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2026
While everyone else is waiting for November in Vegas, the Bay Area's renewable energy dealmakers are already at the table. Power Forward is the conference built around what the industry actually needs — face-to-face meetings between developers, IPPs, financiers, and offtakers, timed to accelerate deals closing by year-end.
Sponsors
Who Attends
Built for the people closing deals
A curated room of practitioners.
Developers
Project originators bringing shovel-ready and mid-stage solar, storage, and wind assets to the table.
Investors
Tax equity, project finance, and infrastructure funds deploying capital into renewables.
IPPs
Independent power producers scaling portfolios and sourcing new project acquisitions.
Offtakers
Corporates, utilities, and load-serving entities actively procuring clean energy.
Speakers
Zach Crowley
Partner
Clean Energy Counsel
Kristina Shih
Partner
Segue
David Riester
Managing Partner
Segue
Caroline Spears
Executive Director
Climate Cabinet
Grace Hsu
Head of Legal
Heron Power
Ken-Ichi Hino
President
Liminal Energy
Jacob Sandry
CEO
Euclid Power
Jake Seligman
General Counsel & SVP
Clearway Energy
Tom Bitting
Managing Director
Advantage Capital
Stephanie Smith
Senior Advisor
American Clean Power Association
Michelle Musson
Analyst
Orennia
Daphne Deng
VP, Analytics
Orennia
Companies Attending
Who's joining us
- 38 Degrees North
- AB CarVal
- AES
- Accredant Capital
- Adapture Renewables
- Advantage Capital
- Aevit Solutions
- Algorithm Law
- Aligned Climate Capital
- Altus Power
- Amplio Energy
- Anza Renewables
- Apricus Generation
- Arevon
- Ava Energy
- Ayr Energy
- BayWa
- Bedrock Clean Energy
- Bessol Energy Partners
- BluEarth Renewables
- BluePath
- Bridge Investment Group
- Brookfield
- CAC Group
- CBRE
- CCI
- Capacity Power Group
- Clean Energy Counsel
- Clean Technology Capital
- Cleanpower SF
- Clearway Energy
- Clenera
- Cloudbreak Energy
- Coast Energy
- Competitive Power Ventures
- Counterflow Energy
- Creative Renewable Solutions
- Cultivate Power
- Cypress Creek Energy
- DESRI
- DNV
- Delafield Energy
- Deriva Energy
- EV Realty
- Ecoplexus
- Elevate Renewables
- Engie
- Eolian
- EsVolta
- Euclid Power
- Excelsior Energy Capital
- First Citizens Bank
- Flatiron Energy
- Forum Mobility
- Gallatin Power
- Generate
- Glasswing Capital
- Glenvale Solar
- Green Bridge
- GridStor
- Hanwha Renewables
- Harvest Renewables
- Headwater Energy
- IOWN Renewable
- Impact Assets
- Joon Energy
- KeyState
- KiloNewton
- Liminal Energy
- Longroad Energy
- Luminace
- Lunar Energy
- Lydian Energy
- Madison Energy Infrastructure
- Mammoth Summit Power
- Mission Clean Energy
- NGP
- Naturgy
- Nautilus Solar
- Navajo Power
- NewEdge Power
- Nexamp
- Nextpower
- Nord LB
- NorthStar Clean Energy
- Northleaf Capital
- Okovate Sustainable Energy
- Olivine Capital Partners
- OnPeak Power
- Orennia
- Ormat
- PA Capital
- Penn Renewables
- Planted Solar
- Primergy
- ProLogis
- Prospect 14
- REC Solar
- RWE
- Radian Generation
- Renewable Properties
- Reunion
- Revamp Engineering
- Rosemawr
- SB Energy
- SOLV Energy
- San Jose Clean Energy
- Scout Clean Energy
- Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
- Shadow Power
- Sofos Power
- Sol Systems
- SolarREIT
- SolarStone Development
- Solvida Energy Group
- Spindrift Power
- Stokes Power
- Summit Ridge Energy
- Sundry Capital
- Sycamore Energy Law
- TPG
- Tandem PV
- Terra-Gen
- The Carlyle Group
- Torch Clean Energy
- TotalEnergies
- Turning Point Energy
- UGE
- US Bank
- Ultra Capital
- Vayu Energy
- Vesper Energy
- Vor Systems
- Westwood Engineering
- Willis Towers Watson
- Zenobe
- Zions Bank
- ibV Energy Partners
- kWh Analytics
On the Agenda
What we'll cover
Wednesday, Sep 9
11:00AM – 1:00PMRegistration
Badge Pickup
1:00PM – 2:00PMNetworking
Open Networking
2:00PM – 3:00PMTalk
Dave Riester's Market RevueThe Level Playing Field - Do we have one? Can we get one? What do we do until then?
