A dynamic three-and-a-half-day event brimming with interactive, hands-on training, invaluable networking opportunities, enlightening presentations.

The IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition provides a collaborative platform for a diverse group of stakeholders, including utilities, startups, big tech companies, municipalities, design consultants, and policymakers. The goal is to enhance grid productivity, efficiency, and interoperability.

This event will feature a robust technical program designed to equip professionals working at the grid edge with essential insights to optimize performance and efficiency. Keynote presentations, Super Sessions, Panel Sessions, and a Poster Contest will cover critical topics influencing the grid edge, such as:

• Utilities, C&I, and Residential Customers

• Distributed Energy Resources

• Connected Utilities & Infrastructure

• Policy & Regulatory Framework

• Virtual Power Plants

• Transactive Energy & Blockchain

• e-Mobility & Charging Infrastructure

• Smart Cities & IoT

• Cyber Security & Data Privacy

• Connectivity & Communication

• Microgrids

• Energy Storage

• Metering, Monitoring, & Measurement

• Business Intelligence & Data Management

• Utility of the Future Business Models

• Enabling Grid Edge Technologies

• Energy Efficiency & Flexible Loads

• ADMS/DERMS

DISTRIBUTECH International® is the leading annual transmission and distribution event that addresses technologies used to move electricity from the power plant through the transmission and distribution systems to the meter and inside the home or business. The conference and exhibition offer education, information, products and services related to electricity delivery automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, distributed energy resource management systems, renewable energy and EVSE interconnection, advanced metering, T&D system operation, resiliency and reliability, communications technologies, cybersecurity, sustainability, and more. Our goal isn’t to say we’re the biggest and best event in transmission and distribution today. It’s to be it—for our customers—for years to come.

2023 Tracks Include:   

• DER for Flexibility and Resilience

• Interconnecting DER

• Communication Networks

• Asset Management

• C&I and Residential Customers

• Cyber and Physical Security

• Data Analytics

• Distribution Automation

• Electric Vehicles

• Grid Modernization

• Utility Business Models and the New Energy Provider

• Resiliency

• Smart Cities

Setting the North American Net Zero Agenda

Upon the backdrop of the COP27 climate conference, key industry changemakers will strategize pathways to providing a secure, clean and affordable power supply across the U.S. and Canada. We will unpack the leadership and finance questions, deep dive into the importance of carbon management and business model innovation, and identify the key technologies and innovations available to deliver a decarbonized, electrified energy grid.

Reuters Events: Hydrogen North America 2022 will unite policymakers and executives to drive forward the hydrogen economy

For companies committed to a sustainable future, the energy transition is a boardroom level discussion. Our carefully assembled speaker faculty will convene the industries leading global executives and policymakers to deliver a definitive guide to your transition strategy.

Agenda:

• Energy Security Planning 2.0: What State and Territory Energy Offices Need to Know (State and Territory Energy Offices Only)

• NASEO Board of Director Meeting (NASEO State, Territory, and Affiliate Members Only)
  NASEO Institute Board of Directors Meeting (By Invitation Only)

• America’s Energy Infrastructure Opportunity

• Nuclear Energy Today: Opportunities for Carbon-Free Innovation

• Decarbonization Pathways to Meet Our Climate Imperative

• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: U.S. Department of Energy Plans and Partnerships

• Fireside Chat: COP26 Debrief: The Future of Subnational Action and Collaboration

• DOE Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs: Priorities and State Engagement

• Keynote Luncheon: Transmission and Bulk Power: The IIJA’s New Policy, Regulatory, and Financing Authorities and FERC’s Priorities in 2022

• Justice 40: Planning, Strategies, and Progress

• Enhancing the Transmission Grid: Technologies to Support Resilience, Efficiency, and Clean Energy

• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Managing Carbon and the Infrastructure Act

• Achieving Climate and Energy Goals through Infrastructure Investment: Plans and Priorities from the White House

• Colonial Pipeline Incident: Enhancements to State Energy Security Planning and Industry-Government Collaboration

• Take a Load Off: Distributed Energy Resources, Storage, Buildings, and the Grid Working Together

• Energy and Transportation Collaboration: Federal-State Plans and Partnerships

• Zero Emission Fleets: Integrating Public-Private Financing

• Hydrogen: Accelerating the Transition to a Cleaner Future

• Grid Investments for Rapid, Affordable Transportation Electrification

• Fireside Chat with Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz: Clean Energy Transition and Transformation

• Washington Playbook 2022: Reconciliation, Taxation, and Appropriations

• The Blueprint for More Efficient, Resilient and Responsive Buildings from Energy Codes

• DOE’s Office of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies: Priorities and State Engagement

• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants: Model Programs and Projects

• Just Transition: Positioning Communities to Benefit from Clean Energy Investments and Jobs

• Achieving Implementation Impact through Efficient Reporting, Tracking, and Administration (Sponsored Session)

• Low- and Moderate-Income Solar and Energy Efficiency Strategies