2026 MISO/SPP Regional Conference

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Monday, February 23, 2026

12:00 PM (CST)

to Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM (CST)

Sheraton New Orleans

500 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

Category: MISO-SPP Regional Conference

Premier Regional Conference for MISO & SPP Markets!

Leading Industry Experts • Critical Grid Challenges • Strategic Solutions

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Join us at this winter's essential electric power conference for the MISO and SPP regions—where the industry's brightest minds tackle the most pressing challenges facing our grids today.

Conference Day One - Monday, February 23rd

Registration opens at 12:00 PM
Conference opening welcome and Moeller-Sugg Impact Award at 1:00 PM
Keynote and session presentations from 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (included with registration)

Conference Day Two - Tuesday, February 24th

Registration and Continental Breakfast opens at 8:00 AM
Session and keynote presentations from 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Lunch served from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM (included with registration)
Conference adjourns at 4:15 PM

TIMELY TOPICS INCLUDE:

Resource Adequacy in Crisis - Addressing Shrinking Reserve Margins
The Great Interconnection Queue Backlog - Multi-RTO Solutions
Data Center Disruption - Why Are Hyperscalers Choosing MISO/SPP?
Grid Enhancing Technologies - AI, Advanced Conductors & Innovation
The Nuclear Renaissance - SMR Technology & Grid-Scale Deployment
Market Design Under Stress - Reserve Products & Speed to Power
Climate vs. Reliability - Balancing Decarbonization with Grid Stability
State Regulatory Perspectives on Regional Challenges

EARLY BIRD PRICING ends February 2^nd - Register Today!

MCLE HOURS: GCPA will be applying to the Louisiana State Bar for approval of MCLE Hours for this conference. Please check back for more information.

THANKS TO OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE

Ben Bright, SPP

Daryl Brown, MISO

Ken Dell Orto, Entergy

Ginger Hodge, Customized Energy Solutions

Tom Kleckner, RTO Insider

Andy Kowalczyk, Southern Renewable Energy Association

Trey Mayeux, Cleco Power

Courtney Mehan, Tenaska Power Services Co.

Gordon Polozola, Kean Miller

David Sapper, Clean Grid Alliance

Clint Savoy, SPP

Kari Valley, MISO

Jennifer Vosburg, Jennifer J. Vosburg, LLC

Conference

	Credits	Price
Member $240 off the Non-Member rate Registration Ends 2/24/26 at 5:00 PM CST		$900.00 Price will increase to $1,100.00 on 2/3/26
Non-Member Registration Ends 2/24/26 at 5:00 PM CST		$1,150.00 Price will increase to $1,350.00 on 2/3/26
Government & Grid Operator This access is limited to federal, state (.gov), and RTO/ISO employees only. Government contractors and electric utility employees, including municipal and cooperative utilities, are not eligible. Registration Ends 2/24/26 at 5:00 PM CST		$415.00 Price will increase to $465.00 on 2/21/26

Agenda

February 23
12:00 PM	Registration
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM	Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM	Presentation of the Moeller-Sugg Award for 2026
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	OPENING FIRESIDE CHAT: Leading Through the Storm: Grid Reliability in an Unprecedented Era
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	VIGNETTE: ERAS Fast-Track Update
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM	SESSION I: Resource Adequacy SOS
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	SESSION II: The Great Queue Crisis
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM	SESSION III: Data Center Disruption
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	COCKTAIL RECEPTION
February 24
8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	EXECUTIVE FIRESIDE CHAT: Navigating the Utility Regulatory Model in a Transforming Grid
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	SESSION IV: State Perspectives on Regional Crises
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	NETWORKING BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	VIGNETTE: Interregional Operations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	SESSION V: Grid Enhancing Technologies
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	LUNCHEON
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	KEYNOTE: The Nuclear Renaissance - SMR Technology & Grid-Scale Deployment
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	SESSION VI: Market Design Under Stress - Reserve Products & Speed to Power
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	NETWORKING BREAK
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	SESSION VII: Climate vs. Reliability
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	CLOSING SESSION: The Path Forward

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