Energyhub presents
HubSummit 2025April 8-10 | New Orleans, LA
A conference for grid-edge pioneers.
Welcome to HubSummit 2025
HubSummit is EnergyHub’s annual gathering for utility and DER leaders to make connections, share solutions, and chart the path to a more flexible, reliable grid.
This is an in-person, invitation-only event, so you’ll always be in the room where it happens. Expect candor, innovation, and collaboration — and a little karaoke, too.
Ready to learn how others are solving the biggest problems at the grid edge? Register now to join us in New Orleans from April 8-10, 2025.
LOCATION
The Barnett
We’ll be gathering at The Barnett, located just minutes away from the French Quarter. All meals and activities at HubSummit are on us. You’ll just need to cover travel and lodging.
Our hotel room block is now full. However, you can still receive the discounted rate of $209/night until Friday, March 14th. To book, please email [email protected].
schedule
HubSummit 2025 agenda
From in-depth panels to tailored discussion groups, this year’s sessions are designed to ignite conversations that move the industry forward.
6:00 – 9:00 PM | Welcome party | Audubon Aquarium
9:00 – 10:00 AM | Breakfast | The Barnett
10:00 – 10:10 AM | Welcome
10:10 – 10:40 AM | Opening keynote: Navigating the journey from DR to VPP
As the need for flexible resources grows, many utilities are switching from single-DER DR programs to grid-integrated VPPs. Learn how industry leaders are navigating this transition and explore what changes are still needed for the industry to adapt.
10:40 – 11:10 AM | Using the (road)map on the VPP journey
Join our VP of Product for a closer look at our vision for how the EnergyHub platform will support the future of flexibility. We’ll review key product innovations from the past year and preview what’s ahead on our roadmap.
11:10 – 11:30 AM | Break
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Managed charging: Finding a program design that works
What goes into designing scalable, customer-centric EV managed charging programs? This presentation will provide a playbook to stand up an EV program, covering everything from enrollment insights and driver preferences to grid impacts and optimization techniques.
12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 PM | Breakout sessions
Accelerating mature flexibility programs
Join us for a facilitated discussion about how to grow established flexibility programs. We’ll explore topics like marketing campaign best practices, channel strategies, potential blockers, and more.
What we’re learning about EV drivers in managed charging programs
In this discussion group, participants will share insights about driver personas, enrollment strategies, customer preferences, program incentives, and more. Join the conversation to gain valuable knowledge about EV customer experiences and early learnings from real-world managed charging programs.
Unlocking the next stage of battery program scale
This collaborative working session explores strategies to unlock battery program scale. Participants will brainstorm and identify critical needs and opportunities across customer acquisition, regulatory support, program design, and more.
Capturing the full grid value of VPPs
Explore the untapped potential of VPPs in this facilitated discussion. We’ll delve into current evaluation strategies, identify overlooked value streams, and discuss emerging methods to more accurately quantify and report on the value VPPs provide.
2: 15 – 3:15 PM | Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM | Moving batteries beyond the pilot stage
This expert panel explores how to successfully evolve pilot battery projects into full-scale flexibility programs. Participants will glean insights from utility success stories and learn practical steps to achieve similar results.
4:15 – 4:30 PM | Utility lightning talk
4:30 – 4:45 PM | Day one wrap-up
4:45 – 6:30 PM | Break and happy hour
6:30 – 9:00 PM | Dinner
9:00 PM – Late | Afterparty
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Breakfast | The Barnett
10:30 – 10:40 AM | Welcome
10:40 – 11:00 AM | Day two keynote
11:00 – 11:30 AM | Decoding DERMS: Options for the future of DER management
What roles will Edge and Grid DERMS play in the grid of tomorrow? This forward-looking session clarifies the complexities of DERMS and explores real-world use cases and insights for crafting future-proof DER management.
11:30 – 11:45 AM | Utility lightning talk
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 PM | Breakout sessions
Aligning utility teams to scale VPPs
How can DSM and grid operations teams work together to scale VPPs? In this discussion group, participants will brainstorm strategies to enhance cross-functional teamwork, align goals and KPIs, and unlock shared success across utility teams.
Equity and engagement: Reaching underserved customer segments
This facilitated discussion explores how utiltiies can expand VPP participation by engaging underserved customer segments. We will examine challenges and opportunities for enrolling low-income, multifamily, and small business customers based on real-world experiences and best practices.
Advanced managed charging optimization strategies
Utilities can unlock new value streams with EVs through strategies like dynamic load shaping and distribution load limiting. This discussion group dives into these emerging optimization strategies and what it will take to move beyond traditional DR.
Unlocking locational and distribution grid value with VPPs
As VPPs become increasingly grid-aware, utilities have the opportunity to address locational and distribution grid concerns with BTM resources. This working group will explore real use cases for leveraging VPPs to unlock value at the distribution grid level.
1:45 – 2:15 PM | Break
2:15 – 2:30 PM | Utility lightning talk
2:30 – 2:50 PM | Building what’s next: The VPP vision
How can we apply what we’ve learned together to shape the distributed energy future? In our closing session, we’ll take a look at what’s next for VPPs and outline actionable steps attendees can take within the next 2-3 years to bring that future to life.
2:50 – 3:00 PM | Closing remarks
4:00 – 6:00 PM | Crawfish boil | Audubon Park
Apply to HubSummit 2025
To ensure HubSummit continues to be an accessible and intimate experience, we ask that organizations send no more than five attendees.