With customer-sited DERs and load flexibility programs becoming essential to delivering reliable and affordable electricity to customers everywhere, PLMA and SECC are merging two existing DTECH events – PLMA’s Symposium on DER Grid Services and SECC’s Consumer Symposium – into a single, combined program that will explore two key angles of the distributed, flexible energy transition: grid operations and customer engagement.
 
Our combined Symposia on DERs and Customer Engagement on Monday, February 2 will be available to all DTECH 2026 attendees for an additional $299 registration fee, and with this registration, attendees will be able to experience a joint keynote address in the morning, a follow-up panel with utility leaders in DERs and customer engagement, and several combined networking opportunities, including lunch, breaks, and a closing cocktail reception on an outside terrace.
 
Following our joint opening session, SECC’s 2026 Consumer Symposium and PLMA’s Symposium on DER Grid Services will function as two separate tracks on customer engagement and grid operations, respectively, and attendees can pick-and-choose the sessions that are most relevant to them.

PLMA’s sessions are ideal for utility planning, operations, and program management professionals, while SECC’s program will be geared toward utility marketing, residential program management, market research, and customer service professionals.

Join us for our annual PLMA Member Meetup at DistribuTech in San Diego, California! Stop by and grab a bite before the DTECH Keynote on Tuesday, February 3 from 7:00 to 8:15 AM. Breakfast is complimentary but please RSVP to let us know you’re be there so we can order enough food for everyone! San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101