GridFuture 2026
GridFuture 2026 took place on August 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson in Jersey City, NJ. The event brought together CPower’s industry-leading team, as well as energy users and other stakeholders from across the industry, to share ideas, explore innovative solutions, and discuss the latest trends and advancements for virtual power plants and demand response.
Previous GridFuture Events:
Opening Remarks: The Grid’s Inflection Point
Shelley Schopp
General Manager & Chief Operating Officer, CPower
Balancing Growth, Reliability, and Affordability
Elizabeth Noll
Senior Strategist for Energy Office of Governor Mikie Sherrill
Meeting the Moment on VPPs
Scott Hart
President, NRG Business
Reshaping Power Markets
Julian SpectorSenior Reporter, Canary Media Maria BelenkyLead Market Design Specialist, PJM Interconnection Suzanne Glatz
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Jesse CohenSenior Associate – Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI Zach O’Farrell Huber
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Combating Rising Power Costs Through Innovation
Russ NewboldVice President – Distributed Generation Growth, CPower Ben LavoieSenior Director of Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Solutions, Ameresco James Richmond
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Fazil Shaikh
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Voices from the Load Side: What It Takes to Build a More Flexible Grid
Glenn BogardeChief Sales and Marketing Officer, CPower Janet DavisKey Account Jonathan Flaherty
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T.J. McCarthy
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Open Circuit Podcast: The Breakout Moment for VPPs
Stephen LaceyExecutive Editor and Co-founder of Latitude Media David Visneau
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Ken Schisler
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James Richmond
CEO, e2Companies
Kevin Kanoff
Campus Energy Engineer, Penn State Health
Janet Davis
Key Account Manager, City of Danville Utilities
Ben Lavoie
Senior Director of Energy Storage & Electric Vehicle Solutions, Ameresco
Fazil Shaikh
Senior Director, Strategy & Growth, Generac
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GridFuture 2026
GridFuture 2026 took place on August 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson in Jersey City, NJ. The event brought together CPower’s industry-leading team, as well as energy users and other stakeholders from across the industry, to share ideas, explore innovative solutions, and discuss the latest trends and advancements for virtual power plants and demand response.
Previous GridFuture Events:
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Opening Remarks: The Grid’s Inflection Point
Shelley Schopp
General Manager & Chief Operating Officer, CPower
Balancing Growth, Reliability, and Affordability
Elizabeth Noll
Senior Strategist for Energy Office of Governor Mikie Sherrill
Meeting the Moment on VPPs
Scott Hart
President, NRG Business
Reshaping Power Markets
Julian Spector
Senior Reporter, Canary Media
Maria Belenky
Lead Market Design Specialist, PJM Interconnection
Suzanne Glatz
Principal Consultant,
Glatz Energy Consulting LLCJesse Cohen
Senior Associate – Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI
Zach O’Farrell Huber
Sr. Director, Energy Supply Chain, Digital Realty
Combating Rising Power Costs Through Innovation
Russ Newbold
Vice President – Distributed Generation Growth, CPower
Ben Lavoie
Senior Director of Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Solutions, Ameresco
James Richmond
CEO, e2Companies
Fazil Shaikh
Senior Director, Strategy and Growth, Generac
Kristel Watson
Head of C&I, Scale Microgrids
Voices from the Load Side: What It Takes to Build a More Flexible Grid
Glenn Bogarde
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, CPower
Janet Davis
Key Account
Manager, City of Danville Utilities
Jonathan Flaherty
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability and Building Technologies, Tishman Speyer
Kevin Kanoff
Campus Energy Engineer, Penn State Health
T.J. McCarthy
Executive Director, Operations and Services, UMass Lowell
Brad Rittler
VP of Channel Sales and Business Development, Encycle
Stephanie Walker
Cross-Functional-Member, Chief Facilities Maintenance and Operation, HISD
Open Circuit Podcast: The Breakout Moment for VPPs
Stephen Lacey
Executive Editor and Co-founder of Latitude Media
David Visneau
Head of Demand Response and VPP, NRG Business
Ken Schisler
Ken Schisler Growth & Policy, NRG
Mathew Sachs
Chief Strategy Officer, CPower
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James Richmond
CEO, e2Companies
Kevin Kanoff
Campus Energy Engineer, Penn State Health
Janet Davis
Key Account Manager, City of Danville Utilities
Ben Lavoie
Senior Director of Energy Storage & Electric Vehicle Solutions, Ameresco
Fazil Shaikh
Senior Director, Strategy & Growth, Generac
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