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SUMMARY:Register now for Transition AI 2026 Conference April 13-14, 2026 – San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:\nAbout\nIn 2025, AI became the center of gravity for the energy industry. As tech companies commit to over $1 trillion to build out computing infrastructure, utilities are planning to spend another $1 trillion to upgrade the grid.\nFaced with the speed-to-power imperative, the energy industry has largely taken an “all of the above” approach to development, pursuing batteries, fuel cells, behind-the-meter gas, geothermal, nuclear, and distributed capacity. Solutions are getting more sophisticated, but there is still no uniform blueprint for building at gigawatt scale.\nOver two days at Transition-AI 2026, attendees will:\nExchange practical insights on planning and coordination between utilities, regulators, and data center developers, and generate a clearer picture of how AI-driven demand is reshaping infrastructure timelines.\nTurn emerging solutions into strategy through discussions on flexible load design and clean energy procurement models.\nBuild cross-sector partnerships that tackle today’s real constraints (unreliable load signals, interconnection bottlenecks, fragmented regulation) and turn aligned technology, policy, and capital into buildable projects.\nJoin us in San Francisco as we bring developers, utilities, regulators, and hyperscalers into the same room to align on what’s real, what’s possible, and what can get built that is economically viable and sustainable.\n\n\nApril 13\n8:00 am Arrival, breakfast, unstructured networking\n\n\n9:00 am Welcome from Scott & Stephen\n\nLatitude Media co-founders Scott Clavenna and Stephen Lacey will kick off Transition-AI 2026.\n\n\n\n9:15 am The AI-energy nexus in 10 charts\n\nNat Bullard, co-founder of Halcyon, will set the stage for Transition-AI 2026 with observations on load forecasts and development drivers and blockers, leveraging Halcyon’s data on regulatory activities to paint a picture of where the market is in early 2026.\n\n\n\n9:45 am Fireside chat: A hyperscaler’s view on powering data centers in 2026\n\nWhat does it take to build at scale in 2026? An insider’s look at the trade-offs between speed to power, scale, and sustainability.\n\n\n\n10:15 am Break\n\n\n10:45 am Expert panel: A blueprint for building digital and energy infrastructure at scale\n\nHow are capital partners, data center operators, and energy developers working together to navigate the complexities of development cycles that often pair developing energy and digital infrastructure simultaneously?\n\n\n\n11:30 am One-on-one: The outlook on AI\n\nWhat are the opportunities and risks in yoking the future of clean energy to AI?\n\n\n\n12:00 pm Lunch\n\n\n1:00 pm Orchestrating capacity: A portfolio approach to data center development\n\nWe’ll break down what “orchestrating capacity” looks like in practice — identifying where the grid can stretch, where targeted investments matter most, and how to sequence resources to maximize speed, lower costs, and minimize emissions.\n\n\n\n2:00 pm The case for off-grid\n\nWhat happens when the interconnection queue, transmission timelines, or local constraints make “wait for the grid” a non-starter? We’ll walk through the off-grid toolkit and the decisions that shape each pathway.\n\n\n\n2:30 pm Break\n\n\n3:00 pm TBA\n\n\n3:30 pm In the AI era, are our power markets fit for purpose?\n\nFrom PJM to ERCOT: The differing models on how to reward flexibility, protect consumers, and get large loads online faster.\n\n\n\n4:00 pm Catalyst with Shayle Kann: Live at Transition-AI 2026\n\n\n5:00 pm Welcome reception\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 14 \n8:00 am Arrival, breakfast, unstructured networking\n\n\n9:00 am TBA\n\n\n9:30 am The downstream impacts of data centers\n\nRates, emissions, and local resistance. What happens when a data center comes to town?\n\n\n\n10:00 am Break\n\n\n10:30 am The renewables developer’s view of the AI-energy nexus\n\nIn the era of clean firm and the pursuit of 100% uptime, where do renewables fit into development at scale?\n\n\n\n11:00 am The expanding role of energy storage for data centers\n\n2026: the year of batteries.\n\n\n\n11:30 am Will the speed-to-power imperative finally give us flexibility in practice?\n\nThe PJM Independent Market Monitor recently deemed flexibility a “regulatory fiction.” But in the race to build fast at scale, can we actually build flexible data centers?\n\n\n\n12:00 pm Lunch\n\n\n1:00 pm Open Circuit: Live at Transition-AI 2026\n\n\n1:45 pm Harvesting capacity: The role of VPPs and flexible loads in unlocking capacity\n\nHow can distributed capacity bring large loads online quicker? We’ll break down the current landscape of ‘BYOC’ and the new paths to development that load flexibility can enable.\n\n\n\n2:15 pm Break\n\n\n2:45 pm The fastest path to new capacity: How to leverage the grid we have now\n\nWhat capacity already exists on the grid that is unutilized or underutilized? Where can targeted upgrades on the grid move the needle on large-scale development? We’ll take stock of the solutions that are helping us get the most out of our current grid systems.\n\n\n\n3:15 pm TBA\n\n\n4:00 pm Closing reception\n\nAbout Renewables Calendar\nRenewables Calendar is the dedicated platform for events and news in the renewable energy industry. Covering solar, wind, hydrogen, carbon capture, biofuels, storage, and emerging clean energy technologies, Renewables Calendar provides a centralized hub for conferences, expos, training sessions, and networking opportunities that matter to renewable energy professionals, developers, and investors.\nAs part of the Allstream Energy Partners network, Renewables Calendar leverages exclusive distribution channels to reach decision-makers across power generation, utilities, infrastructure, and heavy industries.\nIf you have ever wondered or searched for:\n“What are the top renewable energy events?”, “Where can I find solar and wind conferences?”\nWhat’s next in hydrogen and clean energy news?”\nBy combining a curated calendar of clean energy events with timely industry insights, Renewables Calendar connects professionals, innovators, and stakeholders driving the global energy transition.\nRenewables Calendar — Your source for renewable energy events and news.\n\n\n\n
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