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143rd Annual Meeting

Collaborate. Innovate. Transform.

For 142 consecutive years, AEIC's Annual Meeting has brought together the most senior operational leaders in the electric utility industry.

Partner With the 143rd Ojai, in Review
November 2–4, 2027 · Nemacolin, Farmington, Pennsylvania
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See the Annual Meeting in Motion.

At a glance

The Room, by the Numbers.

Dates
November 2–4, 2027
Location
NemacolinFarmington, Pennsylvania
Who attends
300+ leadersSenior operational executives
Format
Peer to peerKnowledge sharing and collaboration
Ojai, in review

Thank You, Ojai.

The 142nd Annual Meeting met October 20 to 22 at the Ojai Valley Inn: eight member-led panels, fireside chats with Bert Bean of Insight Global and Chad Williams of QII, and pre-conference sessions for the Board and committee leaders. The Achievement Awards gala closed the meeting, recognizing twelve projects from ten member companies.

AEIC leaders gathered on the garden steps at the Ojai Valley Inn
The 142nd, Ojai
General session on stage in Ojai
General session
Two panelists in discussion on stage in Ojai
Member panels
Members talking at the evening reception
Evening reception
Attendees together at an evening event in Ojai
Networking
In the room

The Setting Is the Backdrop. This Is the Work.

The grounds make space for it, but the meeting is the people. General-session panels, candid discussion across utilities, and the networking between sessions where the real comparing of notes happens.

Five members on a general-session panel in Ojai
Panels
An AEIC member taking the floor for Q&A during an Annual Meeting session
Member Q&A
Members talking at the evening reception in Ojai
Networking
Utility executives on a general-session panel in Ojai
General session
Achievement Award winners with their AEIC recognition banners
Achievement Awards

The value: uncensored insights, strategic leadership, and innovative approaches from the people who run the grid.

Why attend

A Word From AEIC's Leadership.

Jim Heilbron
2026 AEIC President · Southern Company

Jim Heilbron

Frames the year ahead around growth, resilience, data, workforce needs, and rising customer expectations, met through genuine collaboration and practical, solution-driven approaches across the industry.
Steve Hauser
Chief Executive Officer · AEIC

Steve Hauser

Sets an agenda on the pressing issues facing the sector now: infrastructure demands, workforce challenges, data analytics, customer engagement, and safety.
Annual Meeting Partners

Thank You to the Partners Behind the 142nd.

Premier Partners
Stellar EGI
GE Vernova
Mitsubishi Power
Siemens Energy
Emerson
Quanta
Wood
Bidgely
Leadership Partners
QII
Black & Veatch
TRC
Pike
Siemens
S&C Electric
Toshiba
Hanwha Power
Burns & McDonnell
HICO
Supporting Partners
Mitsubishi Electric
MacLean Power Systems
E Source
Anterix
Neara
Kiewit
Veriforce
Sunbelt Rentals
Fluor
Treeswift
Day & Zimmermann
UptimeAI
Associate Partners
Continuim Equity Partners
Integral Analytics
Wärtsilä Energy
Insight Global
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See You at Nemacolin.

AEIC's 143rd Annual Meeting, November 2 to 4, 2027, in Farmington, Pennsylvania. Registration details will follow.

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