Grid Innovation Hub: Co-op Energy Innovation Summit
Join hosts Adam Shaw (Grid Innovation Hub) and Amit Patel (Integ) for an invite-only GIH Virtual Gathering. It is a room full of people operating and innovating G&T Co-ops that keep the US running
G&T co-ops are being asked to do more than at any point in history.
Data-center load requests measured in hundreds of megawatts are landing on planning desks built for single-digit growth. The 2026 NERC reporting demands pulled solar and wind fleets into first-year filings. Aging units are running longer than anyone planned. And every board is asking about AI.
On September 10, we're bringing together engineers, compliance specialists, analysts, IT, and operations leaders from G&T co-ops across the country for a free half-day virtual summit on how co-op teams are actually innovating — what's changed, what's working, and what they'd do differently.
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Fireside Chats & Panels With
Amit Patel, Managing Director @ Integ
12:00 – 12:10 PM ET · Welcome & Kickoff
with Adam Shaw, Founder, Grid Innovation Hub
12:10 – 12:45 PM ET · Keynote: Kickstarting Innovation
with Cooperative Energy's COO
12:45 – 1:30 PM ET · Panel: TBD
1:30 – 2:10 PM ET · GADS 2026, In Practice
The new DRI, first-year solar and wind reporting, and what automation looks like in real co-op workflows. A working session with Amit Patel, Managing Director at Integ.
2:10 – 2:20 PM ET · Break
2:20 – 3:00 PM ET · Panel: AI at a G&T, For Real
A G&T team that built internal AI tools walks through what they built, how they govern it, and what they'd tell a co-op starting now. (Speakers announced soon)
3:00 – 3:40 PM ET · Panel: More Standards, Same Headcount
Compliance leads discuss carrying a growing standards load without growing the team. (Panel announced soon)
3:40 – 3:55 PM ET · Partner Spotlight
3:55 – 4:00 PM ET · Close + Resources
WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE?
📊 Performance Engineers & Reliability Analysts
📋 NERC Compliance Specialists & Managers
💻 Systems, Data & Business Analysts
⚡️ Operations Directors & VPs at G&T and distribution co-ops
🤝 Vendors & Partners serving the co-op market
WHY ATTEND
Hear from co-op teams who've done it — Every practitioner session is led by people inside G&Ts, in a lessons-learned format. What triggered it, what broke, what they'd do differently.
See real workflows, not demo reels — The GADS session is a working walkthrough of actual co-op reporting workflows, including the 2026 changes your team is filing against right now.
Leave with the internal business case — Most of the people driving modernization at co-ops don't hold budget authority. Every session is built to give you the language, numbers, and framework to make the case internally.
Free, and built for a half day — Four focused hours. Join for the whole program or the sessions that hit your desk.
PRESENTING PARTNER
Integ — Home of the #1 GADS automation software. Integ's PowerSuite brings plant automation, compliance, outage management, reporting, and analytics into one platform — fully integrated NERC GADS automation for solar, wind, and traditional units, built for the way co-op teams actually work.
HOSTED BY
Adam Shaw, Founder @ Grid Innovation Hub & CMO @ Integ
Grid Innovation Hub is an ecosystem of 2,000+ energy innovators across utilities, technology, project development, and consulting. We host and curate 100+ events annually that bridge the innovation gap between fast-moving technology companies and legacy energy firms.
FAQ
Is this free? Yes. The summit is free to attend, funded by our Event Partners. Registration is approval-based to keep the room high-signal — share your role and co-op/company when you register and we'll confirm within 48 hours.
I'm at a distribution co-op, not a G&T — is this still relevant? Yes. The GADS, compliance, and AI sessions apply to any co-op with generation assets or reporting obligations, and the load-growth sessions cover dynamics hitting distribution systems too.
Will it be recorded? Yes. All registered attendees receive the recording and session resources within 48 hours.
Do I need to attend all four hours? No. The agenda is time-blocked so you can join for the sessions that matter to your desk. Registrants get the full replay either way.
Who is Grid Innovation Hub? Grid Innovation Hub (GIH) is an ecosystem of 2,000+ energy innovators across utilities, technology, project development, and corporate procurement. We host and curate events that bridge the innovation gap between modern electricity demands and legacy energy firms. Learn more at gridinnovationhub.com.