Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM CT

Golf Tournament

Sponsored By

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM CT

Registration Open

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Enter the Power Circle: Opening Networking Event

Location: Level 3 Pre Function

Clean Power in Color

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Clean Energy 101

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Natural Power Consultants, LLC

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

CLEANPOWER

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Welcome & Opening Remarks

Location: George Bush Ballroom (Level 3)

Keynote Speaker: – University of Michigan

Moderator: – Calvin Company

Clean Power in Color

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Opening Keynote

Location: George Bush Ballroom (Level 3)

Keynote Speaker: – University of Michigan

Clean Power in Color

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Opening Panel: Leading Through the Storm: CEO Perspectives on Resilience, Growth, and the Future of Clean Energy Real Talk. Real Leadership. Real Optimism for The Future of Clean Energy

Location: George Bush Ballroom (Level 3)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Panelist: – Apex Clean Energy

Panelist: – LRE

Panelist: – Signal Energy

Clean Power in Color

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—CEO Table Chats

Location: George Bush Ballroom (Level 3)

Panelist: – Apex Clean Energy

Panelist: – LRE

Clean Power in Color

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT

Clean Power In Color — Opening Reception

Location: Avenida Plaza

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT

Opening Reception—Open to All Attendees

Sponsored By

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT

VIP Reception—Invitation only

Sponsored By

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Opening General Session

Location: General Assembly Theater (Level 3)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – ENGIE North America

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Panelist: – Pattern Energy

Panelist: – Vestas North America

Panelist: – Quanta Services, Inc.

Panelist: – GE Vernova

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Opening Session

Location: George Bush Ballroom (Level 3)

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Panelist: – Burns & McDonnell

Panelist: – American Clean Power Association

Clean Power in Color

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Clean Connections: Grid Considerations for Large Load Growth

Location: Charge Up Stage

Moderator: – Interwest Energy Alliance

Speaker: – LG Energy Solution Vertech

Charge Up

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Scaling American Energy Manufacturing in a High-Growth Market

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

Speaker: – SOLV Energy

Speaker: – Array Technologies

Speaker: – Fluence

Knowledge is Power

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Where Capital is Flowing: Investor Perspectives on Energy Growth and Risk

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Speaker: – HASI

Speaker: – TD Cowen

Energy Elevation

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Clean Power Insights for Workforce: Retention = Reliability—Why People Strategy Is Project Strategy

Location: NexStage

Workforce Development

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Unshakeable: The Workplace Resilience Advantage

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – ENGIE

Workforce Development

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Building the Bench: Hands-On Strategies for Building the Future Clean Energy Workforce

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Latimer Enterprises

Workforce Development

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Preparing the Next Generation for Clean Power Careers

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – WhyMaker

Workforce Development

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Networking Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CT

Clean Power In Color—Lunch & Keynote: Salary Negotiations

Location: George Bush Ballroom C

Clean Power in Color

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons from Projects That Got Built

Location: Charge Up Stage

Charge Up

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Financing the Future: Structuring Deals in a High-Demand Energy Market

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Moderator: – Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Speaker: – MUFG - Project Finance, Americas

Speaker: – JPMorgan

Speaker: – Rabobank

Energy Elevation

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

How AI is Accelerating Clean Energy Project Deployment

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Speaker: – Intersect Power

Speaker: – Clearway Energy Group

Knowledge is Power

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Clean Power Insights: From Greenfield to Grid—Why Clean Energy Projects Get Stuck and How to Unstick Them

Location: NexStage

Siting & Permitting

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Trust Before Megawatts: Converting Concern into Confidence with Battery Energy Storage Projects

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Boralex Inc.

Siting & Permitting

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Why First Impressions Matter Most and How to Create One That Earns Support

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Davies Public Affairs

Siting & Permitting

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Powering Circularity: Collaborative Solutions for Responsible Decommissioning, Repowering, and End of Life

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – SOLARCYCLE

Siting & Permitting

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Why Your Clean Energy Project Is Still Waiting in Limbo

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Terracon

Siting & Permitting

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Top Mistakes & Reasons Why Your Community Engagement Isn't Working

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – TruGrid

Siting & Permitting

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Clean Power in Color— Designing Your Next Chapter: Strategic Career Moves, Executive Visibility, and Winning in Today’s Clean Energy Job Market

