Breakfast Plenary

Utility Roundtable: What Actually Breaks First?

Friday, November 68:00 – 8:55

About This Session

The conversation centers on a question utilities spend considerable effort avoiding in public: under accelerating electrification and load growth, where does the system come under the most strain first? With senior leadership from NYPA, LIPA, ConEdison, National Grid, and Portland General Electric in the same conversation, the roundtable is designed to surface candid operational intelligence rather than polished reassurance. Moderated by the president of OurEnergyPolicy, the session is built for an audience that has heard the optimistic version and wants the honest one.

Key Questions Explored

  • Where is the grid already showing early signs of stress that deserve more attention?
  • What are utilities doing right now to prepare for load growth that wasn’t in the original forecast?
  • Where do supply chains, workforce capacity, and permitting create the biggest hidden risks?
  • What would utility leaders say to each other about system readiness that they haven’t yet said in public?

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