20th Annual Utility Exchange Planning Begins Soon
Planning for the 20th Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange will begin in February 2026, and more information will then be available for the Call for Presenters.
Agenda Format for RMUE
The agenda will explore best practices and lessons learned about initiatives related to energy (gas and electricity) efficiency, water conservation, strategy, issues, and integration with renewable energy, flexible load management, strategic load growth, and other customer-facing initiatives. Share with us how your organization is collaborating with utilities and/or other allies to take a customer-oriented approach to achieve greater impacts in residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial end-use applications.
The agenda format will include 90-minute workshops and sessions, with ample time provided for audience discussion. The final format will be dependent on submissions received. Ideally, the agenda would include two workshops, the utility roundtable discussion, and several general sessions to be presented over four days. Each session will be facilitated by an Advisory Committee member. The preferred submission is a 20-minute general session presentation followed by 10 minutes of audience Q&A. In-depth, interactive workshop submissions up to 90 minutes may also be proposed. Panel discussion submissions are encouraged.
Selection Process
Preference in the selection process will be given to submissions by Rocky Mountain region utility staff who present case studies that focus on the challenges of designing and implementing comprehensive utility/customer solutions/experiences in ways that demonstrate utility-ally collaboration. Presentations from and about utilities in other geographical regions will be considered if relevant to/replicable in the Rocky Mountain region.
During the agenda development process, the Advisory Committee will rank all submissions and group them by topic (expected topics and suggestions are listed below). All submitters will be notified of acceptance (or not) prior to agenda publication. Presenters will be required to attend an online coordination meeting/rehearsal, subsequent online coordination meetings and rehearsals with the facilitators and other presenters will be conducted on a session-by-session basis as needed. All presenters must register to attend RMUE in-person, discounts are not offered for presenters.