Shaping Tomorrow’s Energy Landscape
The annual CREA Energy Innovations Summit is the premier event for electric cooperative leaders, energy professionals, and policymakers seeking to navigate and influence the evolving energy industry. For 17 years, this event has served as the essential platform for dynamic discussion, fresh insights, and the exploration of cutting-edge technologies that are defining our energy future.
CREA's Energy Innovations Summit 2026 - Highlights
Monday, November 2 | Westin Westminster, CO
Co-op board directors, utility leaders, and clean energy innovators gathered for a packed day focused on the future of Colorado’s electric grid.
Throughout the day, discussions tackled some of the electric industry's most critical operational and strategic hurdles:
- Regional Transmission and Grid Reliability: SPP President & CEO Lanny Nickell addressed changing Western grid dynamics and transmission planning.
- Lab to Market Solutions: Colorado State University’s Dr. Jason Quinn broke down the economics and reality of commercializing emerging energy technologies.
- Focused Breakout Tracks: Sessions spanned two dedicated tracks —Wildfire Mitigation & Technology and Grid Technology & Innovation —delivering actionable strategies in battery storage, power line inspection, microgrids, and electric vehicles as grid assets.
- The Grid Ahead: Representatives from Google, the Data Center Coalition, and the National Laboratory of the Rockies discussed surging load growth, data centers, and grid automation.
Save the Date for 2027
We’re already planning the next CREA Energy Innovations Summit. Mark your calendars for November 8 and we'll see you at the Omni Interlocken in Broomfield!
