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The 2026 PLMA Spring Conference will offer real-world insights into flexible
load management, DERs as a grid resource, flex load valuation, data center load flexibility, equitable access through flex load, decarbonization, EV grid impacts and managed charging
, and much more! We hope you’ll join us for exceptional peer-selected sessions, plentiful networking, and important insights into the evolving energy transition.

Twice a year, PLMA convenes ~450 load management practitioners for peer-led discussions and conversations on key energy topics and developments, all within a welcoming and supportive professional community.

Attendees include representatives of private and publicly owned utilities, technology companies, energy solution providers, equipment manufacturers, research and academic organizations, government, and regulatory staff.

We encourage everyone with an interest in flexible load management and its important role in the energy transition to join us in Indianapolis!

Destination

Indianapolis, IN

When

May 11-13, 2026

Location Details

JW Marriott Indianapolis 
10 S West Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 860-5800

Registration

Members Pricing

$1,695

Register Members

Non-Members Pricing

$2,595

Register non-Members
  • The registration form lists all PLMA conference events, including the Monday Education Class, the networking events, and ULME meeting. 
  • PLMA members must sign in with an authorized user account for member rates or a member pass.
  • If you need information on member passes, contact Monica Hammond at mhammond@flexload.org.
  • If you are not a PLMA member, click on “Register Today” and follow the directions to create a free user profile and receive our non-member conference registration rate.
  • Please Note: Late registration fees apply beginning Monday, May 4, 2026.

Registration includes one admission to all core conference sessions. Attendees who pay the full registration rate and whose organizations are not already PLMA members will receive the incremental registration fee as a membership credit if they join before June 30, 2026.

Conference Location & Hotel


JW Marriott Indianapolis 
10 S West Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 860-5800

Welcome to JW Marriott Indianapolis, one of the world’s largest Marriott hotels. Located in central downtown, close to White River State Park, it’s the perfect place from which to explore Indy! Plus, the hotel is connected via a climate-controlled skywalk to the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium.

A tall, modern glass building labeled JW Marriott is brightly lit against a blue evening sky, with surrounding smaller buildings and streetlights in the foreground.

Book Your Room: DEADLINE MONDAY, APRIL 20 (5pm ET)

Lodging is not included with your conference registration. Make sure all of your organization’s attendees have time to book a room. PLMA’s preferential rate of $269 a night at the JW Marriott Indianapolis at 5 pm ET, Monday, April 20. Register online at: Book MY PLMA Hotel Room

PLMA’s preferential rate is good for the dates May 8-15, 2026, until it’s sold out. If you receive a sold out message when trying to book, try a different set of dates, as the pre- and post-days may sell out earlier than the main conference days. If that happens, access the booking window on the hotel’s webpage or call the hotel directly at 1-317-860-5800 and ask for the PLMA room block.

Choose PLMA’s event dates which are May 11-13, 2026.

Taxes, fees, and optional gratuities are not included in PLMA’s preferential rate. Please note that PLMA never uses an attendee or exhibitor lodging provider. We provide you the ability to book directly, and cannot be responsible for promises made or broken by unaffiliated third parties.

Conference FAQ

Conference Pricing Discounts

  • Planning to register multiple conference attendees? Consider a sponsorship that includes free conference passes. View “How Do I Become A Sponsor” in the conference FAQ to learn more.
  • Academic members receive 50% off the standard member registration.
  • Needs-based scholarships in exchange for volunteering: A limited number of opportunities exist to volunteer at the conference in exchange for a discounted registration. Please contact Judy Knight for more information.

How do I become a sponsor?

Learn about sponsorship opportunities here.

Payments, Cancellations, and Refunds Policy

  • All registration payments must be received one week prior to the conference. All walk-up registrations, including those for off-site events, must be paid on-site at the time of signup.
  • If circumstances change and you are no longer able to attend this event, you can cancel your registration for a full refund until Monday, May 4, 2026. Cancellations received on or after Tuesday, May 5, 2026, will receive a 50% refund of the total registration fee.
  • If you become ill after May 8, 2026 please obtain a doctor’s note documenting your illness. In this situation, you can apply your registration fee as a credit toward a future PLMA event, or you can request a refund in the form of your original payment method. Please email your doctor’s note with proof of illness to memberservices@flexload.org.
  • PLMA is unable to issue refunds for no-shows.

