Registration in IEEE Vtools  for this event opens August 3rd Topic: Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, Bellingham Date:  Saturday October 10, 2026 Time: 9:45am – 12:00 PM, Museum Tour Place: 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham, WA 98225   Agenda 9:45 am – 10:00 Arrival – Don’t be late.  Doors will be closed after 10 am. 10:00 am…

Registration in IEEE vTools Opens July 6th.  There is a 20 person limit Topic: Rocky Reach Dam Tour Date:  Friday, Sept. 25th, 2026 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Place: Rocky Reach Discovery Center Agenda: 10:00 am – Check In, Introductions, Safety Talk 10:30 am – 12:00pm Tour Fish Passage, Generator and Turbine, Top of Dam, Control…

Date: January 14, 2026 at the University of Washington Seattle Topic: Uncertainty-aware grid planning in the real world: insights from applying robust optimization to integrated resource planning in California Speaker: Gabriel Mantegna - Resilient Transition and Princeton University Abstract: Capacity expansion models are frequently used to inform multi-billion dollar grid infrastructure expansion decisions, a context…

NWESS 2026, Powering Progress - Navigating a Transforming Utility Landscape Sponsored by the Seattle IEEE Power and Energy Society Thanks to everyone who attended and to all the speakers who volunteered their time. NWESS 2026 had a record attendance with 165 attendees and 25 speakers. Travis Metcalf Mike Miller Mike Embaas…