Event

North American Power & Renewables Forum 2027

Date April 28-29 2027
Time 08:00 - 17:00 MT
Location Omni Interlocken Hotel, Denver, CO

The early booking rate is $1195 USD per person. Register by November 6 to save $900 USD off the $2095 USD standard rate.

Wood Mackenzie clients: Contact events@woodmac.com for your discount rate and promo code.

The North American power landscape is evolving  

Utilities, hyperscalers, and other offtakers are seeking a broader mix of resources to balance affordability, reliability, and emissions goals – from collocated solar and storage to SMRs and gas. Solar and energy storage are gaining share, bolstered by their cost profile and development timeline. These advantages help meet the surge in demand from data centers and reshored manufacturing. At the same time, geopolitical volatility and supply-chain pressures are reshaping market conditions. 

In this environment, utilities, developers, IPPs, and investors need a broad view of the power market to make sound decisions. To reflect this shift, Wood Mackenzie’s longstanding Solar & Energy Storage Summit is expanding to become the North American Power & Renewables Forum. 

On the agenda for 2027, we discuss the forces reshaping the power market in North America:


•    Can the U.S. achieve energy leadership over the long-term without greater policy consistency?
•    Tariffs, international conflicts and rising interest rates are adding cost pressures. What level of increase will stifle demand growth?
•    Has FERC interconnection reform successfully removed blockers to transmission development? Where is further reform needed?
•    Is USA-made solar and storage cheaper per watt, would it survive without credits, and who absorbs the price difference?
•    Every major hyperscaler has signed a nuclear PPA; what role will nuclear play in their long-term energy strategy?
•    To what extent can mature renewable technologies such as wind, solar, and storage contribute to clean firm generation?


 

North American Power Renewables Forum Audience analysis

 

Speaking and branding opportunities are now available for 2027

Be part of the agenda and get your brand in front of the audience through a panel discussion or a fireside chat with a senior Wood Mackenzie Analyst.

As a commercial partner, your organization will be mixing with the industry decision-makers and influencers who are seeking investment, partnerships, and the latest business enhancing-technologies.

To arrange an exploratory discussion:

Contact Ro Pleasant, Head of Event & Creative Sponsorships on events@woodmac.com 

 

 

Registration

The early booking rate is $1195 USD per person. Register by November 6 to save $900 USD off the $2095 USD standard rate.

If you are a Wood Mackenzie client, or looking to book a group of two or more people, further discounts are available. Please contact Laurence Allen, Marketing Manager on events@woodmac.com for more information.

Agenda

8:00 AM

MT

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and refreshments

9:00 AM

MT

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome and opening remarks

Chris Seiple

Vice Chairman, Energy Transition and Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

9:05 AM

MT

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

Wood Mackenzie insight: Power market outlook

Allison Weis

Global Head of Storage

Wood Mackenzie

Michelle Davis

Head of Americas Solar Research

Wood Mackenzie

Ryan Sweezey

Director, Head of Americas Power Long-Term Research

Wood Mackenzie

9:45 AM

MT

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

Keynote fireside chat: Now what for energy policy?

10:05 AM

MT

10:05 AM - 10:45 AM

Keynote panel: Riding the wave of load growth amid mounting cost pressures

10:45 AM

MT

10:45 AM - 11:20 AM

Coffee & networking

11:15 AM

MT

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Keynote fireside chat

11:40 AM

MT

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Keynote advisory fireside

12:00 PM

MT

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Keynote panel: Solving shared challenges to power, grid, and data center project development

Kleber Costa

Executive Vice President, Head of Energy

Helix Digital Infrastructure

12:40 PM

MT

12:40 PM - 1:50 PM

Networking lunch

1:50 PM

MT

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Fireside chat: Gas plus storage: short-term bridge or long-term blueprint?

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Fireside chat: Running a major transmission capital program

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Fireside chat: Emerging opportunities for powered land

Faraz Ahmad

Head of Energy and Infrastructure

Thor Digital

2:10 PM

MT

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Advisory Fireside Chat

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Fireside chat: Gridbeyond

Benjamin Sigrin

Director of Optimization & Modeling,

GridBeyond

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Fireside chat: T1 Energy

2:30 PM

MT

2:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Panel: Grid expansion vs grid enhancement - where should the money go?