Meals

PLMA provides breakfast and lunch each day, together with light refreshments and two receptions. You are free to make your own dinner plans anywhere you choose.

Getting Around + Parking

For those flying in you may Lyft or Uber directly from the airport to the hotel.

Parking (On-site fees)

  • Daily Parking – $59
  • Valet (Daily) – $80

Safety & Wellbeing

  • MASKS: Please respect the space of colleagues who need to continue to wear masks.
  • VALUABLES: Please do not leave your valuables and belongings unattended, at any time!
  • MISSING BADGE: Please notify the PLMA Registration Desk if you notice someone at the conference without a PLMA name badge.
  • SAFETY IN NUMBERS: Please walk in groups of two or more whenever you leave the hotel property.
  • EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Please notify the PLMA Registration Desk immediately, in person or by phone via Nick Philip at 317-519-9686. PLMA will summon additional help and provide you with next steps.

Conduct 

All attendees or others who interact with attendees must comply with PLMA’s Code of Conduct posted at PoliciesSome policies are highlighted below but these are not the entirety of the policy or the Code of Conduct. You are encouraged to review the Code of Conduct in its entirety to ensure you and your organization are in compliance during PLMA events. Here are a few key highlights:

  • Anti-Harassment Policy:
    PLMA is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, color, ethnicity, political position, or religion.
  • Conference Promotion Policy:
    PLMA recognizes that one of the benefits of a PLMA event is the interaction among the attendees and the open environment provided. It is the intent of PLMA that participants attending PLMA events be allowed to fully participate without outside distraction.
  • Anti-Trust Statement:
    PLMA’s Antitrust guidelines direct all conference participants to avoid discussion of topics or behavior that would result in anticompetitive behavior including: restraint of trade and conspiracies to monopolize, unfair or deceptive business acts or practices, price discriminations, division of markets, allocation of production, imposition of boycotts, and exclusive dealing arrangements.
  • Photographs:
    Video recordings, screenshots, and still shots are taken throughout the event and may be posted afterward as conference resources. By completing registration you agreed to have your image captured and all such images may be used for PLMA promotional purposes. 

Free Time 

You are welcome to conduct your own special events or meetings that do not compete with PLMA’s conference agenda. To make meetings more accessible and still allow registrants to get the most out of the conference’s learning and networking opportunities, PLMA offers the following guidance for hosting sanctioned sponsor or other activities: (please also see the Conference Promotion Policy in the Code of Conduct)

Please schedule your personal and professional meetings and activities either prior to or following PLMA’s scheduled conference programming.

  • Monday, May 11
    Conference activities are scheduled for 8 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13
    The conference agenda includes a 90-minute lunch during which food will be served for the first 30 minutes. Free time is available during the last hour until conference sessions resume.
  • Tuesday, May 12
    The networking reception is scheduled for 90 minutes. Food will be served during the first hour and free time will be available after the first hour.
  • Wednesday, May 13
    ULME’s Networking Dinner will end at 8 pm. Please plan personal and/or professional activities following the dinner.
  • Thursday, May 14
    The ULME meeting concludes at 4 pm. Please plan personal and/or professional activities for after 4 pm.

Social Media

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Promote Your PLMA Participation on Social Media!

PLMA encourages conference sponsors, speakers, and attendees to join our LinkedIn Group for “Flexible Load Management, DR, DERs, and Managed Charging Practitioners” and to post about your conference highlights and participation. Here is the link to this PLMA industry group page: www.linkedin.com/groups/1901142/ Please hashtag conference-related posts with: #Spring26PLMAflm In addition, if your team would like to make their own posts on their personal LinkedIn pages, please encourage them to also tag these with #Spring26PLMAflm so PLMA can share them with others. By the way “flm” suffix stands for “flexible load management” and helps us to distinguish our PLMA from the Package Label Manufacturers Association (also a PLMA). Thank you!

