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

OPEN

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

Xcel Energy’s Saint Paul Service Center, located within The Heights redevelopment, is a 320,000+ square foot facility paired with a first-of-its-kind district geothermal system designed to serve the broader mixed-use community. This networked system uses aquifer thermal energy storage to deliver low-carbon heating and cooling at scale, highlighting innovative approaches to reducing emissions and long-term energy costs. This site visit offers regulators and staff a practical look at how district energy systems and utility infrastructure can be evaluated in proceedings, including considerations around cost recovery, public financing, and resilience. 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. 

Saturday, July 18
3:30pm – 5:00pm

CLOSED

Executive Committee

(Invitees Only)

Sunday, July 19

CPI Workshop

Sunday, July 19
9:00am – 12:00pm

Room: Symphony III

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

Sunday, July 19
10:00am – 11:00am

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design

Sunday, July 19
10:00am – 11:00am

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience

Sunday, July 19
10:00am – 11:00am

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Sunday, July 19
10:00am – 11:00am

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

North Star Morning Brew

Sunday, July 19
11:00am – 11:15am

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Information Services

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee of Public Information Officers

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Room: Grand G-F

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Sunday, July 19
11:15am – 12:15pm

CLOSED

Staff Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety

New Commissioners Welcome Luncheon

Sunday, July 19
11:30am – 1:30pm

Room: Grand C

CLOSED

For commissioners who have served less than 12 months

Lunch on Your Own

Sunday, July 19
12:15pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
12:30pm – 1:30pm

Room: Symphony 4

CLOSED

Washington Action Program

(Commissioners/Commission Staff Only)

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

Separate registration required.

Join us for the third iteration of the NARUC Emerging Technologies Showcase, an interactive forum for NARUC members to engage directly with cutting-edge technology innovators. Attendees will be divided into small groups and rotate through a series of brief presentations led by 6–8 technology companies, sparking meaningful dialogue between regulators and innovators shaping the future of the energy sector. 

This event is open to NARUC members only. Full attendance for the duration of the program is expected. Register here.  

Sponsored by the Critical Infrastructure Committee and Staff Subcommittee, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response and the DOE Office of Electricity.

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Room: Symphony IV

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Education and Research
Subcommittee on Education and Research

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Room: Duluth

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

Sunday, July 19
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Sunday, July 19
2:30pm – 2:45pm

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Room: Duluth

OPEN

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

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy
Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy

Sunday, July 19
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

Committee on Water
Staff Subcommittee on Water

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Sunday, July 19
3:45pm – 4:00pm

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

OPEN

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Rochester

OPEN

Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Marquette I-V

OPEN

Committee on International Relations

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Grand G-F

CLOSED

Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Administrative Law Judges
Staff Subcommittee on Law

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Grand E

OPEN

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

Sunday, July 19
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Room: Duluth

CLOSED

Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety

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

OPEN

Commission Chairs Council Breakfast

Monday, July 20
8:00am – 9:00am

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

North Star Morning Brew

Monday, July 20
8:30am – 9:00am

OPEN

Opening General Session

Monday, July 20
9:00am – 10:45am

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Monday, July 20
10:45am – 11:15am

OPEN

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Telecommunications

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Water
Staff Subcommittee on Water

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Gas

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

Monday, July 20
11:15am – 12:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Electricity
Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design

Committee Chairs Luncheon

Monday, July 20
12:15pm – 1:45pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

NARUC Committee and Staff Subcommittee Chairs

Lunch on Your Own

Monday, July 20
12:15pm – 1:45pm

OPEN

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Committee on Gas

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Committee on Telecommunications

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Committee on Water

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
1:45pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Committee on Electricity

Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Monday, July 20
2:45pm – 3:15pm

OPEN

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Gas

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Water

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Telecommunications

Business Meeting

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Love Is Blind... So Is Planning Transparency: NDAs in the Data Center Boom

Monday, July 20
3:15pm – 4:15pm

OPEN

Committee on Electricity

Commissioner Emeritus Meeting

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Commissioner Emeritus Only)

MACRUC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

MARC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

NECPUC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

SEARUC

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

Western

Monday, July 20
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

(Invitees Only)

Tuesday, July 21

Commissioner-Only Breakfast

Tuesday, July 21
7:30am – 8:45am

CLOSED

(Commissioners Only)

Registration Open

Tuesday, July 21
8:30am – 4:30pm

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Tuesday, July 21
8:30am – 9:00am

OPEN

General Session

Tuesday, July 21
9:00am – 10:30am

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Tuesday, July 21
10:30am – 11:00am

OPEN

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

OPEN

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

OPEN

Committee on Gas

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

OPEN

Committee on Telecommunications

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

OPEN

Committee on Water

Making the Grade - State's Roles in the Transformation of Transmission Planning

Tuesday, July 21
11:00am – 12:00pm

OPEN

Committee on Electricity

Lunch on Your Own

Tuesday, July 21
12:00pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Committee on Electricity

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Committee on Gas

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Committee on Telecommunications

Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm – 2:30pm

OPEN

Committee on Water

Metro Twin Cities Afternoon Recharge

Tuesday, July 21
2:30pm – 3:00pm

OPEN

General Session

Tuesday, July 21
3:00pm – 4:30pm

OPEN

Wednesday, July 22

New Mexico State Advisory Breakfast Meeting

Wednesday, July 22
7:00am – 9:00am

CLOSED

Registration Open

Wednesday, July 22
8:30am – 10:30am

OPEN

North Star Morning Brew

Wednesday, July 22
8:30am – 9:30am

OPEN

Closing General Session

Wednesday, July 22
9:00am – 10:30am

OPEN

NARUC Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, July 22
10:45am – 12:00pm

OPEN