Solar Power International
Why Attend?

You will accomplish more in four days at SPI than during any other week of the year!

Network with distributors, installers and contractors, engineering firms, architects, builders and developers, investors and financiers, and more—the full range of industry experts, leaders, and professionals.
Meet face to face top suppliers and manufacturers.
Discover new solutions and ideas that you can take back to explore and apply to your business.
Check out your competition and spot new trends and innovations.
Build your knowledge base in the most extensive conference program in the industry. There are over 100 education sessions throughout the event, including sessions right on the show-floor.
Stay on top of policy developments that could affect your business—and talk to the policy makers themselves.

Renewable Energy Grid Operations: Integration, Forecasting, Modeling, Planning and Curtailment

How increasing renewable penetration impacts grid operations
How higher renewable penetration may threaten power reliability, and under what scenarios
Operational “flexibility” needs as renewable energy penetration escalates
Flexible resources, technologies and techniques that support renewable integration
Market features that facilitate favorable renewable integration
The role of meteorology and weather forecasting
Renewable energy curtailment measures and methods to avoid it

Increase Profitability

Success and exponential growth is within your grasp! Contractor Leadership LIVE is a new, multi-day event that brings together the resources you need to transform your business. See the latest technologies and learn about proven strategies from a powerful line up of today’s HVAC industry experts. There’s no better opportunity to level up your business while building a solid foundation for the future.

Take the opportunity to hear from building science experts, learn about cutting edge energy efficiency products and systems, and hear the latest updates on New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM. The full-day conference will be held in Newark on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This conference is fully supported by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. This year New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM will award projects that use a comprehensive and “whole building” approach. The program is specifically designed for contractors and partners participating in New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM.

HOMER International Microgrid Conference offers an in-depth, methodical examination of the key imperatives for implementing cost-effective microgrids within grid-tied, remote, and off-grid environments. The program is closely tailored to walk attendees through the process of planning and deploying a successful project.

Registrants will come away with a concrete understanding of the best practices, design tools, and technology strategies for deploying microgrid systems — reinforced by case study presentations of leading deployments from around the world. Abundant time is reserved for networking with fellow project owners and industry colleagues.

HOMER Energy is the world’s leading microgrid modeling software company. The HOMER (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources) software identifies alternatives for cost-effective and reliable microgrids that combine traditionally generated power, renewable energy, storage, and load management.