12/20/24: Gear Up for 2025 with CPES!
12/12/24: 🔌 2025 CPES Membership: Your Energy Industry Connection
12/2/24: THIS WEEK ⏰ CPES Holiday Event
11/27/24: Announcing the Keynote Speaker for the CPES Holiday Event! ❄️
11/18/24: Announcing Our 2024 Award Winners! 🏆
11/7/24: Registration is Open for the 2024 CPES Holiday Event! ❄️
10/28/24: CPES Fall Conference: 2 Days Away! 🚨
10/24/24: NEW SPEAKER Announced: CPES Fall Conference 🌟
10/22/24: 8 Days Left to Attend the CPES Fall Conference!
10/17/24: Plug Into the Future of Energy at the CPES Fall Conference! 🔌
10/15/24: NEW SPEAKERS Announced: CPES Fall Conference 📣
10/7/24: Revealing Our Featured Fall Conference Speakers 📣
10/3/24: Fall Conference on 10/30: Registration is Open!
9/11/24: 9/16: CPES/NEWIEE Event
9/5/24: CPES/NEWIEE Event on September 16
8/29/24: Upcoming Events You Don’t Want to Miss! 
8/22/24: Promote Your Company at the Fall Conference! 
8/8/24: Promote Your Company at the Fall Conference!
7/31/24: Sponsor the Fall Conference
7/25/24: CT Siting Council Webinar Recap
7/17/24: Webinar: Changes at the CT Siting Council
7/10/24: Two CPES Events You Don’t Want to Miss!
6/27/24: Yard Goats Game Outing: July 25
6/13/24: NEECE24 Recap – Thank You for a Great Conference!
5/30/24: 5 Day countdown to NEECE! ⏰
5/23/24: Only Two Weeks Left to Join Us for NEECE!
5/16/24: NEECE Registration Discount Expires Soon!
5/9/24: Preview the NEECE Agenda
5/2/24: Introducing NEECE Panels III & IV
4/25/24: Meet the Keynote Speaker for NEECE24
4/18/24: Take Advantage of Discounted Hotel Reservations for NEECE!
4/11/24: How to Sponsor, Exhibit & Attend NEECE
4/4/24: Last Chance to Register: Thermal Loops Webinar
3/28/24: Explore Thermal Loops with Energy Leaders
3/21/24: How Thermal Loops Can Power Major Cities
3/14/24: Thermal Loops Webinar | 4/9
3/7/24: Upcoming Webinar: Full Steam Ahead
2/29/24: Don’t Miss Our Legislative Preview!
2/22/24: RESCHEDULED: Legislative Preview
2/15/24: Sponsor the Legislative Preview!
2/6/24: NEXT WEEK: Legislative Preview
2/1/24: 2024 Energy & Environment Legislative Insights on 2/13
1/25/24: Upcoming Event: Legislative Preview
1/18/24: Welcoming Our 2024 Board of Directors

12.5: Holiday Party & Annual Awards Ceremony (New Britain Museum of American Art)

10.30: Fall Conference: The Future of Energy, UConn Graduate Business Learning Center (Hartford, CT)

9.16: 9th Annual CPES/NEWIEE Event, UConn Tech Park (Storrs, CT)

9.11: “Batteries for Breakfast?” Event with Pullman & Comley (Hartford, CT)

8.21: Members Only Tour of Millstone Power Station (Waterford, CT)

7.25: NEP Committee Outing to the Hartford Yard Goats

7.24: Changes at the CT Siting Council Webinar

6.4 – 6.5 30 Years of NEECE: Energizing New England’s Past, Present & Future, Mystic Hilton (Mystic, CT) 

4.9 Full Steam Ahead: The Future of District Energy & Municipal Thermal Resources Webinar 

3.21 ISO New England Master Control Center Tour – Members Only

3.6 Annual Legislative Preview, UConn School of Law 

CPES will host our 2025 Annual Legislative Preview on February 19 in partnership with the Connecticut Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section and the Energy, Public Utility and Communications Law Section.

This year’s special cross-committee discussion will feature leadership from the Energy & Technology Committee and the Environment Committee. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about their priorities for this year’s Legislative Session. 

Anticipated 1.5 CLE credit eligible.

October 30 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM | UConn Graduate Business Learning Center, Hartford, CT

Guests got ready to plug into the future at our 2024 Fall Conference! CPES members and energy professionals from across Connecticut sparked conversations on the innovations fueling growth and development, both locally and regionally. Whether an industry veteran or a newcomer, guests had the opportunity to tap into industry-shaping discussions, and power up their professional network. 

Conference Agenda:
8:30-9:00 AM: Registration/Light Breakfast
9:00-9:15 AM: Opening Remarks
9:15-10:15 AM: Panel 1 – Our Future Flexible Electric Grid
10:15-10:30 AM: Networking Break
10:30-11:45 AM: Panel 2 – Future of Natural Gas Delivery
11:45-12:40 PM: Lunch
12:40-1:00 PM: Keynote: Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou, Power the Future with Future Power
1:00-2:15 PM: Panel 3 – Future of Nuclear Energy
2:15-2:30 PM: Networking Break
2:30-4:00 PM: Panel 4 – Future of Offshore Wind

Panel 1: Our Future Flexible Electric Grid (9:15 – 10:15 AM)
Guests heard from the experts on the cutting edge of grid flexibility, including how we are planning the resilient distribution grid of tomorrow, creating new flexible linear generators that run on more than one fuel and deploying virtual power plants whenever we need them. 

Panel 2: Future of Natural Gas Delivery (10:30 – 11:45 AM)
This panel of gas experts explored ongoing regulatory proceedings across the region and shared insights on the future of the gas industry. Topics included the potential shift toward hybrid heating systems and the growing integration of low-carbon resources, such as renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen, into existing gas infrastructure.

Keynote Address: Power the Future with Future Power (12:40 – 1:00 PM)

Panel 3: Future of Nuclear Energy (1:00 – 2:15 PM)
In this panel, industry experts explored the future of New England’s largest power generator and discussed the valuable insights we can gain from the integration of electrolyzer technology with nuclear plants. Guests gained a deeper understanding of how these advancements could shape the region’s energy landscape and unlock new potential for cleaner, more efficient power generation.

Panel 4: Future of Offshore Wind (2:30 – 4:00 PM)
Offshore wind is essential for meeting power generation demands driven by federal and state clean energy goals, the growing impacts of climate change, and the rising electricity needs of sectors such as electrification, local industries, manufacturing, and data centers (AI). Given the recent headwinds, advocacy from the offshore wind industry, political leaders, coalitions, and community groups is necessary to support its growth and adoption. In this panel, experts discussed strategies for bringing this vital renewable energy source online while ensuring equitable development, local job creation, and economic investment.

CPES and New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) held our tenth annual joint event on Monday, September 16. This year, we presented a thoughtful and interesting discussion highlighting women involved in moving the energy and environment sectors forward.