10:00 AM
Exhibitor Booth Setup
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
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12:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN: Day 1
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Registration Desk - Grand Ballroom Foyer
1:00 PM
NABCEP TRAINING: 250KW-1 Megawatt O&M Best Practices
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
Workforce Development Workshop
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
2:15 PM
NABCEP TRAINING: Energy Storage Fundamentals (PV 451)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
3:30 PM
NABCEP TRAINING: Solar PV Installation: Best Practices & Code Requirements
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
4:45 PM
NABCEP TRAINING: Quality Management to Improve Solar Installations
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
6:00 PM
Solar Simplified & Trajectory Energy Opening Reception
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Junior Ballroom
7:00 AM
REGISTRATION OPEN - Day2
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration Desk - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM
Breakfast - Keynote Interview with Norm Taffe and Tim Montague
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Junior Ballroom
9:00 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: Grid Modernization: Enabling Distributed Energy Resources and Electrification at Scale
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
Exhibitors Speak
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
EXHIBITION OPEN - Day 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Grand Ballroom - Exhibition
10:00 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: Finance Finesse: Adapting to Known Unknowns
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
SUNCAST MEDIA STAGE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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10:30 AM
Summit Ridge Energy Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Grand Ballroom - Exhibition
11:00 AM
PANEL: Utility-Scale Solar at a Crossroads: Policy, Challenges, and Market Adaptation
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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PANEL: Clearing the Path for Community Solar: Overcoming Local Policy, Permitting & Interconnection Barriers
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
11:50 AM
PANEL: Tackling State and Utility Roadblocks to Unlock Community Solar Access
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
12:00 PM
QUICK TALK: Ewe-tilizing Agrivoltaics: Policy, Planning, and Community Benefits
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
12:15 PM
QUICK TALK: From Digital Twins to Real Savings: How AI is Lowering Soft Costs
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
12:30 PM
LUNCH: Keynote Speaker Doug Scott, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission in an interview with Tim Montague
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Junior Ballroom
2:00 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Minnesota
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
PANEL: C&I Solar + Storage: Timing, Financing, and Risk in a Shifting Market
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
SUNCAST MEDIA STAGE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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2:30 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Ohio
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
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2:45 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Iowa
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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3:30 PM
PANEL: Financing the Future: Evolving Strategies for C&I and Community Solar
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
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PANEL: Retooling and Retraining: How to transition into the Solar & Clean Energy Industry
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
4:20 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Illinois
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
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PANEL: Winning Consumer Confidence: Building Trust and Transparency in Residential Solar
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
5:00 PM
Renewable Energy Evolution Games
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Exhibitor Happy Hour
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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7:00 PM
Solar Drinks on the Roof - Registration Required
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Empire Burgers + Brew
7:30 AM
REGISTRATION OPEN - Day 3
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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Registration Desk - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM
POWERING CHICAGO BREAKFAST: With remarks from our Host Sponsor, Elbert Walters III, Executive Director of Powering Chicago
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Junior Ballroom
9:00 AM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: Billionaire Secrets from an Industry Renegade, with Keynote Speaker Dean Solon, CEO of Create Energy, and Nico Johnson of SunCast Media
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
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Junior Ballroom
EXHIBITION OPEN - Day 2
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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10:00 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: Queue Qs: How do we Work with (and around) FERC and ISOs?
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
FIRESIDE CHAT: Navigating Federal Shifts: What’s Next for Solar Policy and Tariffs under Trump?
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
10:30 AM
Morning Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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SUNCAST MEDIA STAGE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Grand Ballroom - Exhibition
11:00 AM
QUICK TALK: Empowering the Grid: Overcoming Challenges to Virtual Power Plant Implementation
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
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FIRESIDE CHAT: The Power Surge: Data Centers, AI, and the Future of Grid Expansion
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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11:25 AM
QUICK TALK: The Future is Bright: A Case Study of Solar for All in Michigan
11:25 AM - 11:40 AM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
11:45 AM
QUICK TALK: Building the Battery Backbone of the Renewable Revolution
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
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QUICK TALK: Optimizing O&M Strategies for Enhanced Reliability and Performance
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
12:00 PM
LUNCH: With a Keynotes discussion between Sunny Elebua (Exelon) and Melissa Washington (ComEd) moderated by Julian Spector (Canary Media)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Junior Ballroom
1:30 PM
QUICK TALK: How Software Can Boost Solar Project Yield and Returns
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
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Session Room 2 (Lilac B & D)
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Michigan
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Session Room 1 (Lilac A & C)
2:15 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Indiana
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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2:30 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Wisconsin
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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3:15 PM
MIDWEST UPDATE: State of the State: Missouri
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Closing Remarks - CANCELLED
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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