Ascend Summit 2025: The Future of Power

Schedule

Wed Oct 15 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder | Boulder, CO

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300+ industry leaders convene to explore long-term value creation & resilience in an evolving energy development & procurement landscape.
About this Event

Ascend Summit 2025

The pace of structural change in the power sector has accelerated—driven by surging load growth, data center demand, market volatility, and the need for clean, reliable, and cost-effective electricity. The Ascend Summit 2025 convenes over 350+ industry leaders to explore how to create long-term value and resilience in a rapidly evolving energy development and procurement landscape.

This year’s conference dives into the most urgent issues shaping the Future of Power, including:

  • Strategies for aligning data center growth with grid reliability and clean energy goals
  • Innovations in power procurement—balancing cost, carbon, and flexibility
  • Impacts of policy, load growth, and interconnection constraints on project value
  • Revenue insurance and capital-efficient financing for merchant storage
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  • Strategies for valuation, bidding, and risk management in volatile markets
  • Utility-scale vs hyper-localized energy solutions and distributed generation expansion

Conference Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand emerging demand drivers and how to plan for high-load growth scenarios
  • Navigate financing trends and transferability of tax equity for renewables
  • Evaluate PPA, M&A, and asset valuation strategies across project lifecycles
  • Implement revenue protection and bid optimization to enhance asset economics
  • Apply analytics and scenario planning to uncover actionable market opportunities

Who Should Attend:

  • Utility Power Planners & Resource Managers
  • Clean Energy Developers (Utility-Scale & Distributed)
  • Corporate Energy Buyers & Off-Takers
  • Investors, Lenders & Capital Partners
  • Power Supply and Market Strategy Teams
  • Grid Reliability & Policy Analysts
    When & Where:
  • October 15 - 17, 2025
  • Boulder, CO
    Hotel:
  • Embassy Suites by Hilton (4.5 stars)
  • 2601 Canyon Boulevard, 80302, Boulder, USA
    Conference Agenda:
  • Published on the Ascend Analytics Website
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Where is it happening?

Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder, 2601 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, United States

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Tickets

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