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SUMMARY:2026 Power Matters Conference | Navigating Load Growth in Energy
DESCRIPTION:As energy demand continues to accelerate\, the power industry is facing new challenges driven by large loads\, data center expansion\, and the infrastructure required to support them. \nJoin the Association of Women in Energy for our 2026 Power Matters Conference\, a one-day event focused on how utilities\, developers\, policymakers\, and technology leaders are responding to rapid load growth and a changing grid. \nThis conference will explore key topics including interconnection\, permitting\, policy shifts\, financing structures\, and workforce transformation. The day will feature expert-led panels followed by an industry networking happy hour. \nDate: Thursday\, February 19\, 2026Location: Austin Central LibraryFormat: Panel discussions + networking happy hour \nTo register\, click here. \n  \nKeynote Speaker\n \nKelly TomblinPresident & CEO\, El Paso ElectricKelly Tomblin brings decades of executive leadership in the electric utility sector\, offering a strategic perspective on grid modernization\, customer-focused transformation\, and managing growth in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. \n  \n\n\n  Featured Speakers\nJody AllisonVice President\, Customer Experience Operations & Transformation\, Xcel Energy \nBrenda BarrettPartner\, Husch Blackwell \nChantelle BarrettoPower Origination Projects Manager\, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) \nManon Chappat AlarcónDirector of Partnerships\, Greentown Labs \nCarrie Collier BrownPartner\, Husch Blackwell \nMaria De La CruzDistribution Planning Supervisor\, Austin Energy \nAnn DelenelaVice President & Chief Information Security Officer\, Entergy \nTrisha ElizondoChief Executive Officer\, Energy Renewal Partners \nSandra EscobedoVice President\, Customer Account Management\, Austin Energy \nSean FoxVice President\, Renewables Market Lead\, WSP USA \nCameron FrebergManager\, Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies\, Austin Energy \nNing Lin\, PhDChief Economist\, Bureau of Economic Geology\,The University of Texas at Austin \nKatherine Paton-IlseTeam Lead\, Power Markets\, Enverus \nReagan ReddPolicy and Business Analyst\, Goff Policy \nDilawar SyedFaculty\, LBJ School of Public Affairs & McCombs School of Business\,The University of Texas at Austin \nNathan ZinkVice President\, Renewables – Site Civil Engineering\, WSP USA \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel Topics\n\nThe Data Center Surge\nPolicy in Motion\nUtility Decision-Making\nPermitting Pathway\nEmerging Technologies & Workforce Transformation\n\nTo register\, click here. \n 
URL:https://awenergy.org/event/2026-power-matters-conference/
LOCATION:Austin Central Library Austin\, Texas\, Austin Central Library\, Austin\, TX\, United States
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