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Whether you are improving your day-to-day operations or exploring AI to improve efficiencies within your organization – DTECH covers the trends that are shaping the future of energy.

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Featured Topics

Reliability & resilience
Explore how utilities are enhancing reliability and building grid resiliency through modernization, risk planning, and infrastructure innovation.
Load Growth
Utilities are now facing a sharp and sustained surge in load growth—driven by electrification and the rapid rise of data centers. These projects require fast-tracked interconnections and dedicated infrastructure.
Policy and Regulation
Examine the policies and regulations guiding utility innovation, investment, and modernization.
AI and MI
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the energy landscape—and electric utilities are uniquely positioned to utilize generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to drive innovation, improve resilience, and enhance customer experience.

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Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)

Learn how ADMS delivers real-time intelligence, improves reliability, and drives smarter distribution operations.

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

Explore how AMI is evolving to support advanced grid operations, improved customer engagement, and real-time data analytics, enabling smarter, more efficient utility systems.

Advanced operations

Explore cutting-edge tools, analytics, and strategies transforming transmission and distribution operations—from DER integration to advanced control room operations.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the energy landscape—and electric utilities are uniquely positioned to utilize generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to drive innovation, improve resilience, and enhance customer experience.

Asset Management

Discover how utilities are using data and digital tools to manage aging assets, reduce risk, and plan smarter infrastructure investments.

Bulk Power and Energy Markets

 Learn how utilities are adapting to a more complex and competitive energy market while maintaining system stability and customer value.

C&I and Data Centers

Explore how utilities are meeting the evolving needs of C&I customers and data centers through partnerships, planning, and clean energy solutions.

Communication Networks

Learn how utilities are deploying private communication networks to support real-time operations, data exchange, and a smarter, more resilient grid.

Control Room Operations

Discover how control rooms are evolving with advanced tools, automation, and analytics to manage today’s complex grid.

Customer Engagement

Learn how utilities are transforming customer engagement through technology, programs, and personalized service.

Cybersecurity

Explore how utilities are strengthening cybersecurity across operational technologies, critical infrastructure, and customer systems to safeguard against evolving threats and ensure grid reliability.

Data Analytics

Discover how utilities are transforming data into actionable insights to improve operations, planning, and customer experience.

DER

Explore how utilities are integrating DERs—like solar, storage, and flexible loads—into grid operations to enhance reliability, flexibility, and customer value.

DERMS

Utilities are leveraging DERMS to monitor, coordinate, and optimize a growing mix of distributed energy resources—improving grid flexibility, reliability, and customer participation.

Digital Transformation

Discover how utilities are using digital tools, data, and automation to modernize operations, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation.

Energy Storage

Utilities are using energy storage to enhance flexibility, reliability, and renewable integration across the grid.

Grid Edge

Explore how utilities are managing and integrating grid-edge technologies, enabling two-way power flow, and partnering with customers to deliver new value streams.

Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs)

Explore how GETs boost grid capacity, improve flexibility, and support renewable integration.

Grid Modernization

This topic explores how utilities are upgrading transmission and distribution networks with advanced sensors, communications, automation, and control technologies. 

Microgrids

Learn how utilities are planning, enabling, and operating microgrids to strengthen reliability, serve critical loads, and support community energy goals.

Network Management Systems (NMS)

Understand how NMS enables real-time visibility, stability, and efficiency on the transmission grid.

Policy and Regulation

Examine the policies and regulations guiding utility innovation, investment, and modernization.

Reliability & Resiliency

Explore how utilities are enhancing reliability and building grid resiliency through modernization, risk planning, and infrastructure innovation.

Smart Cities

Discover how utilities are partnering with cities to deploy smart technologies that enhance grid efficiency, public services, and sustainability at the community level.

Storms and Wildfires

Learn how utilities are preparing for and responding to extreme weather and wildfires through grid hardening, emergency operations, and community resilience strategies.

Strategy & Workforce

Explore how utilities combine technology and workforce strategies to strengthen operations and prepare for the future.

Transportation Electrification

Learn how utilities are accelerating transportation electrification by planning charging infrastructure, supporting fleet transitions, and partnering across sectors to enable a cleaner, more resilient mobility future.

Vegetation Management

Learn how utilities are evolving vegetation management from a reactive task to a data-driven, proactive discipline.