Susan Gray

Head of Energy Transition

Argo Infrastructure Partners

2:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Panel: Go big or go home? M&A, consolidation, and the new rules of US power development

Jennifer Goodwillie

Head of Development

Nova Clean Energy

2:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Panel: Who runs the batteries? Money, risk, and control

Kasim Khan

Senior Research Analyst, Storage

Wood Mackenzie

Manoj Reddy Gopu

Sr. Director of Engineering, Battery Energy Storage Systems

Elevate Infrastructure

3:10 PM

MT

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Coffee & Speed Networking

4:10 PM

MT

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

Keynote fireside: The hyperscaler’s nuclear roadmap to 2032

4:30 PM

MT

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

Keynote fireside chat: Delivering firm, dispatchable power

Francesco Oppici

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Energy Dome

4:50 PM

MT

4:50 PM - 5:30 PM

Keynote panel: Driving innovation in clean baseload power

5:30 PM

MT

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Networking drinks reception

8:00 AM

MT

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Coffee & networking

9:00 AM

MT

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Opening remarks

9:05 AM

MT

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

Keynote panel: The future of AI: are we reaching the demand peak or just getting started?

9:45 AM

MT

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

Keynote advisory fireside

10:05 AM

MT

10:05 AM - 10:45 AM

Keynote panel: Do the economics of onshoring US solar & storage manufacturing add up?

Karl Hopps

Director of Global Procurement

EDP Renewables

Martin Pochtaruk

President

Heliene Inc.

Scott Wang

General Manager

CALB Americas

10:45 AM

MT

10:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Coffee & roundtable discussions

11:50 AM

MT

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Advisory Fireside Chat

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Advisory Fireside Chat

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Advisory Fireside Chat

12:10 PM

MT

12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Panel: Re-power, extend, or replace? Managing ageing renewable assets

Michelle Davis

Head of Americas Solar Research

Wood Mackenzie

Dan Gulick

Executive Vice President / Co-founder

Aspen Power

12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Panel: Large load flexibility

Caitlin Connelly

Senior Research Analyst, Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Panel: Storage behind the meter: bridging the gap between financing, development, technology, and operation

Jacob Betcher

CEO

Mayfield Renewables

12:50 PM

MT

12:50 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking lunch

2:00 PM

MT

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Keynote fireside chat: Utility and data center collaboration case study

2:20 PM

MT

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM

Keynote panel: Managing demand, generation, transmission, and distribution

Anna Shpitsberg

Vice President, Global Head of Research, Power and Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

3:00 PM

MT

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Closing insight

Chris Seiple

Vice Chairman, Energy Transition and Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

3:30 PM

MT

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Close of North American Power & Renewables Forum 2027

Speakers

Would you like to speak on the North American Power & Renewables agenda?

Be part of the conversation by sharing your most recent findings and challenges to industry peers. Unveil your thought leadership expertise and distribute your latest white papers to a crowd of targeted individuals. For more information, contact James Pickard, Head of Content on events@woodmac.com

Sponsorship opportunities are available for 2027

Contact Ro Pleasant, Head of Event Sponsorships on events@woodmac.com for more information

   

2027 Platinum sponsors

Platinum sponsor: Energy Dome

Energy Dome is a leading provider of innovative capacity solutions for AI infrastructure, powered by its patented CO2 Battery technology. The company’s proprietary system delivers cost-competitive, dispatchable capacity and 24/7 clean power using readily available materials, supporting grid reliability, renewable integration, energy security, and industrial competitiveness. As global electricity demand accelerates, driven by AI workloads, hyperscale computing, and the rapid expansion of data center infrastructure, Energy Dome is advancing the commercial deployment of its technology to deliver reliable, scalable, and lower-emissions power solutions for utilities, energy providers, hyperscalers, and large energy users.

2027 Gold sponsors:

CALB

CALB is one of the top 5 LFP battery cells and energy storage systems manufacturers. Globally, CALB has already delivered more than 100GWh battery cells for projects located in North America, South America, Middle East and Europe. With strong R&D capabilities and large-scale manufacturing, CALB provides safe, reliable, and high-performance products for utility-scale and commercial applications. With a growing presence in North America, CALB delivers scalable and bankable energy storage solutions, supporting renewable integration and the global energy transition. 

Heliene

Heliene is one of North America's fastest-growing domestic module manufacturers serving the utility-scale, C&I, and residential markets. With an in-house logistics team and remarkably responsive support staff, Heliene delivers competitively priced, high performance solar modules precisely when and where customers need them to accelerate North America's clean energy transition. Founded in 2010, Heliene is recognized as a highly bankable module manufacturer and has production facilities located in Ontario and Minnesota.