The Level Playing Field - Do we have one? Can we get one? What do we do until then?
3:00PM – 5:00PMNetworking
Open Networking
5:00PM – 7:00PMHappy Hour
Happy Hour at 620 Jones (Co-hosted by Accredant, Segue, CEC and Euclid Power) - BADGES REQUIRED
Thursday, Sep 10
9:00AM – 10:00AMBreakfast
Breakfast with Orennia Presentation - "Energy Storage Fundamentals Update and Forecast" (Michelle Musson)Evolving supply mix, accelerated demand growth and increased competition across US storage markets has reshaped battery revenue structure and opportunities. Orennia provides an updated view on market fundamentals, contract structures and strategies to support large load development.
Evolving supply mix, accelerated demand growth and increased competition across US storage markets has reshaped battery revenue structure and opportunities. Orennia provides an updated view on market fundamentals, contract structures and strategies to support large load development.
10:00AM – 11:00AMPanel
The Big Debate Panel Moderated by Zach Crowley: Tax Credits, Tariffs and Data Centers
11:00AM – 12:00PMNetworking
Open Networking
12:00PM – 1:00PMLunch
Lunch with Orennia Presentation - "Data Center Pathways to Power" (Daphne Deng)Data center growth is unprecedented, fueled by billions of dollars in investment from hyperscalers. This surge in demand is reshaping the power system, from network upgrade costs to energy prices. For generation developers, understanding the pathways of bringing large load online, and how this impacts development strategy and portfolio valuation will be critical to capturing the data center opportunity.
Data center growth is unprecedented, fueled by billions of dollars in investment from hyperscalers. This surge in demand is reshaping the power system, from network upgrade costs to energy prices. For generation developers, understanding the pathways of bringing large load online, and how this impacts development strategy and portfolio valuation will be critical to capturing the data center opportunity.
1:00PM – 2:00PMNetworking
Open Networking
2:00PM – 3:00PMTalk
Why Developers and Investors Should Care About State Clean Energy Elections (Caroline Spears, Kristina Shih)Climate Cabinet strategically identifies political candidates with a “moneyball” lens, electing state leaders with the potential to create high impact. Caroline and Kristina will be discussing Climate Cabinet’s priority campaigns for the upcoming midterm elections and windows of opportunity to watch for in 2027. They will focus on why developers and investors should be paying attention to “under the radar” campaigns, and how they are interrelated to broader demand drivers for clean energy infrastructure.
Climate Cabinet strategically identifies political candidates with a “moneyball” lens, electing state leaders with the potential to create high impact. Caroline and Kristina will be discussing Climate Cabinet’s priority campaigns for the upcoming midterm elections and windows of opportunity to watch for in 2027. They will focus on why developers and investors should be paying attention to “under the radar” campaigns, and how they are interrelated to broader demand drivers for clean energy infrastructure.
3:00PM – 4:00PMNetworking
Open Networking
4:00PM – 5:00PMNetworking
Open Networking/Women in Power Happy Hour at Tratto Bar (in the Marker)
Details
The essentials
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, September 9th
Half day starting at 1pm followed by early evening reception
Thursday, September 10th
Full day + TBD events in the evening
LOCATION
Downtown San Francisco, CA
Venue details shared upon confirmation of your invitation.
FORMAT
Invite Only
Space allocated for meetings interspersed with panels and presentations. No expo hall. No keynote theater.