DTECH® Reliability & Resiliency 2026 is a focused solutions conference dedicated to building a power grid that is reliable, resilient, and adaptable to new challenges. It is scheduled to take place in Chicago from August 25–27, 2026.
📅 Event Details
The event will be held at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. The conference explores how utilities can design grids that withstand extreme weather, cyber threats, and operational uncertainty.
📝 What to Expect
The conference is designed for utility executives, engineers, regulators, policymakers, and technology providers. It features utility-led case studies, interactive workshops, and in-depth technical sessions.
Key focus areas for the program include:
- Grid Hardening & Modernization: Strategies for system hardening, undergrounding, and using grid-enhancing technologies.
- Extreme Weather Preparedness: Planning for wildfire, hurricane, and storm restoration.
- DER Integration & Management: Incorporating distributed energy resources and managing two-way power flow.
- Cybersecurity & Defense: Protecting critical infrastructure from evolving cyber threats.
- AI & Advanced Analytics: Using data, machine learning, and AI to improve grid operations and decision-making.
- Reliability & Resilience Planning: Shifting from reactive outage response to proactive system resilience.
💡 Additional Highlights
- Host Utility: The event’s Host Utility is Exelon.
- Keynote Speakers: The opening keynote features Mark Baranek (ComEd) presenting Exelon’s blueprint for modern reliability, followed by a panel with leaders from Georgia Power, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, and ComEd.
- Awards: The DTECH Utility Resilience Awards recognize leaders in the field, with applications due by July 30, 2026.
- Call for Content: The deadline for speaking proposals for DTECH 2027 is June 23, 2026.