NWESS 2026, Powering Progress – Navigating a Transforming Utility Landscape

Sponsored by the Seattle IEEE Power and Energy Society

NWESS 2026 is a two-day symposium meant to bring together the Puget Sound area’s power and energy systems community to address key issues facing our local utility sector. The agenda consists of presentations, panels, and discussion sessions on topics voted on, curated by, and presented by local industry professionals. Come join us for this unique biennial opportunity to learn, discuss, and network with local peers and neighbors who share similar technical challenges and a passion for this region’s power systems.

Where and When: The meeting will be held once again at Alder Hall next to the University of Washington Campus in Seattle on April 1-2 2026, so put this date on your calendar by opening the outlook item.

Speakers: Keynote Speaker is Michelle Vargo, Senior Vice President from Puget Sound Energy!

Topics: To be presented at NWESS 2026 include distributed energy management systems, wildfire mitigation planning, seismic impacts on transformers, supply chain issues and mitigation strategies, transformer loading, integrated load planning studies, EPRI’s eRoadMap for transportation electrification, GridCRED, Load Planning, Middle Housing, Data Center risks and realities, Markets + and EDAM, grid enhancing technologies, transmission line routing challenges, DEI impacts from energy policy, as well as how AI is redefining energy delivery and power industry adoption.

Register Now: The registration fees, $220 IEEE member, $270 Non-IEEE member and $30 students, includes lunches and breaks.

Details on the event can be found at NWESS.Org and you can already register at Northwest Energy Systems Symposium (NWESS) 2026 – Powering Progress “Navigating a Transforming Utility Landscape” : vTools Events | vTools IEEE

Join local power leaders to explore solutions for the evolving energy landscape.

Your NWESS Team!