October 6-8, 2025 in Monterey, California
I come to GridFWD for the community and for the opportunity to have deep and meaningful conversations about where we are driving the business as well as the technology of our grid and our systems going forward. I get to learn from my peers, I get to see my customers and my partners, and I bring my team to GridFWD because of the value of learning and connecting that we get in this community.
AI will play a transformative role in modernizing the electric grid by enabling smarter, more efficient, and resilient energy systems. GridFWD 2025 will be a key gathering for industry leaders to explore and tackle the pressing challenges and opportunities that AI brings to grid innovation. The event will foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing to drive the future of energy forward.
We’re using AI to give utilities new capabilities to operate a clean, modern, and reliable grid that will better serve the people and businesses connected to it. At GridFWD 2025, the industry can come together to recognize its potential as well as its limitations and ensure there are proper checkpoints.
GridFWD 2025 was a huge success, welcoming leaders from utilities, data centers, AI innovators and other stakeholders to drive deep into the rising tide of AI applications and challenges. Here are some highlights:
AI and the Grid: A Surge of Demand Meets a Wave of Innovation
Given the event’s focus, we decided to let AI write a summary of the event using transcripts of the sessions. We have lightly edited this summary (as “humans in the loop”) for accuracy in quotes and terminology. Otherwise, the opinions here are all AI’s!
GridFWD 2025: 5 Takeaways on AI’s Growing Role in Utilities
Ocean-level sponsor World Wide Technology wrote this blog post about “the year’s flagship event for the electric grid industry.” The event made clear “that AI is moving from experimentation to execution, playing a vital role in how utilities will plan, operate and invest in the grid.” Read their summary >
A Community of Practice: GridFWD 2025 Explores AI and the Grid
Fatima Ahmad, founder and CEO of AI For Energy LLC, shared her observations and top 5 takeaways framed by her policy background. Then she recommends how to share the many learnings from the conference with the U.S. Congress through the Thriving Economy Project. Read her summary >
Eight highly qualified and innovative start-ups competed in front of our judges and our assembled attendees. Read about the winner here >
October 6-8, 2025 in Monterey, California