Location: George Bush Ballroom C

Moderator: – Vestas

Speaker: – Heidrick & Struggles

Speaker: – Apex Clean Energy

Speaker: – Ellement Group

Speaker: – Climate Line LLC

Clean Power in Color

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Clean Power in Color— Who’s Really in Charge? Gen X Leaders, Millennial Expectations, and Gen Z and Alpha Demands. Four Generations. Four Definitions of Leadership. One workplace—Ready or Not

Location: George Bush Ballroom B

Clean Power in Color

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Networking Break & Exhibits

Location: Exhibit Halls

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Networking Break & Exhibits

Location: Exhibit Halls

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Confronting Attacks on Clean Energy with Digital Tools

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Vineyard Offshore

Knowledge is Power

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Spending to Save: Getting Economic Transmission Projects Built

Location: Charge Up Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – ITC Holdings, Corp.

Charge Up

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Tariff Playbooks: How Industry Leaders Are Navigating Trade Challenges

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Energy Elevation

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Clean Power Insights: Storage for the AI Economy—Smart Batteries, Intelligent Controls, and Resilient Infrastructure

Location: NexStage

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Scaling Storage with Repurposed Batteries: Increasing Speed to Power via Low-Cost, Domestic Energy Storage

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Redwood Materials

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Innovations in Battery Technology for Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – CMBlu Energy

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Commissioning Utility Scale Energy Storage Projects: Hidden Nuances

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Aypa Power

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

The Merchant Battery Opportunity: Maximizing Battery Storage Revenue Through Bid Optimization

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Ascend Analytics

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Battery Storage, Intelligent Controls, and the Future of Large-Load Integration

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – FlexGen

Energy Storage

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Protecting the Digital Backbone: AI-Driven Fire Safety for Lithium-Ion Energy Storage in Data Centers

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Siemens - Smart Infrastructure

Energy Storage

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

CLEANPOWER

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Beyond the Grid: Funding the Next Generation of Clean Energy Entrepreneurs of Color

Location: George Bush Ballroom C

Moderator: – McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Panelist: – ACORE

Panelist: – Solar Bear

Clean Power in Color

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Political Whiplash: Inside the Beltway and State Policy — How Clean Energy Leaders Are Responding

Location: George Bush Ballroom B

Moderator: – Leeward Renewable Energy

Panelist: – SEIA

Panelist: – American Clean Power Association

Clean Power in Color

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM CT

PowerTalks: Offshore Wind Energy

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Clean Power Insights for Wind Energy: Extending Asset Life—Reliability, Performance, and Repowering

Location: NexStage

Land-based Wind Energy

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Main Bearing Lubrication Challenges in Today's Turbines

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – BP/Castrol

Land-based Wind Energy

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Toward Continued Improvements in Wind Turbine Blade Durability

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – DNV GL

Land-based Wind Energy

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Extrapolation to Observation: Improving Energy Estimates with Remote Sensing in the Era of Tall Turbines

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Natural Power Consultants, LLC

Land-based Wind Energy

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Operational Energy Yield Assessments: Comparing Approaches and Managing Uncertainty

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Wood PLC

Land-based Wind Energy

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Repowering America's Wind Farms: Extending the Life of Wind Farms

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – EDP Renewables

Land-based Wind Energy

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM CT

PowerTalks: Featuring NARUC Leadership

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) & Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Speaker:

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Closing Session: Rest is Resistance

Location: George Bush Ballroom B

Clean Power in Color

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Emerging Leaders Meet-Up

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

EmpowHER Reception

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

PowerVets Reception

Sponsored By

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Regional Partners Reception

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT

Clean Power in Color—Closing Reception

Location: Level 3 Pre Function

Clean Power in Color

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM CT

Power Up 5K & 2.5K Walk

Sponsored By

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

All of the Above: How Diverse Energy Sources Are Meeting America’s Growing Demand

Location: Charge Up Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – American Petroleum Institute

Speaker: – Enbridge Inc.

