2026 Winter Policy Summit

Session Key

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

OPEN — Open to all registrants

Saturday, February 7

Mt. Vernon Substation Site Visit

Saturday, February 7
2:30pm – 4:00pm

OPEN

Saturday, February 7
3:30pm – 5:00pm

Executive Committee

CLOSED

Sunday, February 8

Hot Stuff: A Wildfire Workshop

Sunday, February 8
9:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Critical Infrastructure
Staff Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure

OPEN

Capitol Morning Brew

Sunday, February 8
9:30am – 10:00am

OPEN

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications Business Meeting

Sunday, February 8
10:00am – 11:00am

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

OPEN

The Value of Managed EV Charging: Using Flexibility to Support Reliability, Resource Adequacy, and Resiliency

Sunday, February 8
10:00am – 11:00am

Staff Subcommittee on Electric Reliability and Resilience
Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design

OPEN

Capitol Morning Brew

Sunday, February 8
11:00am – 11:15am

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Information Services

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee of Public Information Officers

OPEN

Better Together: State Coordination on Bill Assistance

Sunday, February 8
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Consumers and the Public Interest

OPEN

Realizing the Full Value of VPPs: A Policy Framework for State Commissions

Sunday, February 8
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

Where Have All the Numbers Gone? Internet of Things (IoT) Use of Telephone Numbers

Sunday, February 8
11:15am – 12:15pm

Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Lunch on Your Own

Sunday, February 8
12:15pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
12:30pm – 1:30pm

Washington Action Program

CLOSED

Sunday, February 8
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

OPEN

Propane-Powered Resilience: Unlocking Distributed Energy Opportunities for Data Centers

Sunday, February 8
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Gas

OPEN

Shared Challenges: How RTOs and States Can Ensure Resource Adequacy Amid Rapid Load Increases

Sunday, February 8
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Electricity

OPEN

Subcommittee and Staff Subcommittee on Education and Research

Sunday, February 8
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Staff Subcommittee on Education and Research
Subcommittee on Education and Research

OPEN

How Electric Vehicles Can Support Load Growth and Affordability

Sunday, February 8
2:00pm – 5:00pm

Staff Subcommittee on Energy Resources and the Environment
Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design

OPEN

Metro Afternoon Boost

Sunday, February 8
2:30pm – 2:45pm

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
2:45pm – 3:45pm

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

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
2:45pm – 3:45pm

Staff Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy
Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy

OPEN

Metro Afternoon Boost

Sunday, February 8
3:45pm – 4:00pm

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on International Relations

OPEN

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Staff Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety
Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety

CLOSED

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management

CLOSED

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Staff Subcommittee on Administrative Law Judges
Staff Subcommittee on Law

OPEN

Smarter Scams, Smarter Protections

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest

OPEN

Unclassified Threat Brief

Sunday, February 8
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Committee on Critical Infrastructure

OPEN

Welcome Reception

Sunday, February 8
5:00pm – 6:00pm

OPEN

Monday, February 9

Commission Chairs Council Breakfast

Monday, February 9
8:00am – 9:00am

CLOSED

Capitol Morning Brew

Monday, February 9
8:30am – 9:00am

OPEN

OPENING GENERAL SESSION - Gold Medal Defense: Winning Against Cyber Threats to Essential Services

Monday, February 9
9:00am – 10:45am

OPEN

Capitol Morning Brew

Monday, February 9
10:45am – 11:15am

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, February 9
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Gas

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, February 9
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Water
Staff Subcommittee on Water

OPEN

DER Part 1: No One Puts DER in the Corner - Innovative Examples of DER Deployment

Monday, February 9
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

Keeping Power Affordable: Customer Perspectives on Rising Electricity Costs

Monday, February 9
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Electricity

OPEN

The Telecommunications Act at 30: How did we get there and where are we now?

Monday, February 9
11:15am – 12:15pm

Committee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Committee Chairs Luncheon

Monday, February 9
12:15pm – 1:45pm

CLOSED

Lunch on Your Own

Monday, February 9
12:15pm – 1:45pm

OPEN

AI in Water

Monday, February 9
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Water

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, February 9
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Electricity

OPEN

DER Part 2: Getting DER Out of the Corner – Addressing the Barriers to DER Adoption

Monday, February 9
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

LIHEAP and Consumer Affordability

Monday, February 9
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest
Committee on Gas

OPEN

Telecommunications Industry Trends – Where are we going in 2026 and beyond?

Monday, February 9
1:45pm – 2:45pm

Committee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Metro Afternoon Boost

Monday, February 9
2:45pm – 3:15pm

OPEN

Breaking Barriers to Batteries: Unlocking Affordability and Reliability from Battery Storage in the Eastern Interconnection

Monday, February 9
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Electricity

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, February 9
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

Business Meeting

Monday, February 9
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Regulating Small Water Utilities: The Challenges and Opportunities

Monday, February 9
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Water

OPEN

The Role of Alternative Regulatory Mechanisms in Today's Utility Landscape - Continuing the Discussion of Regulatory Lag

Monday, February 9
3:15pm – 4:15pm

Committee on Gas

OPEN

Commission Staff Power Hour

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

Commissioner Emeritus Meeting

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

MACRUC

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

MARC

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

NECPUC

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

SEARUC

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

Western

Monday, February 9
4:15pm – 5:15pm

CLOSED

Tuesday, February 10

Commissioner-Only Breakfast

Tuesday, February 10
7:30am – 8:45am

CLOSED

Capitol Morning Brew

Tuesday, February 10
8:30am – 9:00am

OPEN

GENERAL SESSION - Navigating the Slalom: Can the USA Improve Its Permitting Timelines?

Tuesday, February 10
9:00am – 10:30am

OPEN

Capitol Morning Brew

Tuesday, February 10
10:30am – 11:00am

OPEN

Balancing Affordability and Emissions Reductions: The Role of Renewable Natural Gas

Tuesday, February 10
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Gas

OPEN

BEAD in 2026 – The Bidding is Over But Will the Promise Be Fulfilled?

Tuesday, February 10
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Demand Roundtable Focus Session: Large Load Tariffs

Tuesday, February 10
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Electricity
Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

Water Pathways for Building Trust

Tuesday, February 10
11:00am – 12:00pm

Committee on Water

OPEN

Lunch on Your Own

Tuesday, February 10
12:00pm – 1:30pm

OPEN

Bridging the Gaps: Co-Optimizing Energy Systems for a Resilient Future

Tuesday, February 10
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Gas

OPEN

Data Centers and Water Usage

Tuesday, February 10
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Water

OPEN

Jekyll and Hyde: Will AI Save Ratepayers Money and Support Other Energy Goals, or Drive Up Costs and Use All of Our Land and Water?

Tuesday, February 10
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment

OPEN

Technologies to Overcome Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Electric Industry

Tuesday, February 10
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Electricity

OPEN

The IP Transition

Tuesday, February 10
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Committee on Telecommunications

OPEN

Metro Afternoon Boost

Tuesday, February 10
2:30pm – 3:00pm

OPEN

GENERAL SESSION - Resilience in Action: Teams Working Together When Everything Else Falls Apart

Tuesday, February 10
3:00pm – 4:30pm

OPEN

Wednesday, February 11

Capitol Morning Brew

Wednesday, February 11
8:30am – 9:30am

OPEN

CLOSING GENERAL SESSION - Are We Skating Toward the Puck? Keeping Up with Rising Utility Investment Needs without Leaving Customers Behind

Wednesday, February 11
9:00am – 10:30am

OPEN

NARUC Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, February 11
10:45am – 12:00pm

OPEN