
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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 Moderator
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Utilities and grid operators are using digital tools to better connect field crews with generation and transmission assets. This session looks at how AI, IoT and real-time analytics are improving insp …Panel Moderator
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal …
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All badge holders are eligible to attend. As artificial intelligence and data centers reshape the energy landscape, power providers are racing to meet soaring electricity demand with speed, reliabilit …Panel Moderator
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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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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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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 …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Introduction to Microgrids and Integrated Sol …
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Reliable, efficient energy is of critical importance for large scale commercial operations. As the U.S. faces significant challenges with the electrical grid, businesses must ensure they are able to m …
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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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Explosive growth in AI and cloud computing is redefining how data centers source and manage power. This session examines how “hybrid substation” designs combine utility energy with on-site generation …
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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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Dam owners and operators continue to face rising expectations for safety, performance and risk management as aging structures meet changing hydrologic conditions. This session brings together two pres …
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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
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Join us for the Connections Lunch, designed to help you connect with fellow attendees over shared interests. Taking place on the exhibit hall floor, this lunch provides a chance to engage in meaningfu …
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All badge holders are eligible to attend. Explosive electricity demand is colliding with the industry’s long-standing bottlenecks. Critical equipment like turbines, transformers and switchgear remains …Panel ModeratorSpeakers
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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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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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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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Physical calibration checks during nuclear refueling outages are performed on hundreds of instrument channels per unit. These calibrations are costly, introduce radiation safety risks, and in more tha …
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Growing load is straining electric grid resources, impacting grid stability and threatening blackouts. Backup generators at data centers could be dispatched during generation shortfalls, but current E …Panel Moderator
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Microgrids aren’t just a buzzword, they’re proving themselves as real tools for resilience, flexibility and grid support. Still, plenty of myths linger, from doubts about their role in utility capacit …
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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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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
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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. Additionally, the growing regulatory dema …
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Join us for the Women in Power Panel, an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on women leadership, career development and representation in the power generation industry. This panel brings togeth …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal …
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Full-conference badge is required for admittance. You can pre-register for this event, however, seats are first-come, first-served.Visit your Visitor Hub to add this event onto your badge. Join us on …
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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 …Chairperson
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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 …
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Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Transfer Switch Fundamentals for Specifying E …
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
