“In addition to excellent training and provoking new thoughts and ideas, the networking opportunities are great.”
Settlements Manager, Tri-State Generation & Transmission
September 14 - 15, 2026 Tempe, AZ and Online :: Pacific Time SRP PERA Training & Conference Center
“In addition to excellent training and provoking new thoughts and ideas, the networking opportunities are great.”
Settlements Manager, Tri-State Generation & Transmission“The speakers teach in a way that breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand, real examples.”
Plants General Manager, Colorado Springs Utilities“Fantastic comprehensive overview of proposed SPP Markets+ bid-to-bill workflow. A valuable training for both front- and back-office staff interested and involved with organized market processes.”
Organized Market Manager, Avista“Prepare to have your mind blown!”
Engineer, SRPSPP is working with participants in the West to form 2 new markets – a full RTO market called SPP RTO that was launched in April 2026 and a day-ahead & real-time energy market called SPP Markets+ (abbreviated as M+) that will be launched in October 2027. Note that in SPP Markets+, participants will maintain full control of their transmission assets and will be responsible for maintaining reliability for their balancing authority.
This course will review best practices for front-office, back-office, portfolio optimization, and ETRM workflows for M+ participants and balancing area (BA) personnel. Participants will learn how to connect the dots between front-office bidding strategies and back-office workflow to validate settlement results and visualize how settlement results can drive profits for their resources and charges for their loads.
This course covers the new SPP Markets+ and how participants in the West can maximize the value of their generation and transmission assets (resources, loads, bilateral contracts) in SPP Markets+. It will be a perfect forum for utilities and other market participants who have already committed to join the new SPP Markets+ as well as other power organizations weighing whether to join.
Front office, back office and settlement staff who will support their organization’s participation in SPP Markets+ will want to register early for this EUCI training in the Phoenix area, as in-person space is limited.
This course is open to utilities, power and energy industry operating companies (see above), consumer groups, project developers and regulators only. Registrations from software vendors and others that do not meet these criteria – or that may be construed as a competitive conflict – will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may not qualify for attendance. Any determination as to the fulfillment of a registration to attend this program shall reside solely with EUCI. Questions regarding the application of this restriction can be addressed to [email protected].
| Individual attendee(s)$ 1595.00 each(early bird rate) (price after August 28, 2026 is $ 1,795.00) |
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| Individual remote connections(s)$ 1595.00 each(early bird rate) (price after August 28, 2026 is $ 1,795.00) |
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Volume pricing also availableIndividual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility |
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| Pack of 5 attendees$ 6,780.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate) (price after August 28, 2026 is $ 7,625.00) |
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| Pack of 10 attendees$ 12,760.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate) (price after August 28, 2026 is $ 14,360.00) |
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| Pack of 20 attendees$ 23,925.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate) (price after August 28, 2026 is $ 26,925.00) |
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Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 14, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $295.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800
Monday, September 14, 2026
Pacific Time
Tempe, AZ and Online
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Pacific Time
Tempe, AZ and Online
Senior Vice President
PCI Energy Solutions
Khai Le of PCI Energy Solutions has five decades of experience working with market participants in RTO markets to deploy the PCI Suite to automate their bidding, scheduling, and settlement workflows. He has conducted more than 700 seminars on market-based operations, bidding strategies, portfolio optimization, and shadow settlement for utilities and RTOs worldwide. Mr. Le has authored some 100 technical papers on unit commitment, hydro-thermal coordination, emission dispatch, optimization of ancillary services, post analysis, and short-term planning. Five of his papers received prize awards. Mr. Le received his BS from Harvey Mudd College and his MS from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Vice President
PCI Energy Solutions
Justin Shearer of PCI Energy Solutions actively participates in all phases of solution and business development, deployment, and consulting for market participants in North America. He has been deeply involved with power markets in the West – CAISO WEIM and SPP WEIS. Mr. Shearer received both his BA and MBA from the University of Oklahoma.
Senior Director
PCI Energy Solutions
Zenab Rangwala of PCI Energy Solutions leads the development of PCI’s Bid-to-Bill and ETRM platform to meet the needs for participants and BAs in SPP Markets+. She has been involved in power market implementations leading successful go-lives in MISO, SPP EIS, SPP IM, CAISO MRTU and CAISO WEIM. Ms. Rangwala actively participates in the SPP working groups to guide the development of SPP Markets+. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Oklahoma State University.
Sr. Product Manager
PCI Energy Solutions
Tapas Peshin leads the strategy and development of transmission and reliability products for Western U.S. electricity markets including CAISO EDAM and SPP Markets+. He partners closely with utilities and balancing authorities to translate evolving market designs into practical, intuitive tools that support grid reliability, transmission operations, and market participation. Dr. Peshin holds a PhD in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University and a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Project Engineer
PCI Energy Solutions
David Dunton has more than two decades of experience in market operations, data analytics, IT automation, and project management. He is now working with SPP M+ participants to automate their bid-to-bill, portfolio optimization, and ETRM workflows. David received both his BA and MS degrees from Arizona State University.
Jen Ehli brings more than 26 years of experience in back-office. For the past 13 years, she has specialized in MISO and SPP market and transmission settlements. In 2026, Ms. Ehli has successfully guided several utilities in the West to migrate their back office from SPP WEIS to SPP RTO Market.
Principal Consultant
PCI Energy Solutions
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Course CPE Credits: 15.5
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Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None
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