Charge Up

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Energy Market Outlook: Meeting Demand in a Multi-Resource Future

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Wood Mackenzie

Energy Elevation

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT

PowerCast: The Case for Clean Energy—Jobs, Affordability, and America's Energy Future

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Leveling the Playing Field: Aligning Storage Policy Across Energy Markets

Location: Charge Up Stage

Moderator: – Grid Strategies LLC

Speaker: – Partner, LS Power and Chief Executive Officer, REV Renewables

Charge Up

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Clean Power Insights: Building a Resilient U.S. Solar Ecosystem—Sites, Supply Chains, and End-of-Life

Location: NexStage

Solar Energy

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

From Brownfield to Utility-Scale Renewable Energy: Implementing a Back to Basics Approach in Technology

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Competitive Power Ventures

Solar Energy

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Community Engagement Strategies for Increasing Energy Projects at the Local Level

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Grenergy USA

Solar Energy

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

How PERC, TOPCon, HJT, and Back-Contact Will Shape Domestic Manufacturing

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – ES Foundry

Solar Energy

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Onshoring the Silicon Backbone of U.S. Solar: Expectations vs. Reality

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Intertek CEA

Solar Energy

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

EmpowHER Luncheon

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Networking Lunch & Exhibits

Location: Exhibit Halls

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM CT

Power Talk with Jason Grumet & FERC

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Speaker: – Avangrid

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Ranchers, Farmers, and Clean Power—Landowner Perspectives on Energy Development Partnerships

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Knowledge is Power

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Securing the Grid: Cybersecurity for Digitally Connected Electric Infrastructure

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Energy Elevation

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Speed to Power: Next-Generation Solar and Storage Meeting Rising Demand

Location: Charge Up Stage

Charge Up

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Clean Power Insights: Grid Resilience—Cyber Defense, Safety, and Operational Intelligence

Location: NexStage

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Cybersecurity: Green Energy, Red Alerts—Understanding the Current Renewable Cyber Threat Landscape

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Ørsted

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

How Holistic Optimization Can Save your Megaproject $100,000,000

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Ulteig

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Public Safety

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Morrison & Foerster LLP

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Secure Networks and Remote Access in Renewable Generation

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Black and Veatch

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Remaining Useful Life: Forecasting Wind Turbine Component Failures

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Onyx Insight

Grid Resilience

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Gap in the Grid: Why NERC CIP Compliant Stacks Fail Against Advanced Phishing like AiTM

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Women in Cybersecurity, Austin

Grid Resilience

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Networking Break & Exhibits

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM CT

PowerCast Presentation

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Building Local Support for Energy Storage Projects

Location: Charge Up Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MIEIBC)

Speaker: – The AES Corporation

Charge Up

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Retention is the New Recruitment: Frontline Worker Retention

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Moderator: – Clean Power Institute

Knowledge is Power

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

State Leadership in Action: Regional Strategies to Meet Energy Demand

Location: Energy Elevation Stage

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Apex Clean Energy

Speaker: – Fluence Energy

Energy Elevation

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Clean Power Insights: From Procurement to Cash Flow—Making Clean Power Projects Bankable

Location: NexStage

Tax, Finance & Markets

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Independent Engineering in a Topology-Constrained Grid: Why Local System Realities Now Define Project Risk

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Electric Power Engineers

Tax, Finance & Markets

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

From Procurement to Cash Flow: Optimizing Storage Revenues for Project Financing

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Fluence Energy

Tax, Finance & Markets

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

From Friction to Flow: How Supply Chain Communication Makes Renewables Bankable

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Triple Oak Power

Tax, Finance & Markets

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Clean Power’s Missing Middle: Why Early Projects Stall

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – ACORE

Tax, Finance & Markets

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM CT

PowerTalk:

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Clean Power Insights: Powering the Next Phase of the Grid—Interconnection, Load Growth, and AI

Location: NexStage

Electricity Markets & Transmission

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Interconnection After FERC's Efficiency Workshop: What Developers Are Seeing Across Load, Markets, and Risk

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Clean Grid Alliance

Electricity Markets & Transmission

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Identifying Barriers to Solar and Storage Hybrids

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Electricity Markets & Transmission

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Load Growth Surges Again This Year: Is Our Grid Ready?

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Grid Strategies LLC

Electricity Markets & Transmission

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Where Renewables Go from Here

Location: NexStage

Speaker: – Cypress Creek Renewables

Electricity Markets & Transmission

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM CT

PowerTalks:

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Poster Reception

Location: E-Poster Gallery (#4301)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Registration

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

ACP Award Presentations

Location: PowerCasts Stage (ACP Booth #2519)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Practical Power Solutions for Data Centers

Location: NexStage

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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

For the Greater Good: Speed Volunteering with Mortenson

Location: Knowledge is Power Stage

Knowledge is Power

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