2026 Summer Policy Summit

Session Key

CLOSED — Closed to non-members (Commission members only)

OPEN — Open to all registrants

Saturday, July 18

Saint Paul Service Center at the Heights Site Visit

Saturday, July 18
1:30pm – 3:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure
Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience

OPEN

Saturday, July 18
3:30pm – 5:00pm

Executive Committee

Room: Boardroom 1

CLOSED

Sunday, July 19

NARUC Members-Only Workshop: Leveraging Data for Regulatory Decision-Making, Including the Role of AI

Sunday, July 19
9:30am – 12:00pm

Room: Grand Salons F-G

CLOSED

North Star Morning Brew

Sunday, July 19
9:30am – 10:00am

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Registration Open

Sunday, July 19
9:30am – 6:00pm

Room: Red Wing

OPEN

CCIF Breakfast & Report Release - Energy Security Through Resource Adequacy: Resources and Regulation to Reinforce Reliability, Resilience, and Reasonable Rates for Customers

Sunday, July 19
9:30am – 11:00am

Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest
Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure
Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience
Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment
Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design

Room: Orchestra Ballroom

OPEN

Business Meeting

Sunday, July 19
10:00am – 11:00am

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Room: Grand Salon E

OPEN

Electricity Markets Simulation

Sunday, July 19
10:30am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience
Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

Room: Symphony III

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Sunday, July 19
11:00am – 11:15am

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Information Services

Room: Marquette II

OPEN

A Full Load: Connecting PIOs to Resources to Address State & National Challenges

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee of Public Information Officers

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Beyond the Bill: What 4 Million Households Reveal About Affordability

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest

Room: Marquette VI-XI

OPEN

What's Next for Lifeline?

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Room: Grand Salon E

OPEN

Lunch on Your Own

Sunday, July 19
12:15pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
12:30pm – 1:30pm

Washington Action Program

Room: Symphony 4

CLOSED

Emerging Technologies Showcase III

Sunday, July 19
1:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Directors Row 2, 3, and 4; Boardroom 1, 2, and 3; Symphony I and II

CLOSED

Meeting Data Center Demand Now, While Insulating Consumers from Adverse Rate Impacts

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Strategies to Advance Energy Affordability--Tools, Data, and Policy Pathways to Support Vulnerable Customers

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Subcommittee and Staff Subcommittee on Education and Research

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 3:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Education and Research
Subcommittee on Education and Research

Room: Symphony IV

OPEN

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Sunday, July 19
2:30pm – 2:45pm

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Coal Miners Support Reliability

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Staff Subcommittee on Coal and Carbon Innovation
Subcommittee on Coal and Carbon Innovation

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Data Centers and Affordability – The Role of Regulators

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Committee on Electricity
Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Subcommittee and Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy
Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Sunday, July 19
3:45pm – 4:00pm

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

About Weathering the Storm: Industry Response to Extreme Weather and High Impact Events

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on Critical Infrastructure
Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure
Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Affordability through Innovation and Business Meeting

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest
Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Emerging Pipeline Safety Trends and Initiatives in Safety Enhancement and Damage Prevention

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Joint Staff Subcommittees on LAW, ALJ, and Executive Management Meeting

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Staff Subcommittee on Administrative Law Judges
Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management
Staff Subcommittee on Law

Room: Grand G-F

CLOSED

Open-Source Meets Regulation: Maximizing Impact for Energy Planning

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on International Relations
Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

North Star Networking Reception

Sunday, July 19
5:00pm – 6:00pm

Room: Grand Ballroom

OPEN

Monday, July 20

Registration Open

Monday, July 20
8:00am – 4:00pm

Room: Red Wing Room, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Commission Chairs Council Breakfast

Monday, July 20
8:00am – 9:00am

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

CLOSED

North Star Morning Brew

Monday, July 20
8:30am – 9:00am

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Opening General Session

Monday, July 20
9:00am – 10:45am

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Monday, July 20
10:45am – 11:15am

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Gas

Room: Marquette VI-IX (6-9), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Water
Staff Subcommittee on Water

Room: Minneapolis Salon F-G, 3rd Flr

OPEN

DER-stributed Data Centers

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Marquette III-V (3-5), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Easy Rider(s): Friend or Foe to Affordability?

