PMAPS 2026 Salt Lake City, UT

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

• Bulk Power System Oscillation Monitoring: Theory and Practice (Room 6623)
• Resilience metrics from utility data: emerging probability methods and real-world challenges (Room 6619)
• Reliability Assessment in Active Distribution Grids (Room 6613)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For presenter information, see the tutorial page.

• Parallel Computing for Stochastic Power Grid Expansion Planning Using mpi-sppy (Room 6623)
• IDAES-GTEP: A Flexible, Modular Python Package for Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning (Room 6619)
• Development of reliability cases for studies of high-impact events with accurate hydrological conditions representation (Room 6613)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For presenter information, see the tutorial page.

The University of Utah, in partnership with WECC, invites all PMAPS 2026 attendees to Power and Energy Innovators Meet Industry: PMAPS 2026 Power and Energy Career Fair & Welcome Reception. This evening brings together student researchers, industry partners, and the broader power systems community.

Location: Terrace, University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nat Horner
Director of Grid Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of Electricity (OE), U.S. Department of Energy

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Paper Session 1: Resilience Assessment, Cascading Failures, and Restoration (Room 6619)
Paper Session 2: Data Center Grid Integration and Operational Flexibility (Room 6623)
Paper Session 3: Weather-Driven Reliability and Wildfire Risk (Room 6613)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For detailed information on sessions and presentations, please refer to the paper presentation schedule.

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Moderator
Masood Parvania, Rodger P. Webb Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah

Panelists

1. Mark Lauby, NERC Fellow and Chief Engineer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
2. Jim Follum, Power Systems Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
3. Jeff Billinton, Director, Transmission Infrastructure Planning, California ISO (CAISO)

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Paper Session 4: Electricity Markets, Reserves, and Ancillary Services (Room 6619)
Paper Session 5: Capacity Expansion and Transmission Planning (Room 6623)
Paper Session 6: Frequency Dynamics, Measurement, and Oscillation Control (Room 6613)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For detailed information on sessions and presentations, please refer to the paper presentation schedule.

The University of Utah, in partnership with WECC, invites all PMAPS 2026 attendees to explore research and Utah history at the Student Posters Reception. This evening brings together student researchers, industry partners, and the broader power systems community in one of Salt Lake City’s most iconic venues.

Location: The Natural History Museum of Utah

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Moderator
Christina Hayes

Panelists

1. John Muhs, Senior Consultant, Energy Strategies
2. Franklin Jackson, Managing Energy Industry Analyst, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
3. Abby Pelsmaeker, Policy Advisor, Western Governors' Association

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Paper Session 7: Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles, and Flexible Demand (Room 6613)
Paper Session 8: Power System Reliability and Resource Adequacy (Room 6619)
Paper Session 9: Distribution and Integrated Grid Planning (Room 6623)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For detailed information on sessions and presentations, please refer to the paper presentation schedule.

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Moderator
Branden Sudduth, Vice President of Reliability Planning and Performance Analysis, Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)

Panelist

1. Vic Howell, Director of Reliability Assessments and Modeling, Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
2. Chris Parker, Director, Utah Division of Public Utilities
3. Nick Schlag, Senior Partner, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3)
4. Donald Brooks, Supervisor of the CPUC's Energy Resource Modeling Section, California Public Utility Commission (CPUC)

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Paper Session 10: Power System Dynamics, Modeling, and Operations (Room 6613)
Paper Session 11: Data Center Reliability and Power-Supply Planning (Room 6619)
Paper Session 12: Load and Renewable Generation Forecasting (Room 6623)

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

For detailed information on sessions and presentations, please refer to the paper presentation schedule.

Dinner at 7:00 PM

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Program:
Memorial for Professor Roy Billinton and Professor Alfredo Testa

Presentation of the PMAPS 2026 Merit Award
Presentation of the PMAPS 2026 Best Student Poster Award
Presentation of the PMAPS 2026 Roy Billiton Award

Announcement of PMAPS 2028 Location

Location: Ken Garff University Club, Field Club

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: Auditorium (6500), University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6

Location: University of Utah College of Law Building, Floor 6