See WhoS Attending

The following list includes the position titles and organizations of registered load management practitioners who will be attending the Spring 2026 PLMA Conference as of April 15, 2026.
Organization
Professional Title
ACEEE Senior Policy Manager
Advanced Energy Lead Engineer
AES Indiana Program Manager
AES Indiana EV Program Manager
Alliant Energy Sr. Customer Solutions Specialist
Alliant Energy Senior Manager, Customer Load Management
Ameren Senior Program Supervisor, Demand Response
Ameren Missouri Program Supervisor
American Municipal Power, Inc. Director of Member Programs and Sustainability
APS Leader VPP Expansion
APTIM National Director – Business Development
Arizona Public Service Program Manager
Arizona Public Service Leader, VPP Product Development and Strategy
Arizona Public Service Resource Planning
Armada Power VP Grid Services
Austin Energy Conservation Program Coordinator
Ava Community Energy Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Associate
Avista Utilities Sr Program Manager
Avista Utilities Energy Efficiency Data Analyst
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Senior Energy Efficiency Program Manager
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Principal Business Program Manager
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Manager, Load Management Programs
Baringa Partners Director, Grid Flexibility
Base Power Company Utility Partnerships
Base Power Company Utility Partnerships
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Sr Energy Efficiency Manager
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Director, Integrated Energy Services
Black & Veatch Director
Black & Veatch Principal Consultant, Customer Solutions
Brightline Group Managing Consultant
Cadmus Senior Associate
Carrier Energy Utility Sales Leader
Carrier Energy Director, Software
Cascade Energy Sr. Program Manager
Cascade Energy Director of Strategic Energy Management
Cascade Energy Director, Business Development
CenterPoint Energy Lead Energy Efficiency Analyst
Choice Digital Corp Senior Account Manager
Choice Digital Corp Client Development Manager
CLEAResult Senior Growth Manager
CLEAResult Operations Supervisor
CLEAResult Associate Program Manager
CLEAResult Senior Program Manager
CLEAResult Program Manager
CLEAResult Senior Program Manager
Cobb EMC Director, PMO
Codibly, North America President
ComEd Sr. Business Program Manager
Con Edison Section Manager, SCNY
Con Edison Analyst
Con Edison Section Manager
Consolidated Edison Clean Energy Project Lead
Consolidated Edison Strategy Manager – Demand Response
Consumers Energy Senior Product Manager/Operations Manager – C&I Demand Response
Copeland Energy & Utility Solutions, Business Development
Copeland Utility Program Manager
CPS Energy Interim Director, Enterprise Customer Experience
Demand Side Analytics Senior Quantitative Analyst
Demand Side Analytics Senior Consultant
Demand Side Analytics Partner
Derapi, Inc. Founder and President
DNV Principal Consultant
Dominion Energy Manager – DER Management & Tech
Dominion Energy Business Process Analyst
Duke Energy Director, Demand Response
Duke Energy Manager, Products & Services
E Source Director, Demand Flexibility
E Source DER Research
E Source Vice President
ecobee Energy Sales Manager, ecobee Energy
ecobee Energy Senior Customer Success Manager
Edo Director of Utility Sales
Efficiency Maine Sn Program Manager
Efficiency Maine Regulatory Affairs Manager
Eguana Technologies COO
Eguana Technologies COO
ElectriCities of North Carolina Lead Key Accounts & Business Analyst
ElectriCities of North Carolina Manager, Retail Energy Services
Elexity Founder and CSO
Energy Solutions Technical Director
EnergyHub VP, Utility Sales
EPRI Program Manager
EPRI Sr Principal Team Leader, Grid Edge Customer Technologies
ERCOT Manager, Market Design
Escend Fractional Chief Customer Officer
ev.energy Sr. Business Development Manager
ev.energy Sales Development Representative
ev.energy Senior Manager, Client Success
Evergy Product Manager
Florida Power & Light Demand Side Operations
FortisAlberta Senior Advisor
Franklin Energy Senior Regional Director of Utility Growth
FreeState Electric Cooperative MS
