North American Power & Renewables Forum

In 2026 we are launching the North American Power & Renewables Forum, a new section of the Solar & Energy Storage conference agenda which looks at the wider energy mix and how energy supply and demand is evolving in the face of the load growth boom and the increasing introduction of intermittent renewables onto the grid. It will explore how utilities and developers can service new large load demand affordably, reliably and as quickly as possible.

Topics on the agenda include:

• Closing the power gap to secure US energy dominance
• Wood Mackenzie power outlooks for gas power, solar, energy storage, and clean baseload power technologies such as nuclear and geothermal
• The evolving energy mix: meeting the load growth opportunity
• A looming affordability and reliability crisis? The impact of the energy transition and data center boom on customers
• Grids under pressure: capacity constraints and load growth
• The state of geothermal energy in 2026
• A nuclear renaissance or all hot air? Evaluating the role of nuclear energy for providing clean baseload power 

This section of the event will bring together C-level leaders from major US utilities, developers of both renewable and firm generation, data centers, RTOs and ISOs, and government officials.