Load Flexibility, DERs, and Customer Engagement in the Affordability Era 

Join PLMA (The Flexible Load Management Community) and the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) for an essential gathering at DTECH 2027 in Atlanta. 

As electricity demand rises rapidly (driven by factors including AI, data centers, and widespread electrification) grid flexibility has shifted from a “nice to have” to an absolute necessity for modern utilities. The Flexible Energy Forum will help utility professionals navigate this evolving landscape. 
 
Key Benefits of Participation: 
Grid Resilience & Reliability: Discover practical approaches leveraging customer-sited DERs to strengthen the grid and help manage rising electricity demand. 
Affordability: Understand how leveraging existing, customer-sited resources, can apply downward pressure on increasing electric rates. 
Customer Engagement: Learn how to better communicate the value of smart energy and build deeper, fruitful relationships with customers. 
Optimize Outcomes: Explore how flexibility can lead to “speed-to-power” outcomes, allowing projects to connect significantly faster to meet growing loads. 
Dispatchable vs. Structural Flexibility: How to coordinate residential DERs and demand response to mitigate grid stress. 
 
About the Organizers 
PLMA: The leading community for flexible load management professionals. 
SECC: The nonprofit authority on energy consumers and their relationships with their electricity providers. 
 
Join us as we explore the nexus of grid operations and customer engagement and chart a path to a more flexible and affordable energy future. 

Join us for our annual PLMA Member Meetup Breakfast. Stop by and grab a bite before the DTECH sessions begin. Breakfast is open from 7:00 to 8:15 am ET.