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest
Committee on Electricity

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

State Strategies for Broadband Affordability

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Telecommunications

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Lunch on Your Own

Monday, July 20
12:15pm – 1:45pm

OPEN

AI Solutions: Helping Water Move from React-and-Repair to Predictive Maintenance

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Water

Room: Marquette III-V (3-5), 2nd Flr

OPEN

All of the Above: Building an Affordable, Reliable Grid with Every Tool in the Toolbox

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Minneapolis Salon F-G, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Business Meeting-Committee of Electricity

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Electricity

Room: Marquette VI-IX (6-9), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Natural Gas Storage: A Critical Tool for Reliability and Affordability

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Gas

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

The State Role in Broadband Regulation

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Telecommunications

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Monday, July 20
2:45pm – 3:15pm

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Business Meeting-Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Minneapolis Salon F-G, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Business Meeting-Committee on Telecommunications

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Telecommunications

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Gas-Electric Coordination and Permitting: Implementing GEAR Taskforce and NPC Study Recommendations

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Gas

Room: Marquette VI-IX (6-9), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Making the Grade - States' Roles in the Transformation of Transmission Planning

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Electricity

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Water Scarcity and the Colorado River Basin

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Water

Room: Marquette III-V (3-5), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

Commissioner Emeritus Meeting

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

MARC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

Room: Symphony I (1), 2nd Flr

CLOSED

SEARUC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

Room: Symphony II (2), 2nd Flr

CLOSED

Western

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

Room: Symphony III (3), 2nd Flr

CLOSED

Tuesday, July 21

Commissioner-Only Breakfast

Tuesday, July 21
7:30am – 8:45am

Room: Orchestra Ballroom, 2nd Flr

CLOSED

Registration Open

Tuesday, July 21
8:30am – 4:30pm

Room: Red Wing Room, 3rd Flr

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Tuesday, July 21
8:30am – 9:00am

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

General Session 2

Tuesday, July 21
9:00am – 10:30am

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Tuesday, July 21
10:30am – 11:00am

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Assessing Industry Readiness for the PFAS Drinking Water Deadline

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Water

Room: Marquette III-V (3-5), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Ensuring NG911 Operability in an all-IP World

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Telecommunications

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Love Is Blind... But Data Center Development Doesn't Have to Be: Red Flags and Best Practices for Building Partnerships in the Data Center Boom

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Electricity

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

The Value of Natural Gas Hedging

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Gas

Room: Marquette VI-IX (6-9), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Unlocking VGI: A Multi-State Blueprint for (Electric) Vehicle-Grid Integration

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Minneapolis Salon F-G, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Lunch on Your Own

Tuesday, July 21
12:00pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Big Loads and Big Stakes: Next Steps for the States in the Large Load Interconnection Proceedings

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Electricity
Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Room: Minneapolis Salon F-G, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Building the Workforce of Tomorrow

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Gas

Room: Marquette VI-IX (6-9), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Delivering Quality Water in Challenging Economic Times

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Water

Room: Marquette III-V (3-5), 2nd Flr

OPEN

Redefining USF for a Broadband World

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Telecommunications

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Metro Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Tuesday, July 21
2:30pm – 3:00pm

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

General Session 3

Tuesday, July 21
3:00pm – 4:30pm

Room: Minneapolis Salon A-D, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Wednesday, July 22

Registration Open

Wednesday, July 22
8:30am – 10:30am

Room: Red Wing Room, 3rd Flr

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Wednesday, July 22
8:30am – 9:30am

Room: Minneapolis Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Closing General Session

Wednesday, July 22
9:00am – 10:30am

Room: Grand Salons A-D

OPEN

NARUC Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, July 22
10:45am – 12:00pm

Room: Minneapolis Salon E, 3rd Flr

OPEN

Advanced HVAC Technology Research Facility Tour

Wednesday, July 22
1:00pm – 4:30pm

OPEN

MISO Control Room Tour

Wednesday, July 22
1:30pm – 4:00pm

CLOSED