Events
Upcoming Events
RE+ Las Vegas - GWAC Tutorial
–Title: SEPA GWAC Workshop
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Meeting Room: W213
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center
GWAC Workshop Tutorial registration is now open! Agenda in development.
GWAC presents, “The New Energy Landscape”
This tutorial offers an accessible, systems of-systems introduction to the rapidly evolving energy landscape. Participants will explore how customer owned technologies such as inverter-based resources, EV charging infrastructure, controllable loads, and automation enable dynamic grid interactions. The tutorial examines critical cross sector dependencies across transportation, communications, natural gas, and the electric grid, helping attendees understand how modernization decisions in one domain influence resilience and performance in others. Finally, we discuss the operational and governance frameworks needed to coordinate a decentralized grid, highlighting accountability structures, and scalable approaches to balancing physical, economic, and cybersecurity constraints.
GWAC Symposium
–** SAVE the DATE **
Hello GWAC, GWAC Associates & Emeritus and Friends -
Please mark your calendar for the GWAC - GridWise Architecture Council Symposium, taking place March 16-18, 2027, in Tampa, Florida.
This symposium will bring together members of the GridWise Architecture Council and stakeholders to collaborate, share insights, and discuss the future of grid architecture and modernization.
Additional details, including the agenda, registration information, hotel accommodations, and travel logistics, will be shared in the coming months.
We look forward to seeing you in Tampa!
The GWAC Symposium Planning Team
Past Events
GWAC at the RE+ in Las Vegas
–Monday Sept. 8, 2025 – 8:30am to 12:30pm Pacific Time in the Venetian Expo and Conference Center, Level 3, Lido, Room 3002. See map for more details.
Free GWAC & SEPA Grid Architecture Workshop
Register to attend the free GWAC & SEPA Grid Architecture Workshop. You do NOT have to be registered with RE+ to attend this workshop. Also, if you do not have an RE+ badge number, leave that field blank, it is not required.
- GWAC Grid Architecture Workshop
1:00PM – 4:45PM – GWAC and SEPA Grid Architecture Workshop
4:45PM – 7:00PM – SEPA Networking Mixer
Questions? Please Contact susan.mcguire@pnnl.gov
GWAC would like to say THANK YOU to our Silver and Bronze Level Sponsors!
Utilicast
Dynamic Grid
RBCG Consulting
Current Energy Group
Digitizing Utilities Prize Round 3: Resilient Grid Innovation
DOE’s recently relaunched $2.4 million Digitizing Utilities Prize Round 3: Resilient Grid Innovation is aimed to facilitate the transformation of digital systems and data analytics for the electric sector through teams of utility and energy sector partners with software developers and data experts. Applications for Phase 1 open in January 2026. Visit HeroX to learn more.
Feeder of the Future Prize
The Feeder of the Future Prize is a $100,000 competition from the U.S. Department of Energy which aims to encourage the development of advanced distribution system feeder and circuit designs that align with the evolving demands of 21st-century power delivery, including dynamic loads, onsite generation, and distributed devices. Visit HeroX to learn more. Submissions are due January 29, 2026.
2026 AHR Vegas + GWAC Talk
–Register today for the AHR!
In addition to the AHR conference, GWAC will have the following presentation. Don't forget to mark your calendar!
Title: The Built Environment, Interoperability, Integration, and Grid Services
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm (1.5 hrs.), Pacific Time Zone
Location: S226. Seminar rooms are located on Level 2, South Building.
Learn more on the AHR Vegas website.
GWAC Presenters: Ron Bernstein, Shawn Chandler, Sadie Bender, and Matthew McDonnell
Learn more about the speakers checklist.
Abstract: How will building decarbonization and electrification affect the US Power Grid? Is the grid ready to handle a large increase in distributed energy resources? What will be the impacts on your electric bill and those of your clients, customers, and neighbors? Is there a role for policy and regulation? Will we have enough power to meet the grid future state? These questions and more will be discussed in this engaging seminar hosted by the US Department of Energy sponsored GridWise Architecture Council.
GWAC Webinar
Bridging to the Future: Navigating the Transition to 21st Century Power Systems
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time: 10am - 11:30am Pacific Time
Presented by Ron Ambrosio, GridWise Architecture Council
Abstract: The global electric power sector is undergoing its most profound transformation since its founding over a century ago. Power systems are shifting from a centralized, one-directional, fossil-fuel-based past toward an increasingly decarbonized, decentralized, and participative future. The scale of change represents a true systems transformation challenge. Navigating this complexity requires new tools and governance approaches that will be explored in this session.
Join us! Request a calendar invite from gridwiseac.coordinator@pnnl.gov