2026 Iowa Energy Summit

Date

November 9

Time

12:00 PM CT

Format

In-Person

Location

Coralville, IA

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Theme: Affordability in Action: Harnessing Energy Efficiency and Demand‑Side Solutions for Iowa. The summit focuses on reducing energy waste, managing peak demand, customer energy-use management, grid reliability, lower bills, avoided infrastructure investment, economic and community resilience, and equitable access across consumer segments. The agenda includes tours of the University of Iowa School of Music’s Voxman Music Building and Prairies Hill Cohousing, an IAEE Annual Meeting, a kickoff reception, a welcome and keynote, breakout sessions, a plenary session, and Session 3. Breakout and plenary details are listed as forthcoming. Presenter profiles cover power-utility and critical-infrastructure resilience under extreme weather; energy-efficiency program design, administration, evaluation, and policy; weatherization, community action, workforce development, and energy equity; advanced controls for industrial and commercial facilities; energy simulation for new construction and renovation; commercial, industrial, and agricultural demand-management programs; Midwest utility program delivery; high-efficiency homes; DOE EECBG building improvements; and decarbonization and sustainability.

Speakers(16)

Alice Alipour

Olson Professor of Civil Engineering, Iowa State University

Abbie Christophersen

Director, Iowa Clean Cities and Communities Coalition

Sydney Gilliam

Practice Lead for Energy, Policy, and Program Development Directing Long-Term Resilience Operations, IEM

Kait Kelsey

Business Development Manager, Siemens

Keith Cronin

Senior Consultant, VEIC

Christian Deuel

Senior Manager of Commercial Energy, ICF

Tarunkumar Jotwani

Energy Specialist, Willdan

Mark Helm

Energy Consultant, Willdan

Frank Molander

Senior Specialist, ICF

Jeremy Neumann

Program Manager, CLEAResult

Mike Nolan

Principal, Horizon Architecture

Jeff Ralston

Owner & Founder, Ralston Eco Homes

Abby Steffens

Grant Program Manager, Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Kathryn Thomsen

Senior Consultant, CLEAResult

Laura Kinnard

Silent Rivers Design+Build

Seth Little

CLEAResult

Topics

Energy
Engineering
Policy

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