{"id":3819,"date":"2026-03-27T17:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experience-power.com\/?page_id=3819"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:28:20","slug":"why-attend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep\/why-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Attend?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Attend Experience POWER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The power industry isn\u2019t facing one challenge\u2014it\u2019s facing all of them at once. Load is accelerating. Infrastructure timelines are tightening. Reliability expectations aren\u2019t changing. And the decisions required to keep pace are becoming more complex, more connected, and more urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experience POWER is where those decisions take shape.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Held in Washington, D.C.\u2014at the center of energy policy, infrastructure planning, and the PJM Interconnection\u2014Experience POWER brings together the full power ecosystem at a moment when alignment across sectors has never been more critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Built Around What Matters Now: Speed. Scale. Stability.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 event is grounded in three defining pillars shaping the industry today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Speed<\/strong> \u2014 Accelerating interconnection, permitting, and deployment timelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scale<\/strong> \u2014 Meeting unprecedented load growth across generation and infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stability<\/strong> \u2014 Maintaining reliability, resilience, and performance under strain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These themes shape the content and interactions across the entire event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/accessintel.swoogo.com\/epdpx26\/begin\" style=\"background-color:#264366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/03\/Why-attend-photos-1024x293.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/03\/Why-attend-photos-1024x293.png 1024w, https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/03\/Why-attend-photos-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/03\/Why-attend-photos-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/aeevents.accessintel.net\/ep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/03\/Why-attend-photos.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Expert-led sessions and case studies<\/strong> focused on real-world challenges and solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interactive show floor<\/strong> that integrates networking, content, and discovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cross-sector roundtables and short-form talks<\/strong> designed for problem-solving and exchange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Facility tours<\/strong> offering hands-on insight into plant operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>POWER Awards<\/strong> recognizing innovation and leadership across the industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Should Attend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Utilities &amp; Power Generators<\/strong> \u2013 Investor-owned, municipal, and cooperative utilities navigating load growth, reliability, and grid modernization <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plant Managers &amp; Operations Leaders<\/strong> \u2013 Responsible for performance, maintenance, and day-to-day plant operations <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engineers &amp; EPCs<\/strong> \u2013 Designing, building, and delivering next-generation power infrastructure <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial &amp; Large Energy Users<\/strong> \u2013 Managing onsite power, resilience, and rising energy demand <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology &amp; Solution Providers<\/strong> \u2013 Supporting generation, T&amp;D, digitalization, and system optimization <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulators &amp; Policy Stakeholders<\/strong> \u2013 Shaping the rules, incentives, and frameworks impacting the industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/accessintel.swoogo.com\/EPDPX26\/begin\" style=\"background-color:#264366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Attend Experience POWER The power industry isn\u2019t facing one challenge\u2014it\u2019s facing all of them at once. 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