Connect with the EPC Leaders Building the Future of Transmission & Distribution 

Join the premier transmission and distribution event in North America. 

Utilities are investing billions in grid modernization, reliability improvements, resiliency initiatives, and infrastructure upgrades to meet growing demand and support the energy transition. For engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, this creates unprecedented opportunities to partner on the projects transforming the grid. 

Join your fellow EPC professionals to discover new opportunities, strengthen industry relationships, and stay ahead of the trends driving utility investment. 

DTECH 2026 Keynote

At DTECH®, EPCs can… 

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Make Connections

Expand your business network, connect with peers, and stay attuned to industry sentiments. 
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Educate Yourself

Be a part of the extensive Technical Conference Program and explore the education on the show floor. 
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See Latest Advancements 

Explore the latest technology and industry advancements on the show floor.  

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Get Inspired 

Hear about the hottest trends and talk with peers about what's new. 

Stay informed about all things DTECH®  

Attend 

Join thousands of utility professionals and industry leaders for four days of education, networking, and innovation focused on the future of transmission and distribution. 


 

Key Topics & Themes 

Grid Modernization
Reliability & Resiliency
C&I and Data Centers
Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs)

EPC Agenda

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11:00 AM
  1. B217
    50 mins
    The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has published typical time frames for data centers, generation, and transmission development. While the specific times to build infrastructur …
  2. B209
    50 mins
    IEEE 2030.5 is rapidly emerging as a leading protocol for DER management, driven by increasing utility adoption and regulatory momentum. However, a consistent and growing challenge has begun to surfac …
1:00 PM
  1. B209
    50 mins
    In this panel discussion, utility and industry leaders from Pacific Gas & Electric, SA Power Networks, Hatch Consulting, and Black & Veatch will discuss how leading organizations are defining value, e …
  2. B212
    50 mins
    As distribution systems evolve with increasing penetration of inverter-based distributed energy resources (DERs), the grid is becoming more dynamic and complex. Many of the emerging challenges—such as …
  3. B209
    50 mins
    Utilities are transitioning from first-generation AMI 1.0 toward AMI 2.0, a flexible, software-enabled edge platform that combines distributed intelligence, AI-driven analytics, and remote upgradeabil …
9:00 AM
  1. B214
    50 mins
    As utilities race to connect unprecedented load growth from AI, data centers, electrification, and industrial reshoring, a new bottleneck is emerging across the industry: Substations. Utilities are in …
  2. B216
    50 mins
    CELESC (Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina S.A.) is the Brazilian electric power distribution utility responsible for serving almost the entire territory of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It s …
  3. B209
    50 mins
    Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is focused on expanding their patching of all devices beyond those that are required to be updated under CIP-007 R2.  With the expanded population of equipment re …
1:00 PM
  1. B212
    50 mins
    As inverter-based resources continue to replace conventional generation, utilities are exploring how advanced inverter controls can support system stability, power quality, and resilience. Grid-formin …
11:00 AM
  1. B217
    25 mins
    For utilities, contractor invoice review is more than an administrative task. It is a frontline financial control.At PPL, a single team can process more than 400 contractor invoices each month, with e …
  2. B214
    50 mins
    As electric load growth accelerates due to large data center interconnections and generation retirements, utilities face increasing pressure to deliver transmission upgrades that often require years t …
11:25 AM
  1. B217
    25 mins
    Modelers and engineers at Dominion Energy spend a meaningful share of their time not doing engineering, but hunting. Hunting through spreadsheets, enterprise planning documents, project documentation, …
Rebekah Eggers
I really feel like DTECH is creating the platform to expand the conversation. We need resiliency. I think that's what it's all about and that goes far beyond just transmission and distribution.
Rebekah Eggers
Attendee |  IBM
Yutong Chen
So my favorite part of DTECH has been that, as a weather startup, it’s really valuable to understand what utility companies are focused on and how we can contribute to helping utilities be better prepared for weather events.
Yutong Chen
Attendee |  WindBorne System
Joe Zerdin
You think you know everything about what's going on in the business. Then you come to DTECH and learn a lot more is happening.
Joe Zerdin
Attendee |  Hydro One
Ashley Pope
I was able to send out meeting invites from the DTECH app. No problem. Got meetings back-to-back, 25 meetings booked, cold meetings...I've never had that happen at a conference before, and it's just very well orchestrated, very well run. You'll get a lot for your money at this conference.
Ashley Pope
Attendee |  Oxit
Syed Hasan
The reason why it's important for us to be here at DTECH is really that a lot of our customers are here; existing customers, and a lot of prospects are here. We want to educate our peers in the industry as to what we're doing and where we see the industry growing. And we also want to learn from them.
Syed Hasan
Exhibitor |  Survalent
James Helmberger
OPPD regularly attends DTECH with both a ‘mission list’ of answers we are looking for and with an open mind for new ideas, products and services. In all aspects, Dallas 2025 didn’t disappoint. From a distribution utility standpoint, the amount of information and industry interaction available at this conference is unmatched.
James Helmberger
Attendee |  Omaha Public Power District
Gwen Lopez
What made us decide to exhibit here at DTECH is that it is a great platform to collaborate with utilities and also with electrical vendors. We have been an exhibitor for a long time and we have seen throughout the years the excitement of our customers meeting us here in person to see the durability of our product.
Gwen Lopez
Exhibitor |  Scott Manufacturing
Sinisa Grkovic
For me, DTECH is an extremely informative and effective mechanism to stay in touch with new electrical utility technologies, and it represents a great networking opportunity to see many utility vendors (and utility colleagues) in person and all at one location.
Sinisa Grkovic
Attendee |  Burlington Hydro
John Gounaris
This is one of the most important shows for us each calendar year. It's got a very high concentration of utilities, and many of our customers come to the show each year. So it's usually in a nice place. There's a ton of traffic every year. So it's a nice, convenient place for us to show all our newest and greatest wares.
John Gounaris
Exhibitor |  G&W Electric
“Every year as I evaluate industry conferences to send our Engineering teams to we look at DISTRIBUTECH® as the crown jewel. We typically send a large group who specialize across multiple disciplines. With the flexibility that the Utility Partner Program offers, it gives us access to all of the conference sessions, exhibition hall and network events. The discounted rate with the UPP is ideal for any Utility that plans to send a large group.”
Attendee |  National Grid