May 13 - 14, 2026 Minneapolis, MN Great River Energy
“We often find ourselves hearing and reading material that only confirms our exacting views. EUCI brings together the experience and emerging approaches of industry leaders from around the world. Much of the value of these presentations stems from discovering what we did not know.”
Division Director, NW Power and Conservation Council“Excellent agenda, and list of speakers. Right on target with issues I’m dealing with right now.”
Manager of Resource Planning, Puget Sound Energy“This is a perfect forum to share, learn and take home a better/broader understanding of the issues facing our industry.”
Director – Energy Supply Planning, Northwestern Energy“Conference had solid content with engaging speakers discussing timely issues. Good opportunity to discover a common set of shared concerns from other planning groups, and to get some fresh ideas about how to tackle these challenging issues.”
Senior Manager – Capacity Planning, TVA“Well organized with relevant topics. Learned some new perspectives and approaches to resource planning.”
Director, Black & Veatch“EUCI has once again brought together an excellent team of industry experts to deliver a very informative and wide-ranging look on the IRP planning process.”
Head – Generation Special Projects, Jamaica Public Service Co“An excellent forum to hear about and discuss the current and key resource planning issues facing the utility world.”
Director of Resource Planning, BC Hydro“Well organized and well-run conference with a good cross-section of presenters representing their approaches on how to develop a thorough and defendable IRP.”
Supervisor - Strategic Transmission Analysis, Madison Gas & Electric“The program included many high-quality presenters addressing the pressing issues of the day for utility planners.”
Director of Integrated Resource Planning, AEP“I benefitted from attending this summit in multiple ways: namely, high quality speakers, content and topics that are current and relevant, and high value networking.”
Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison (SCE)“This IRP conference was well executed; I learned a lot about the IRP process and how structural change in the markets are shaping the ways that IRPs are developed.”
Director, Ascend Analytics“EUCI does a super job of keeping streamlined conference experience with rich content; will be attending more conferences in the future.”
Senior Analyst, ScottMadden“Excellent conference with top-level attendees from various companies and all regions of the country.”
Director – Strategy & Planning, PSEG Long IslandUS electric utility IRPs, hardly ever static documents, in the last couple of years have confronted sudden and dramatic disruptions that have swept over the electric power industry. Among these are:
This program -- designed by integrated resource planners for integrated resource planners – will explore the new IRP paradigm. Leading utility, power resource planning professionals and related industry experts will address the key elements associated with emerging operational issues, such as: environmental mandates, variable energy resources, regulatory policies, and modeling around uncertainty.
The conference will blend presentations from utilities, non-utility SMEs, state regulatory staff, service providers and other resource planning gurus from across North America. Case studies will provide a solid survey of “best practices” thinking and methodologies by a full range of utilities and subject matter experts and feature panels will draw out collaborative concepts for further consideration and implementation.
Attendees will gain practical skills and insights on how to:
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 April 10, 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
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
How do resource planners make complex energy forecasting data more accessible across their organization? This presentation will demonstrate how one midwestern utility has transformed large, highly technical datasets into intuitive dashboards and visualizations. With customized, accessible dashboards, their colleagues across the utility can more easily understand forecast information and apply key insights.
Properly managing the modeling of data assumptions for resource planning is critical to ensure accurate and robust results. Planners also need to analyze those results to identify key drivers and tell the story of how future electric needs will be met. This presentation will review some of the best practices observed, including those DTE Energy employed in their IRP planning process.
The fundamental constituents of an IRP really haven’t changed since it was formulated more than half a century ago by vertically integrated utilities. Or have they — given the shifts in grid architecture, generation resource options and the role of public discourse? This segment will examine one utility’s refresh to its traditional IRP, often referred to as ISP. The case study will examine the broader, more holistic approach for optimizing infrastructure build decisions, considering generation, transmission, distribution, energy storage, electrification, energy markets and other conditions that have morphed over time.
Developing a least-cost resource plan that can meet unknown but almost certain load growth and environmental goals while maintaining reliability is particularly challenging. This session will examine modeling techniques and best practices to navigate these challenges across multiple operating utilities and service territories. Elements reviewed will include developing planning reserve margins and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) curves as well as analyzing extreme weather sensitivities (high load, low renewable output, limited market purchases, etc.) to make sure it will meet Level I and Level II reliability metrics.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
It’s well known — at this juncture, anyway — that renewables can replace a significant amount of the energy output but cannot replace the capacity. Even so, multiple federal policies and other oversight jurisdictions for the past two decades or so have confounded the ability of more and more fossil fuel generation plants to discontinue operation. Electricity market economics have further eroded the feasibility of these plants. Yet, surging load growth and the possible revision of environmental regulations to accommodate the trade-off of reliability vs emissions may be complicating the equation for IRP plan assumptions. This segment will examine how to consider this emerging conflict in IRPs.
IRPs place heavy emphasis on forecasting customer demand, especially with growing loads from electrification, data centers, and industrial development. Recent IRP reviews highlight significant increases in projected load growth and resource need. Best‑practice guidance stresses incorporating DER adoption, demand flexibility, and electrification trends into load forecasts. When encountering the large load prospect, This segment will identify the elements an IRP team must evaluate:
After modeling and identifying top scenarios in the integrated resource planning process, how can IRP staff go one step further? This presentation will show simplified stochastic methods to stress-test plans. It will illustrate how flexibility and optionality might shift the top-ranked IRP plan, ensuring it’s resilient in uncertain futures. This Great River Energy case study will explore how to rank plan flexibility, unlocking the true value of adaptability in today’s complex energy landscape.
This panel discussion will consider how resource planners can incorporate resources that are not yet commercially available and/or viable into their decision-making processes and IRPs.
Emerging Resources
Emerging Loads
Senior Research Economist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Resource Planning Leader
Idaho Power
Senior Portfolio Modeler
Great River Energy (GRE)
Manager – Integrated Resource Planning
Great River Energy
Senior Engineer
DTE Energy
Director – Resource Planning Analytics
Puget Sound Energy
Vice President - Modeling
YES Energy
Director – NSP Resource Planning & Bidding
Xcel Energy
Senior Energy Forecaster
Great River Energy (GRE)
Holiday Inn & Suites Maple Grove NW Mpls-Arbor Lks by IHG
11801 Fountains Way
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: (763) 425-3800
0.9 miles to conference location
Courtyard by Marriott
11871 Fountains Way, Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: 763-425-5355
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Minneapolis Maple Grove/Arbor Lakes
11675 Arbor Lakes Pkwy N.
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: (763) 275-9631
0.8 miles to conference location
Hampton Inn Minneapolis NW Maple Grove
7745 Elm Creek Blvd N.
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: (763) 494-4498
0.9 miles to conference location
EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.2 CEUs for this event
Verify our IACET accreditation
Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the event to be eligible for continuing education credit.
Case studies and PowerPoint presentations will be used in this program.
Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.
Conference CPE Credits: 14.0
There is no prerequisite for this Conference.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None
EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Only registered attendees can request CLE credits for an EUCI course/event. Please email [email protected] prior to the course start date and list the state where you are licensed and your bar# as well as the name and date of your course/event in your request, and someone will be in contact.
Processing…please wait
