8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast provided

Flatirons 1
9:00 AM
Yes Energy Main

Welcome to EMPOWER

Description coming soon

Flatirons 2-4
Michael McNair
President and CEO, Yes Energy
9:30 AM
Yes Energy Main

A Rock & A Hard Place: Challenges and Solutions to Meet the Data Center Demand Crunch

After decades of stagnation, power demand is surging. Rapid data centers build-out is adding new, city-scale demands to the grid across the country. This keynote will explore how this new growth in demand is challenging existing institutions, stretching available supply, and prompting creative solutions. We’ll talk about the unique risks and uncertainties of data-center-driven demand, emerging strategies like off-grid and co-located resources, and evolving tariff and clean firm power approaches. The talk will also highlight how near-term data center growth may give way to longer-term electrification, meaning it is time to get ready for a new era of sustained demand growth.

Flatirons 2-4
Jesse Jenkins
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University
10:15 AM

Morning Break

Join us for refreshments in Flatirons 1

Flatirons 1
11:00 AM
Yes Energy Main

Grid Innovation at the Intersection of Policy and Markets

Gain perspective from a former FERC Chair and leading energy policy expert on how DER, grid enhancing technologies, and market design are reshaping the future of the electric grid.

Flatirons 2-4
Jon Wellinghoff
Chief Regulatory Officer, Voltus
11:30 AM
Yes Energy Main

Biggest Trends in Energy Spreads

A review of the trends in energy spreads on a intraregional and cross-grid basis, highlighting the five biggest basis trends across most US market areas.

Flatirons 2-4
Jack Farley
Chief Commercial Officer, Grid United
12:15 PM

LUNCH / Networking

Join us for lunch and networking in Flatirons 1

Flatirons 1
1:30 PM
Yes Energy 1

From Europe to Japan: Unlocking Opportunities in Global Power Trading

Mark and Asterios unpack the complexities of the European and Japanese power markets, highlighting what makes each region unique. Gain insight into distinctive trading dynamics and uncover opportunities across both emerging and established—but equally exciting—power markets.

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Mark Todoroff
Sales Manager APAC, Yes Energy
Asterios Moschopoulos
Commercial Director - EMEA, Yes Energy
Yes Energy 2

Hot Takes from the Editors of RTO Insider: The Burning Issues You Need to Know About

Our panel of RTO Insider experts reveal what you need to know about market developments and regulatory activity in 2026.

Flatirons 3-4
Robert Mullin
Deputy Editor/Enterprise for RTO Insider, Yes Energy
Rich Heidorn Jr.
Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, RTO Insider
EnCompass

TRAINING: Evaluating Reliability Metrics - Calculating ELCCs in EnCompass

ELCC is increasingly shaping capacity accreditation and resource adequacy decisions across markets, yet it is often treated as a black box. This presentation breaks down the ELCC concept and demonstrates how EnCompass supports ELCC calculations, declining accreditation, and multi-year analysis in a transparent, scalable workflow.

Meadows A-B
Erin Winkler
Senior Modelling Analyst, Yes Energy
PowerCore

TRAINING: The Power of Visual Analytics in PowerCore

Learn how to quickly identify trends, anomalies, and market shifts, supports settlement and variance analysis in the Visual Analytics module

Meadows C-D
Crystal Fimbres
Customer Success Manager, Yes Energy
Katie Mallinson
Senior Product Manager, Yes Energy
1:50 PM
Yes Energy 1

The Heat is On: Tracking Impacts of Increased Electric Heat Adoption on Winter Power Demand

Much of the US has seen increased adoption of electric heat in new construction over the last five years, but some regions have seen proportionally larger gains than others. More electric heat increases power demand in the winter in measurable ways and could lead to some new price dynamics in impacted markets and regions.

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Ben Perry
Product Manager, Yes Energy
Yes Energy 2

The Long View: Power Market Outlooks in a Changing Energy Landscape

Long-term power market outlooks are being reshaped by policy shifts and structural demand growth. This session examines how recent federal policy developments—including the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)—and accelerating load growth are influencing long-term price expectations and forward markets. We'll show how to analyze these trends alongside historical behavior using GridSite, giving attendees a practical framework for interpreting forecasts and improving long-term planning decisions.

Flatirons 3-4
Cliff Rose
Director of Product, Yes Energy
Greg Turk
Executive Consultant, Horizons Energy
2:10 PM

Afternoon Break

Join us for refreshments in Flatirons 1.

Flatirons 1
2:55 PM
Yes Energy 1

Complex load growth: When's the tipping point?

Changes to the demand side of the market equation have started to show interesting market impacts, particularly in ERCOT, which hosts half of the nations crypto mining capacity. Economic curtailment from these facilities not related to market mechanisms, and the varying nature of when and where these facilities will curtail, has started to show a legitamte alleviating impact to scarce conditions in ERCOT, at the cost of bearish prices.

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Alex Bennitt
Product Manager, Yes Energy
Yes Energy 2

PANEL: 2026 Year Look Ahead -- Upcoming Energy Market Trends and ISO Market Changes in 2026

What key energy market and regulatory shifts should you be watching in the year ahead? Join Yes Energy's Market Monitoring experts for a focused discussion on major trends including Western market expansion in 2026, seams challenges, large load regulation, and potential changes to FTR, day-ahead, and ancillary markets across the ISOs.

Flatirons 3-4
Portia Gilman
Manager of Market Monitoring, Yes Energy
Emily Merchant
Director of Product, Yes Energy
Robert Strange
Sr Power Market Analyst, Yes Energy
EnCompass

TRAINING: Nodal Data Update

Learn about the EnCompass Nodal Data products and the latest enhancements to the models over the past year.

Meadows A-B
Brad Harrison
Principal Consultant, Yes Energy
PowerCore

TRAINING: Enhanced Workflows: Position Analysis, Forecast Management and Bilateral Invoicing

Learn how to centralize and analyze your forecast data within PowerCore's Forecast Management solution to improve your front office workflow. Additionally, understand how to utilize ContractCore to complete your Bilateral Invoicing from ETRMCore.

Meadows C-D
Katie Mallinson
Senior Product Manager, Yes Energy
Denice Purdum
Senior Product Manager, Bid-to-Bill, Yes Energy
3:15 PM
Yes Energy 1

Take the Shot: Improving Your Congestion Game in Yes Energy

Leverage Yes Energy's market data expertise, the EnCompass powerflow model, and new congestion analytics tools to more quickly, easily identify the drivers of transmission constraints.

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Quinn Gray
Senior Product Manager, Yes Energy
EnCompass

TRAINING: Constraint Maker

An overview of the EnCompass Constraint Maker capabilities for finding and creating new transmission constraints to better model congestion on the grid.

Meadows A-B
Brad Harrison
Principal Consultant, Yes Energy
5:00 PM

Welcome Reception and Solutions Circuit

Join us for drinks and heavy appetizers and a tour of Yes Energy's solutions, tailored to your use case.

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