The Cost of Compliance, Tariffs, Tier Selection and Project Economics
Delegate-Chosen Roundtables
Small-group discussions on topics voted during online registration. Candidates include: end-of-life planning (decommissioning, reuse, recycling); asset acquisition and change-of-hands due diligence; third-party versus in-house operations; workforce development and attracting talent from adjacent industries; and practical AI applications in day-to-day operations. Votes cast at registration shape which topics run.
Reserved Sponsorship Presentation
Decommissioning, Second Life, and the End-of-Life Economy
What should asset owners be planning for, and who is building the infrastructure to handle it?
OEM Relationships – Expectations, Reality, and How to Contract Better
Bridging the gap between what OEMs promise and what asset owners experience on the ground.
Reserved Sponsorship Presentation
KPIs, Benchmarking, and a Call for Industry Standards
A proposal for the metrics the industry should agree on before the lack of standardisation becomes a systemic problem.
Safety, Regulation, and the Push for Federal Standardization
The regulatory patchwork facing BESS operators and the industry’s campaign for a national baseline that doesn’t punish emerging markets.
The Software Stack – EMS, Scada, Analytics, and Who Does What
How asset owners are building their data and control infrastructure, and where the gaps are.

