ECA Forum 2027

The forum brings together policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders to examine energy security, economic competitiveness, clean energy deployment, regulatory modernization, market expansion, affordability, regulation, and nuclear deployment. Participants include professionals across government, utilities, finance, and advocacy. The program includes engagement with federal and state policymakers and the State of the Nuclear Energy Industry address by NEI President and CEO Maria Korsnick. The forum is open to media.

The forum examines North American power markets across renewables, conventional generation, utilities, data centers, commercial and industrial offtakers, and government. Topics include energy-policy consistency and consequential legislation; the effects of tariffs, tax-credit regulation, geopolitical conflict, interest rates, and industry consolidation on costs and demand; FERC interconnection reform and transmission investment; and whether domestic solar and storage manufacturing can compete under changing trade and incentive rules. The program also addresses data-center and AI-driven load growth, local opposition and project approvals, equipment and workforce constraints, powered land, gas paired with battery storage, battery operations and project economics, and mergers and acquisitions in power development. Other sessions examine hyperscaler nuclear strategies, clean firm and dispatchable power, long-duration storage, geothermal, small modular reactors, gas with CCS, aging renewable assets, behind-the-meter storage, large-load flexibility, and utility–data center collaboration. Roundtable topics include understanding FEOC and tariffs, overcoming local opposition, operations and maintenance, flexibility programs, EPC partnerships, and behind-the-meter projects.

Jointly hosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute, NECX brings together utilities, advanced reactor developers, suppliers, regulators, policymakers, investors, engineers, researchers, project leaders, and innovators. Programming includes executive plenaries, technical sessions, and expert-led discussions focused on nuclear deployment, commercialization, investment, and industry growth. Focus areas include advanced nuclear deployment; manufacturing and AI innovation; regulatory affairs; project integration; supply-chain sourcing; workforce development; plant reliability and engineering; and emergency preparedness. The expo-hall Spotlight Stage features presentations on emerging technologies, practical insights, and solutions related to nuclear deployment, operations, innovation, and commercialization.

Government, industry and market perspectives address domestic fuel supply security; uranium markets; conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication and supply-chain capacity; government policy and regulatory developments; advanced reactor fuel requirements; investment, contracting and trade; nuclear fuel transportation; and long-term fuel demand. The general session focuses on domestic and global market developments, emerging challenges, future fuel supply and legislative initiatives. The forum is closed to media.

The forum brings together communicators and advocates across the nuclear industry to address how changes in the nuclear sector affect communications strategies. Program themes include communication best practices, emerging tools, public outreach, policy development, advocacy, media relations, public opinion research, opposition issues, and crisis communications. Expected participants include state representatives, federal and state regulators, NEI member executives, and experts in external communications across utilities, developers, suppliers, institutions, and partner organizations.

The program spans project execution, nuclear energy, and grids, AI, and infrastructure. Sessions address financing and delivering the U.S. energy buildout; grid capacity, interconnection, transmission, reliability, and cost allocation; and the effects of data-center and industrial demand on power planning. Nuclear topics include power for data centers, first-of-a-kind project cost and delivery, nuclear finance, HALEU and fuel supply, utility choices among large reactors, SMRs, and microreactors, and pathways to SMR deployment. Other sessions cover LNG security, trade, and investment; energy storage and grid-edge technologies; AI in energy operations; and project bankability, permitting, policy, supply-chain, and delivery risks. The program also includes executive roundtables, a project-execution clinic, and an energy startup pitch competition.

Annual conference and thought leadership forum with keynote discussions and breakouts focused on forces shaping the electric power industry. The intended audience includes electric company executives, government leaders, technology partners and innovators, policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders.

Presented by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Technology & Environmental Business Association (ETEBA).

Strategic, peer-led discussion for senior leaders across utilities, oil and gas, grids, technology, finance, think tanks, and regulation. Workshops, dinners, and roundtables are intended to produce action plans. The 2027 program is listed as coming soon; no 2027 session titles or speakers are published.