2026

NASEO
Annual Meeting

October 27-30, 2026 | Boulder, Colorado Limelight Boulder, 1295 University Ave, Boulder, Colorado 80302

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2026 Annual Meeting

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The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting in-person on October 27-30, 2026, in Boulder, Colorado at the Limelight Boulder Hotel - a new, exceptional facility that is walkable to downtown Boulder. This meeting marks NASEO's 40th year elevating State and Territory Energy Office innovations and collaborating with private sector partners.

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2026 Annual Meeting

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Day 1Oct 27

1:00 PM
An Islanded System: Energy Security in the U.S. Territories
1:30 PM
Geothermal Power: Technological Advancements and Policy Options
3:00 PM
NASEO Regional Meetings
4:30 PM
NASEO Annual Business Meeting
4:40 PM
NASEO Board of Directors Meeting

Day 2Oct 28

8:00 AM
Celebrating NASEO’s 40 Years of Support for State Energy Leadership
8:15 AM
Colorado in Focus: Pioneering Energy Policy Innovations
8:45 AM
Artificial Intelligence at Work: Faster and Cheaper Energy Siting, Permitting, and Utility Operations
9:15 AM
Keynote Address: U.S. Department of Energy Leadership – Stabilize, Optimize, and Grow
9:45 AM
Pending
10:15 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM
Delivering the Promise of Advanced Nuclear: NRC Advances in Safety and Permitting
11:15 AM
Advanced Nuclear Progress: Leveraging First Mover State and Industry Actions
12:00 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
2:45 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
4:00 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
5:15 PM
NASEO’s 40th Anniversary Welcome Reception

Day 3Oct 29

8:30 AM
Turning Points in Federal Energy Policy: NASEO’s 40 Years of Bipartisan Success
8:45 AM
From Idea to Impact: How State Energy Offices Accelerate Technology Research and Innovation
9:30 AM
National Laboratory of the Rockies – Energy Innovation and State Coordination
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Salt of the Earth: The Sodium-Ion Battery Breakthrough
10:45 AM
Emissions Reporting and Differentiated Natural Gas – An “Every Region” Energy, Environmental and Economic Opportunity
11:15 AM
Data Center Design, Operation, and Load Management Inside the Fence Line: Leveraging Lessons Learned
12:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:45 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
4:15 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Day 4Oct 30

8:00 AM
Washington Update: 2026 Congressional End Game and NASEO’s 2027 Policy Priorities
8:30 AM
Sustaining Energy Progress – 40 Years of State Leadership through the U.S. State Energy Program
8:45 AM
Pending
9:30 AM
Pending
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Pending
10:45 AM
Home Energy Rebates at Scale: How States Are Bringing Down Energy Bills
11:45 AM
Wrap-up and Adjourn

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Venue

Conrad Nashville
Limelight Boulder

11295 University Ave, Boulder, CO 80302

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