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Evergy & Renew Home: Unlocking Flexible Capacity at Scale by Prioritizing Customer Comfort

  • Hear how Evergy tapped Renew Home to help unlock flexible capacity when the grid needs it most – and without asking customers to change their routines or comfort preferences.
ThermostatLoad Management Dialogue2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Who Are Today’s Residential Customers? A Segmentation Perspective

  • Walks through the new attitudinal segmentation and provides recommended steps for electricity providers and other industry stakeholders looking to better connect with and engage each of the new consumer segments. (May 2026)
Demand ResponseDEREnergy EfficiencyElectrification2026Spring 2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: What's Up at PLMA - Interest Group Reports

  • Hear from PLMA’s eight Interest Groups on their current and future areas of focus, all in short 3-minute updates. (May 2026)
Customer EngagementElectric TransportationConnected DevicesCommercial and IndustrialGlobal Load ManagementPublic PowerCoopsRetail Pricing2026Spring 2026Building Electrification

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: The Orchestra Needs a Conductor

  • Presents findings from a white paper by SEPA and Uplight, focusing on the role of DSOs and key enabling technologies. (May 2026)
TechnologyDemand Flexibility2026Spring 2026DSO

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Opening General Session

  • Opening session for the Spring 2026 conference. (May 2026)
2026Spring 2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Lessons Learned in Rapid Deployment

  • This session explores the “soft skills” and organizational strategies required to move from ideation to implementation at record speed. (May 2026)
Utilities2026Spring 2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Incentivizing the Shift: Closing the Thermal Energy Storage Valuation Disconnect

  • This session explores a critical paradox in grid modernization. (May 2026)
Thermal Energy2026Spring 2026Grid ModernizationPermanent Load Shifting

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Key Considerations When Conducting BCAs for VPPs, NWSs, and Microgrids

  • This session seeks to provide an overview of the material covered in the chapter with a particular focus on the key considerations most relevant to utility initiatives seeking to manage peak load. (May 2026)
Load Flexibility2026Spring 2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: What North America Can Learn from Australia’s DERMS Initiatives

  • Learn more about this unique market and the important DERMS lessons we can learn from it. (May 2026)
DERMSGlobal Load Management2026Spring 2026

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SPRING 2026

Spring 2026: Ask the Experts/What Do You Want Out of Connected Devices?

  • Discusses the work ComEd is doing on Battery Energy Storage, VPPs, and Beneficial Electrification. (May 2026)
StorageConnected DevicesVPP2026Spring 2026Beneficial Electrification

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