2026 Event Schedule

Microgrids offer unique pathways to resilience, new revenue streams, and sustainability. But every microgrid is unique, which means delivering reliable projects requires far more than acknowledgement of the asset's merits. True complexity lies not in hardware installation—but in controls engineering, system orchestration, and multi-stakeholder alignment. This session brings together partners across the microgrid ecosystem to share how EPCs and utilities can successfully take projects from idea to operation.

Panelists will discuss the technical, operational, and organizational factors that drive successful microgrid deployment, including sequence-of-operations design, coordination with utilities, and the collaborative processes required to bridge expectations between owners, EPCs, and operators. Attendees will see firsthand how these partnerships accelerate time to deployment, reduce risk, and enable more resilient, flexible energy systems.

Key Takeaways:

• Why controls engineering—not just hardware—determines microgrid performance, and how field-tested design and operational frameworks enable EPCs to deploy successful systems
• How EPCs and utilities can streamline microgrid delivery through integrated engineering, sequencing, and commissioning workflows
• Lessons learned from real deployments
• How proper stakeholder alignment between utilities, EPCs, and technology partners reduces friction and shortens deployment timelines
• The emerging trend: EPCs increasingly recognize the need for a dedicated controls partner, and how this partnership model accelerates market growth

Session Sponsored by OATI