Thornova Solar

Founded in 2022, Thornova Solar is a leading FEOC compliant USA-affiliated company with integrated supply chain capabilities, covering the entire production process from silicon wafers and solar cells to modules – based on US-made polysilicon. With our state-of-the-art automated production facilities, Thornova Solar delivers the reliability and performance you expect. We deliver from the US, Kenya or Indonesia – offering the perfect mix and match of DC requirements to achieve the best cost / tax incentive ratio for your projects.

2027 Silver sponsors:

GridBeyond

GridBeyond is bridging the gap between real-time markets and energy assets, helping businesses thrive in dynamic markets while accelerating the energy transition for a net zero future. Our technology unlocks the latent power within every connected asset - whether its renewables generation, battery storage and industrial load - to ensure each piece can play a vital role in balancing the grid. From advanced demand response to Corporate Power Purchase Agreements and hedging strategies, we unlock new revenue streams and reduce energy costs for industry, while ensuring that green power producers maximise profitability and operational efficiency.

GridBeyond provides a powerful combination of technological excellence, a consultative approach and unrivalled expertise that enables its partners and clients have future-proof access to energy services. Our solutions include Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) to enhance flexibility, resilience, and revenue generation. By connecting Front-of-the-Meter (FTM) assets like renewable energy and battery storage with Behind-the-Meter (BTM) operations, we provide advanced forecasting, control, and energy trading capabilities.

T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) is an energy solutions provider building an integrated U.S. supply chain for solar. In December 2024, T1 completed a transformative transaction, positioning the Company as one of the leading solar manufacturing companies in the U.S., with a complementary solar and storage strategy. Based in the U.S. with plans to expand its operations in America, the Company is also exploring value optimization opportunities across its portfolio of assets in Europe.

2027 Bronze sponsors

Mayfield Renewables

Mayfield Renewables is an engineering consultancy dedicated to empowering the commercial-scale solar, energy storage, and microgrid industries. We are electrical engineers at our core: supporting our developer and EPC clients from project conception through commissioning by providing feasibility studies, design engineering, electrical engineer of record, and consulting services. We are educators at heart: sharing lessons learned from our engineering experience and providing training resources for industry stakeholders more broadly. We solve complex problems, de-risking projects, demystifying technical topics, and setting the standard for successful mid-market complex projects.

2027 Hospitality sponsors:

TWAICE

TWAICE is the analytics platform built for real-world battery energy operations at scale. We help teams move beyond reactive troubleshooting toward proactive, data-driven operations that improve safety, reliability, and profitability across their BESS fleets.

With TWAICE, operators gain the visibility and foresight needed to run their BESS fleets proactively. Our platform provides predictive insights that help teams act before issues affect performance or revenue, supported by intuitive workflows and automation. The result: standardized operations, longer asset life, and scalable, high-performing fleets in a growing energy storage market.

2027 Associate sponsors:

APA Solar

APA Solar is a leading provider of solar racking and foundation solutions for commercial and utility-scale projects. With more than 15 years of engineering expertise, APA designs, engineers, and manufactures its products in-house, delivering durable, cost-effective systems built for fast installation and long-term reliability. Its portfolio includes fixed-tilt, tracker-compatible, and proprietary alternative foundation solutions that help reduce project costs. Acquired by ARRAY in 2025, APA combines innovative products with a team-first approach, partnering closely with developers, contractors, and EPCs to optimize project execution from design through installation.

ARRAY Technologies

ARRAY Technologies is a global leader advancing the future of clean energy. With over 30 years of innovations that have powered the solar industry, ARRAY is uniquely positioned to deliver renewable energy solutions for customers seeking clean energy adoption in markets around the globe. While our strength lies in building the world’s most reliable and efficient utility-scale solar trackers, our expertise, capabilities, and resources position us to extend into additional renewable energy solutions. As pioneers, innovators, and visionaries, we are committed to generating energy with integrity for a sustainable world.

Bachmann Electronic Corp

Bachmann offers a comprehensive range of solutions for wind energy, renewables, energy storage, grid measurement, and control. These solutions include hardware such as controllers, HMIs, software for control and supervision (SCADA) and complete condition monitoring systems (CMS).

Robustness and reliability – Bachmann solutions embody these characteristics, and we therefore perform 100% testing on every single module, including a 48h run-in test. The highly available and durable solutions are designed to withstand the toughest conditions, minimizing both capital and operational expenditure.

Brown & Brown Risk Solutions

Brown & Brown Risk Solutions, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., specializes in serving large, complex accounts. We are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and service approximately 1,150 businesses. We are built on industry specialization and utilize innovation to focus on total cost of risk and drive down cost.

Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems

Hendrix Aerial Cable Systems, a leader in the electrical utility industry, brings decades of expertise to the renewable energy market. Hendrix spacer cable offers a cost-effective alternative for medium-voltage collector circuits in utility-scale solar and wind applications. By placing multiple circuits on a single pole, you can greatly reduce the right-of-way requirements and eliminate the heat entrapment and de-rating suffered by UG cable. With robust, weather-resistant cables, Hendrix ensures maximum durability and minimal maintenance, making our systems ideal for remote and harsh locations.

Magnum Piering

For over 40 years, Magnum® Piering has been dedicated to designing, engineering, and manufacturing, the most trusted foundation and anchoring products for the Commercial, Electrical Power, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy and Residential Construction Industries. Magnum® Piering has worked diligently to elevate the standards of the foundation industry with a proven customer support team and through a multi-step quality control system. We are your trusted foundation team.

Sieyuan Electric

Sieyuan Electric is a leading power technology company dedicated to "Smarter Power, Better Life." It provides efficient power system solutions across transmission, distribution, energy storage, and digital transformation. With five R&D hubs and over ten manufacturing sites in China, it delivers reliable primary/secondary equipment, power electronics, and EPC services globally.

2027 Start-up sponsors

Veridue

Veridue is the AI-native due diligence and M&A platform purpose-built for energy infrastructure and data centres. It accelerates investment and project financing for investors, IPPs, developers, lenders and insurers: buyers screen 100x more opportunities and complete due diligence in hours rather than weeks, while owners and sellers reach bankability or a better exit faster.

Veridue combines the latest AI models with a proprietary deterministic agent layer trained across thousands of energy-specific risk factors, plus in-house energy transaction experts who validate every output. Founded in London in 2024 by former McKinsey and SCOR leaders, it launched publicly in September 2026.

Would your organization like to sponsor the Solar & Energy Storage Summit?

As a commercial partner, your organization will be mixing with the industry decision-makers and influencers, seeking investment, partnerships, and the latest business enhancing-technologies.

  • Demonstrate thought leadership

The Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2026 is a key channel for high-profit business transactions. Position your brand in front of international delegates and explore new business opportunities.

  • Launch your products & showcase innovation 

The summit will be a great opportunity to connect with the entire value chain while gaining exclusive insights from our team of subject matter experts and leaders in the industry.

  • Host one of our networking functions

Connect your company with the industry's most important stakeholders, enabling you to forge new partnerships and demonstrate your business strength, innovation, and expertise.

  • Online presence

Wood Mackenzie event sponsorships provide a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to reach a wider audience beyond the physical event. Your company will receive dedicated exposure on our event website, social media platforms, email marketing campaigns, ensuring maximum visibility and engagement among our online community.

To discuss all opportunities in more detail, please contact Ro Pleasant in the sponsorship team on events@woodmac.com

 

Omni Interlocken Hotel, 500 Interlocken Blvd, Broomfield, Colorado 80021

With the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop, Omni Interlocken Hotel is the perfect choice for a Colorado getaway. Within easy reach of Denver, Boulder and Estes Park, it’s a place for relaxation or exploring the great outdoors. Rooms overlook the snow-capped Rocky Mountains and lush vistas, where glowing sunsets color the valley. One of the most popular hotels in Broomfield, CO, Omni Interlocken Hotel welcomes guests with five bars, cafes and restaurants.

 

 

Why attend the North American Power & Renewables Forum 2027?

The solar & energy storage journey 

For 20 years, the Solar & Energy Storage Summit has grown alongside the solar and storage sectors to become a key industry gathering for developers, IPPs, and investors.  The new North American Power & Renewables Forum will continue to cover solar and storage markets in depth, while placing them in the broader context of North America and global power markets. As the audience expands, the solar and energy storage community will gain greater access to their utility and C&I customers, along with crucial interconnected intelligence across technologies and markets. 




What’s new at the North American Power & Renewables Forum? 

The expanded Forum will bring together leaders from across the power sector, including renewables, conventional generation, utilities, data centers, other commercial and industrial offtakers, and government, to examine the forces reshaping North America’s power market. 

What will remain the same at the North American Power & Renewables Forum? 

The Forum will continue to showcase the deeply researched data and insight from Wood Mackenzie’s interconnected intelligence.  It will dive deep into technology and market issues that drive North America’s power mix to allow attendees to understand the root of the problem and different viewpoints on solutions. 

 

  • 450+

    Attendees

  • 12+

    Hours of Content

  • 8+ Hours

    Hours of Networking

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