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The evolving landscape of bulk power and energy markets is reshaping how utilities procure, dispatch, and plan for reliable electricity. This topic explores how market design, transmission planning, interregional coordination, and decarbonization policies are influencing utility operations and long-term strategy. Sessions will cover capacity markets, ancillary services, renewable integration, and the role of utilities in shaping market rules and structures to meet reliability, affordability, and sustainability goals.
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- Bulk power system operations
- Wholesale electricity markets
- Market-based dispatch
- Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP)
- Resource adequacy
- Capacity markets
- Energy imbalance management
- Transmission congestion management
- Ancillary services markets
- Market interoperability and transparency
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In the utilities industry, the proliferation of point-solution-style field apps is an unwelcome triple threat, undermining three critical areas: effective workflows, process efficiency, and data quality, writes contributor Jen Campbell of TRC Companies.
Aug 20, 2026
Midwestern US utilities focus on restoration after severe storms and near-100 MPH winds leave hundreds of thousands in the dark
Severe storms this week knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of customers, mostly in the Midwest, and utilities are still scrambling response teams to fix downed utility poles and lines affected by fallen trees after winds of up to 99 miles-per-hour ripped through the region.
Aug 13, 2026