From Tail Risk to Design Baseline: How the Grid Is Adapting to Extreme Heat
September 28–30, 2026
Omni Shoreham | Washington, D.C.
POWER Now: Speed. Scale. Stability.
The Genesis Mission: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of American Science and Energy
The U.S. spends more than a trillion dollars a year on R&D. What if AI could double its productivity within a decade? Dr. Dario Gil, Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy and director of the Genesis Mission, makes the case that we’re at an inflection point as consequential as the invention of the Internet—and that the convergence of AI supercomputing, high-performance computing, and quantum computing is about to transform how the nation does science. From fusion reactors to the Texas power grid, Gil maps the breakthroughs already underway, the infrastructure being built right now, and what it will take to produce 50 to 100 “AlphaFold moments” across every domain of science in the next five years.
Why Experience POWER?
The power industry is being remade. This is where it happens.
Electrification, AI, and industrial expansion are driving load growth at a scale utilities haven’t planned for in decades. Experience POWER puts you inside that reality—where the decisions are urgent, the stakeholders are in the room, and the conversations move at the speed of the grid.
At the center of growth — Inside PJM. Adjacent to the world’s largest data center market. Generation, transmission, and grid modernization are no longer future conversations—they are immediate execution priorities. This is where demand is real.
Where policy meets operations — Washington, D.C. puts you next to the regulators shaping the grid. Permitting, interconnection, market rules, and reliability standards are directly shaping what gets built and how fast. Policy here has immediate operational impact.
System-level thinking — Utilities, developers, large energy users, and regulators—one room. Generation can no longer be planned in isolation. The next era of power requires breaking silos—and that starts with the right people at the same table.
Backed by a century of authority — POWER’s editorial legacy, now live, in the room, when decisions are made. This is not just another conference. It is where the POWER community meets to solve what’s next—at the moment those decisions matter most.
Experience POWER 2026 Featured Speakers
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Dr. Darío Gil, Ph.D.
Under Secretary for ScienceU.S. Department of Energy -
David A. Wright
CommissionerU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -
John C. Wagner, Ph.D.
DirectorIdaho National Laboratory -
Lou Martinez Sancho, Ph.D., MBB
Chief Technology OfficerWestinghouse Electric Company LLC -
Tom Falcone
PresidentLarge Public Power Council (LPPC) -
Jim Matheson
CEONational Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) -
Grace Vanderhei
Nuclear EngineerConstellation -
Jamie Choate
Director of Workforce Strategy & Enablement (WS&E)Tennessee Valley Authority
The EP Experience
Learn
Hear directly from utility leaders, operators, engineers, and policymakers tackling the industry’s biggest challenges. From grid reliability to load growth and infrastructure planning, every session is built to deliver practical insights you can take back to your business.
Discover
Explore the technologies, solutions, and partners driving the future of power generation and infrastructure. From generation to transmission to digital operations, the expo floor connects you with the companies helping move projects forward faster.
Connect
Build relationships with the people shaping the power industry—from utilities and EPCs to regulators, industrial users, and technology providers. With curated networking, roundtables, and intentional time to connect, Experience POWER is built for meaningful conversations.
Registration & Pass Types
Group pricing is available for teams of 3 or more!
Contact Jill Dean
301-354-1618
jdean@accessintel.com
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