Grid Edge TECHNOLOGY STAGES
The 2025 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies event is designed as an immersive experience bringing together key stakeholders from across the power and energy industry in multiple ways.
As part of a comprehensive technical program, five dedicated stages on the show floor will provide avenues for solution providers, municipalities, utilities, and more to engage on several focused topics.
The complete schedule for all five technology stages will be available in Fall 2024.
2025 TECHNOLOGY STAGES
Artificial intelligence (AI) STAGE
Discover the entire artificial intelligence value chain as it pertains to grid edge technologies – from laying the groundwork for AI development to using the latest advancements in AI for a pivotal new role in the grid edge ecosystem.
FOCUS AREAS
- Preparing for AI, where we illuminate the data prerequisites for AI applications.
- Infrastructure for AI, which demystifies the necessary infrastructure and its associated costs and complexities.
- AI Frameworks, where we explore popular AI software libraries, tools, and algorithms being used in power systems applications today.
- Development of AI applications, providing insights into the creation of AI solutions tailored for grid edge usage.
- Security and Ethics, where discussions delve into the crucial aspects of ensuring security and ethical considerations in AI implementations.
- Utility Perspectives on AI, exploring the utility needs and perspectives when it comes to integrating AI into the grid edge infrastructure.
ELECTRIFICATION
STAGE
Electrification is expected to reshape transportation, grid infrastructure, utility planning processes, and overall energy systems. Learn about today’s state of electrification and the potential paths to achieving a clean, sustainable, interconnected, and electrified world.
FOCUS AREAS
- Technology roadmaps, advancements and limitations
- Fleet electrification challenges and opportunities
- E-mobility and charging infrastructure
- Policies and regulations
- Advanced potentials of electrification (e.g., bidirectional charging)
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE STAGE
Sustainable and resilient energy are critical to modern society. Hear how the power and energy industry is charting the course to combat climate change and provide reliable power even when disruptions are wider in area, longer in duration, and stronger in impact.
FOCUS AREAS
- Clean and renewable energy
- Emission reduction
- Energy and building efficiency
- Smart Cities
- Energy availability
- Reliability assessment under extreme weather
- Power restoration
- Power system hardening
- Advanced Controls Enabled by DMS and DERMS
- Resource adequacy and Fuel/Energy assurance
- Microgrid
- Energy/Environmental justice
- Climate Change, Extreme Weather and its impact on Grid Edge
- Workforce (sustainable workforce)
- Resources and Supply Chain
- Regulatory Influence, Incentives, and Penalties
- Examples of Investment Prioritization and Decision-Making Procedures Case Studies
Distributed ENERGY Resources (DER) STAGE
Get up to speed on the rapidly evolving landscape of distributed energy resources. These sessions will bring together industry experts to discuss how key technologies are transforming how we generate, manage, and consume electricity in the new energy landscape.
FOCUS AREAS
- Exploring the benefits of DERs
- Integration challenges and solutions
- Microgrid developments and applications
- Energy storage solutions for DER optimization
- Distributed generation technologies and advancements
- Data analytics and IoT applications for DER management
- Resilience and reliability enhancement through DER deployment
- Standards development related to DER integration and power system interoperability
- Regulatory frameworks, policy implications, and financing and incentives
- Building a Collaborative DER Ecosystem: Explore how communities can work together to maximize the benefits of DERs.
STARTUP and INNOVATION SHOWCASE STAGE
Building on the success of 2023 participating companies, The Startup & Innovation Showcase Stage is back and will feature early stage startups with promising solutions to revolutionize the grid edge.
More details about participating in this area will be available soon.