Flexible Energy Forum 2027

Flexible Energy Forum 2027: Powering Grid Flexibility in the Energy Affordability Era

Co-hosted by PLMA (The Flexible Load Management Community) and the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC), the Flexible Energy Forum is a one-day event taking place March 1 in Atlanta, co-located with DTECH 2027 (March 1-4). 

As electricity demand rises rapidly (driven by factors including AI, data centers, and widespread electrification) grid flexibility has shifted from a “nice to have” to an absolute necessity for modern utilities. The Flexible Energy Forum will help industry professionals navigate this evolving landscape.

Key Benefits of Participation:

• Grid Resilience & Reliability: Discover practical approaches leveraging customer-sited DERs to strengthen the grid and help manage rising electricity demand.
• Affordability: Understand how leveraging existing, customer-sited resources, can apply downward pressure on increasing electric rates.
• Customer Engagement: Learn how to better communicate the value of smart energy and build deeper, fruitful relationships with customers.
• Optimize Outcomes: Explore how flexibility can lead to “speed-to-power” outcomes, allowing projects to connect significantly faster to meet growing loads.
• Dispatchable vs. Structural Flexibility: How to coordinate residential DERs and demand response to mitigate grid stress.