Join Virtual Peaker At These 2026 Utility Energy Conferences

It’s that time of year again, where we celebrate the dawn of a new year by looking forward to our utility energy conferences to come. The electric utility industry saw many challenges in 2025, with exponential load growth driven by AI and data center developments, supply chain and tariff issues, and increasing volatile weather and extreme temperature events.

At Virtual Peaker, we know that the only way out is through, which is why we’re continuing to develop the next generation of virtual power plants (VPPs), as well as enhanced demand flexibility initiatives like demand response and EV charging to help meet demand by shifting load to off-peak periods of usage, which lowers peak energy market costs and enhances grid resiliency. That’s why we’re traveling the nation this year to meet with partners old and new and help connect utilities with the demand flexibility solutions they need to meet increased demand.

PLMA/SECC Symposium

You can find us February 2, 2026 in San Diego, CA for the PLMA | SECC Symposium on DERs and Customer Engagement. This utility energy conference serves as the kick-off companion to DistribuTech 2026, and presents an opportunity to discuss the potential of distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), electric vehicles, EVSE chargers, and smart home devices like thermostats and water heaters to leverage for demand flexibility programs. The event is 9 am to 5 pm, PST and hosted at the San Diego Convention Center. See you there!

2026 TechAdvantage

We’re in Music City this March 9-11, 2026 for 2026 TechAdvantage! Join us in Nashville, TN for TechAdvantage, a utility energy conference that explores cooperative engineering, operations, information technology, and more. Want non-wires alternatives ideas for your electric cooperative that can help you save on operational costs and member rates? Join us in booth #400 to discuss the value of meeting rising electric demand through virtual power plants and more.

E Source Forum 2026

This Fall, you can find us in the Mile High City for the E Source Forum 2026. The annual E Source Forum is another incredible utility energy conference designed to connect utility industry professionals to discuss everything from energy-efficient technologies to the customer engagement strategies necessary to scale demand flexibility programs. Join us at the Sheraton Denver Downtown hotel in Denver, CO from September 29-October 1, 2026 to learn more about the next-generation of virtual power plants.

Join Virtual Peaker At These 2026 Utility Energy Conferences Conclusion

With so many challenges within the utility industry, developing strategies to persevere the energy transition has never been more crucial. Fortunately, these utility energy conferences provide multiple opportunities for cross-collaboration on emerging technologies and strategies, including demand flexibility, demand forecasting, energy arbitrage, and so much more. Did you miss your favorite event in our list? Stay tuned throughout the year for more, as this list can and will be updated to reflect our appearances at upcoming utility energy conferences. We hope to see you in person soon.

About The Author

Virtual Peaker is a remote-first company based in Louisville, KY, with employees in many time zones. Since 2015, Virtual Peaker has worked to help our utility partners around the world build a better, greener grid through scalable, cloud-based software solutions. Founded by Bill Burke, Virtual Peaker has grown to serve utility DER and demand response management needs, as well as providing resources to help utilities meet decarbonization regulations and grid reliability.

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