GDS Associates, Inc. Director
Google Nest Strategic Partner Manager
Great River Energy Manager, Member Resource Portfolio
Great River Energy Member Electrification Strategist
GridX, Inc. CCO
Guidehouse Associate Director
Harvest Founder and CRO
Honeywell Smart Energy DER Account Manager
Honeywell Smart Energy Sr. Account Manager
Honeywell Smart Energy Senior Account Manager
Hoosier Energy Manager of Member Solutions
Hoosier Energy Senior Market Value Strategy Analyst
Hoosier Energy Member Relations Specialist
ICF Director
ICF Vice President
ICF Associate Director, Energy Simulation & Modeling
ICF Senior Program Manager – Load Management
ICF Director, Rate Marketing
ICF Director – Analytics and Customer Insights
ICF Senior Manager, Load Management Program Delivery
ICF Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
ICF Director, Flexible Load Management
ICF Director, Building Decarbonization
Idaho Power Program Specialist
IESO Supervisor, Resource Acquisition
IGS Energy Commercial Energy Services
IGS Energy Sr. Director, Commercial Energy Services
IGS Energy Business Development
Itron Senior Product Manager
Itron Marketing Communications & Sales Enablement Manager
Itron Director, Services & Delivery – DEM
Itron Senior Business Growth Manager
Kraken Technologies Ltd. Enterprise Sales Director
Kraken Technologies Ltd. Energy Markets Manager
Kraken Technologies Ltd. Customer Growth Lead
Kraken Technologies Ltd. Chief of Staff
Lake Region Electric Coop Vice President of Business Solutions
LBNL Technology Researcher III
Leap Head of Business Development
Linden Clean Energy Principal
Longmont Power & Communications Director, Energy Strategies & Solutions
Lynxspring, Inc. Sr VP
Madison Gas and Electric Product Manager
Malme Energy Consulting, LLC CEO
Michaels Energy Director of Energy Solutions
MidAmerican Energy Company Energy Efficiency Manager
Minnesota Efficient Technology
Accelerator
Product Development Manager, Residential HVAC
Mprest Chief Commercial Officer
Mysa Director, Energy Policy and Business Development
Mysa Sr. Product Manager, Utility Initiatives 
Mysa Chief Revenue Officer
NASEO Senior Fellow
National Grid Manager DER Flexibility Products, Energy Transition Solutions team at
National Grid
National Grid Principal Program Manager
National Grid DSO Strategy Analyst
NEEA Principal Market Transformation Manager
New York Independent System Operator
(NYISO)
Distributed Resources Operations Analyst
New York Power Authority Vice President, Customer Innovation
North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives V.P. Innovation and Business Development
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Principal, Load Flexiblity
Nostromo Energy CBDO
NRECA Director, Markets and Rates
NW Natural Senior Economist
NW Natural Peak Load Analyst
OATI Account Executive
OATI Account Executive
OATI Account Executive Business Development
Octopus Energy Head of Flexibility Services
Olivine CEO
Olivine Program Manager
Olivine Inc. Vice President
Onward Climate Sr. Director, Utility Products & Sales
Onward Climate Product Development Manager
Opinion Dynamics Senior Vice President
Oracle Account Executive
Oracle Utilities VP, Oracle Opower
Oracle Utilities Director, Sales
Oracle Utilities Opower Sales Rep
Orange and Rockland Utilities Clean Energy Project Lead
Orange and Rockland Utilities Director
Orange and Rockland Utilities Section Manager – DER Integration
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Expert Program Manager
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Senior Program Manager
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Manager – Demand Response/Load Management Optimization and Transformation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Program Manager
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Program Manager, Principal
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Expert Strategic Analyst
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Supervisor, DR Program Management
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Senior Program Manager
Performance Systems Development (PSD) VP of Business Development
Piclo Senior DER Manager
