2026 NY Energy Infrastructure Summit

As New York continues its transition toward minimizing emissions, the city and state’s energy infrastructure needs to meet today’s customer needs while evolving to meet the needs of the future around reliability, resilience, sustainability, and affordability. This discussion will explore how public and private sector leaders are approaching the planning, investment, and implementation of energy systems to support climate and economic objectives while maintaining safety and reliability. Key topics include transmission and grid expansion, renewable energy integration, storage solutions, infrastructure resilience, and the role of natural gas along with the strategies needed to balance reliability, affordability, and clean energy priorities.

New York’s evolving energy landscape is driving demand for new skills, workforce training, and expanding career pathways. This conversation will explore how public programs, educational institutions, and energy sector employers are working together to prepare local workers for these emerging opportunities. Key topics include workforce development, apprenticeships, union and technical partnerships, and training initiatives designed to equip New Yorkers with the skills needed to support a reliable, clean, and modern energy grid.

As New York works toward its long-term emissions and clean energy goals, modernizing and strengthening energy infrastructure remains essential to ensuring long-term reliability, resilience, and affordability. This discussion will examine how state and local leaders are preparing critical infrastructure to support growing demand, improve extreme weather readiness, and manage a thoughtful energy transition. Key topics will include grid reliability, system resilience, strategic infrastructure investments, thermal and clean energy integration, and balanced policies designed to protect customer affordability while maintaining a dependable, future-ready energy system.

Across New York, strategic infrastructure investments are creating opportunities to address climate risks, modernize essential systems, and advance long-term clean energy goals. Bringing together leaders from government, infrastructure, energy, technology, economic development, and procurement, this session will examine how innovation, emerging technologies, public investment, and private-sector partnerships can accelerate the deployment of resilient, sustainable, and efficient systems. The discussion will also cover key priorities including grid modernization, offshore wind integration, transportation, thermal and coastal resilience, stream-lined procurement, and the economic opportunities these major projects offer businesses across the city and state.