Schedule

Conference Program Annual Meeting 2025

Sunday, September 7

Alderbrook lobby

Conference registration

Members only

NIPPC Annual Board Meeting

Members only.

Conference opens

Welcome

Spencer Gray, Executive Director, NIPPC

Armchair Discussion

Opening informal conversation between featured guests and NIPPC’s Executive Director, Spencer Gray 

Opening Reception

Sponsored by NextEra Energy Resources.

Firepit marshmallow roast

Meet colleagues old and new on the Alderbrook waterfront

Armchair Discussion

Opening informal conversation between featured guests and NIPPC’s Executive Director, Spencer Gray 

Opening Reception

Sponsored by NextEra Energy Resources.

Firepit marshmallow roast

Meet colleagues old and new on the Alderbrook waterfront

Monday, September 8

Continental breakfast

Special Seminar

Presented by Van Ness Feldman

Special Seminar

Presented by K&L Gates

Special Presentation

Dawn Owens will speak about the enhanced geothermal power technology and generator plans of independent power producer,  Fervo.

Special Presentation

Usama Ahmed will speak about the advanced conductor technology, manufacturing facilities, and deployment record of TS Conductor.

Break

Panel 1

The Good, The Bad, and the Slow: Solving Resource Deployment Needs

After reviewing a new analysis of the Northwest’s resource adequacy problem, this panel will address regional barriers to generator deployment, including permitting and interconnection timelines, and solutions drawn from around the U.S.

View from BPA

Olympic terrace

Buffet Lunch

Panel 2

Transmission Solutions: Old Problems, New Paradigms

Panelists will describe novel solutions to the region’s transmission constraints, including BPA’s Grid Access Transformation initiative, self-build opportunities, WestTEC’s study status, and state transmission authorities.

Panel 3

Hyperscaling the Grid: Real Electrons, Artificial Intelligence

Panelists will explore what data center load growth scaled to meet AI workloads means for the Northwest, and the unique challenges and needs of this booming industrial sector in the region.

Break

Networking Social

Beer Garden Reception

  • Hosted bar and appetizers.
  • All guests invited.

Banquet Program

Banquet address

Sponsored

Evening Receptions

NIPPC’s unofficial after-parties, hosted by K&L Gates, Tetra Tech, and Wilson Sonsini.

Tuesday, September 9

Full Buffet Breakfast

The View from FERC

Panel 4

Beyond Red Rover: Regional Collaboration in the West

Panelists will dive deep on West-wide regional collaborations underway outside of and in parallel to development of day-ahead energy markets.

Closing Comments: NIPPC in 2025

  • Spencer Gray, Executive Director, Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition

Conference Adjourns

Please note: Conference program may be subject to change. Correct as of July 31, 2025

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