2028 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D)

The conference focuses on the customer-utility interface, including planning, demand management, distributed energy resources, storage, DERMS, energy efficiency, interconnection, standardization, scalability, AI, data center growth, and next-generation loads. The program includes tutorials, technical tours, welcome and opening remarks with a keynote, breakout sessions, exhibits, stage presentations, startup lightning pitches, a poster session, and a closing session. Super Sessions address generation mix and grid reliability; data center growth and the AI economy; flexible load management; AI for planning, operations, and reliability; and asset management for an affordable grid. The program also includes an invite-only Innovation Challenge and brings together utility engineers, planners, consultants, developers working on large-load interconnections, AI and data-center leaders, DER providers, policymakers, regulators, and researchers in data, cybersecurity, and grid-edge systems. PacifiCorp is the host utility.

Sessions cover Environmental, Generation & Fuels; Grid Modernization; Transmission & Distribution; and Reliability & Resilience. Conference attendees can also attend sessions in the concurrent Safety Summit. The conference focuses on practices for building and maintaining safe, reliable electric systems, and includes the Public Power NextTech Expo. The 2027 agenda has not been published.

Theme: “Grid Modernization: Scaling the Grid for Emerging Demand.” The IEEE PES flagship annual conference provides a forum for power engineers and academics to share research and innovations in power systems and energy technologies, discuss grid and utility challenges, establish technical directions and standards, and connect academia, industry, utilities, and government.

FutureGrid brings together researchers, utilities, industry leaders, technology developers, and policymakers to shape the future of the electric grid. The conference focuses on technologies, challenges, and solutions transforming power generation, transmission, distribution, and grid operation, including renewable and distributed energy resources, inverter-based resources, energy storage, transmission expansion, microgrids, HVDC, grid stability and control, protection, reliability, resilience, and grid modernization. The program also explores forces reshaping the grid, including AI and machine learning, data centers and large loads, electrification, cybersecurity, power electronics, and energy markets. Through technical papers, industry panels, GridSchool tutorials and workshops, special sessions, and an expanded expo, the event connects academia, utilities, and industry around a reliable, resilient, intelligent, and sustainable grid. It is sponsored by the IEEE Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Power & Energy Society, and Power Electronics Society.

The program covers utility grid modernization, distribution planning, ADMS and DERMS deployment, distributed energy resource management, advanced metering, battery storage, microgrids, and data-center load growth. Sessions address grid reliability and resilience, wildfire risk, cybersecurity and OT security, AI applications in planning and operations, utility communications, affordability, workforce development, and policy and regulation. Named program items include “How Are Utility CEOs Driving the Age of Acceleration?”, “How Will the Data Center Boom Define the Evolution of the Grid?”, and “US DOE Grid Modernization Investment Framework – An Effective Cost Justification for Building the Grid of the Future.”

The conference is for public power professionals who design, develop, and maintain the electric system. Program themes include Environmental, Generation & Fuels; Grid Modernization; Transmission & Distribution; Reliability & Resilience; and Safety. The audience includes vice presidents, superintendents, directors, managers, engineers, safety and training specialists, electric utility directors, city managers, and emerging leaders.

A business and education event for power generation professionals, including generator owner-operators, engineers, manufacturers, consultants, and service providers. Themes include operating and maintaining generation assets, new technologies, market shifts, operational challenges, managing costs, and bringing new capacity online.

The official water power trade show and conference of the National Hydropower Association, covering the water power industry. The event focuses on sustainability, security, and scalability strategies to meet demand driven by electrification, data center expansion, and climate impacts, with hydropower, pumped storage, infrastructure, and renewable energy among its themes. Hosted by Georgia Power.

TechAdvantage is a conference and expo for electric cooperative engineering, operations, information technology, purchasing and supply management professionals. Its stated focus includes grid resilience, cybersecurity, data, AI and emerging technologies, with content areas spanning engineering, broadband and supply chain. Program topic areas include advanced metering, distribution automation, distributed energy resource management systems, microgrids, resiliency, EV charging and electrification, GIS, grid visibility, communications and connectivity, IT operations and cloud infrastructure. Other areas include cybersecurity, risk and regulatory compliance; data, AI and analytics; procurement, supply-chain resilience, logistics, inventory and materials management; broadband deployment, fiber and wireless technologies; disaster recovery, storm response and business continuity; and workforce strategies and load growth. The expo features technologies and solutions for electric cooperatives.