Pipes and Wires Consulting President
Portland General Electric Flexible Load Portfolio Manager
Portland General Electric Sr Mgr, Customer Programs
PPL Electric Utilities Sr. Director – Smart Grid
PSEG Long Island Senior Manager Special Projects & U2.0 PMO
Public Service Company of Oklahoma Energy Efficiency Coordinator
Puget Sound Energy Product Development Manager
Puget Sound Energy Program Manager – C&I Demand Response
Puget Sound Energy Principal Energy Management Engineer
Puget Sound Energy Supervisor – Demand Response
Puget Sound Energy Supervisor – Demand Response
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Distributed Energy Resources Administrator
Recurve Senior Director, Marketing
Recurve Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Recurve CEO
Recurve Director of Sales, West
Renew Home Director, Energy Partnerships
Renew Home Director, Utility Partnerships
Renew Home Director, Utility Partnerships
Renew Home Senior Manager, B2B Events & Field Marketing
Renew Home Vice President, Utility Partnerships
Renew Home Director of Product, B2B
Renew Home Director of Market Innovation
Renew Home Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Renew Home Vice President, Energy Partnerships
Renew Home Chief Legal Officer
Renew Home Director of Origination
Resource Innovations DER Program Mechanic
Resource Innovations Principal
Resource Innovations Sales Principal
Resource Innovations Vice President, Software
Resource Innovations Product Strategy Principal
Resource Innovations Vice President, Product Strategy
Resource Innovations Sales Principal
Rockcress Consulting Founder & CEO
Sage Utility Solutions Inc Partner & Principal
Sagewell President
Salt River Project Senior Product Manager
Salt River Project Sr. Program Manager
Schneider Electric Strategic Account Executive
Scope Services President
Scope Services District Manager
SDG&E Innovation Manager, Clean Transportation
Seattle City Light Conservation Policy Analyst
Seattle City Light Portfolio Segment Manager, Flex Load/DR
Skill Demand Energy CEO
Smart Electric Power Alliance Senior Director, Grid Strategy
Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative President and CEO
Southern California Edison Advisor | Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM&V)
Southern California Edison Principal Manager, Demand Response Products
Southern California Edison Senior Manager
Steffes Founder & Innovation Advisor
Tala Energy Advisory Principal & Founder
Tennessee Valley Authority Sr. Program Manager
The Ad Hoc Group Principal
The Brattle Group Managing Energy Associate
The Brattle Group Energy Associate
The Mobility House Business Development, Vehicle Grid Integration
Threshold VP, Business Development
Threshold Installation & Outreach SVP
Tierra Resource Consultants Principal
Tierra Resource Consultants Director
Tierra Resource Consultants Senior Director
TRC Senior Consultant
TRC Project Manager II
Trillium Energy Consulting Principal & Founder
Tucson Electric Power PgM DSM
U.S. Department of Energy Technology Manager
Uplight VP, Corporate and Market Development
Uplight Product Marketing Manager
Uplight Partnerships Manager
Uplight Sales Development Manager
Uplight Utility Sales Director
Uplight Partner & Business Development Director
Uplight Senior Event Strategy & Performance Manager
Uplight, Inc. Senior Product Manager
VEIC Emerging Opportunities Lead Manager
VEIC Business Development Manager
Voltus Sr. Director, Partnerships
Voltus Ms
Wabash Valley Power Alliance Manager, DSR & Member Engagement
Wabash Valley Power Alliance DSR Coordinator
Wabash Valley Power Alliance DSR Solutions Specialist
WeaveGrid Utility Business Development
Xcel Energy Product Portfolio Manager
Xcel Energy Market Coordinator
Xcel Energy Colorado Prin Strategy & Planning Consultant
Peak Load Management Alliance Chief Development Officer
Peak Load Management Alliance Events and Programs Manager
Peak Load Management Alliance Executive Advisor
Peak Load Management Alliance Executive Director
Peak Load Management Alliance Operations and Member Services Coordinator
Peak Load Management Alliance Senior Operations Director
Peak Load Management Alliance Sponsorship Manager