HData Let's Go! 2026 Conference

October 26–27, 2026

INDUSTRY RiNo Station
Denver, CO

Let's Go! is back for the fourth year, and this fall we're gathering in the Mile High City. Join leaders from across the energy sector for sessions that discuss and demonstrate how regulatory innovation and new technology applications are helping to navigate the rapidly evolving energy landscape. To keep the event accessible, it's free!

Attend Let's Go! for:

Panel discussions on the role regulatory innovation plays for the most pressing topics in energy
Customer-led stories showcasing innovative use of AI and data automation to accelerate insights
Hands-on training and support from HData Product and Customer Success teams
Networking with professionals across the energy sector who are using technology to navigate regulatory insights and developments

Colorado's Energy Regulatory Landscape: Five Issues the Whole Country Is Watching Colorado has emerged as one of the country's most closely watched states for energy regulatory innovation, with a set of interconnected developments that are drawing national attention. This session brings together four institutions at the center of that work to share how Colorado is approaching some of the most consequential questions in energy regulation today. The conversation will span five areas where Colorado's experience is generating lessons for the rest of the country: a recently completed reauthorization of the PUC, a comprehensive new performance-based regulation framework, a state transmission authority model that is being studied and replicated across the west, a wildfire mitigation framework built in the wake of the Marshall Fire, and the challenge of maintaining rate affordability while managing simultaneous investment in grid modernization, clean energy, and infrastructure for large new loads. These are not uniquely Colorado challenges, as every state, utility, and regulator in the country is navigating some version of the same terrain, and Colorado's experience offers a valuable roadmap.

Large Load Impacts to Grid Planning, Cost Allocation, and Regulatory Frameworks Data centers and large industrial loads are the fastest-growing demand category on the grid, and the regulatory frameworks governing their connection, cost allocation, and oversight were not designed for them. New large-load tariff proposals, co-location arrangements, and behind-the-meter generation agreements are emerging at the state level, while the FERC's large load interconnection rulemaking is pushing toward new federal rules on a compressed timeline. This panel will examine how interconnection priority and cost allocation should work for large new entrants, who bears stranded-asset risk if load projections do not materialize, what data transparency obligations should apply to customers whose demand can reshape a service territory overnight, and what the FERC rulemaking means for utilities, regulators, developers, and large load customers navigating federal and state proceedings simultaneously.

Grid Modernization Models and Incentives Shaping the Future of Infrastructure Utilities are committing billions of dollars to grid modernization, but the regulatory frameworks governing how those investments are reviewed, approved, and recovered in rates were designed for a simpler era of capital planning. A growing range of technologies including battery storage, demand response, grid-enhancing technologies, and distributed solar can each serve as non-wires alternatives that allow utilities to defer or avoid costly infrastructure upgrades entirely, and stakeholders are increasingly expecting utilities to demonstrate they have weighed these options in their planning processes. This panel will examine how utilities are approaching technology and infrastructure planning, how commissions are evaluating trade-offs in proceedings, and what rate design frameworks are emerging as durable models for managing the tension between timely investment recovery and rate affordability.

What the Next Congress Will Mean for the Future of the Grid With the upcoming midterm elections, the energy industry is on the verge of a federal policy landscape that could shift significantly depending on who controls Congress next year. This conversation will cover federal issues with significant, direct impacts to the energy sector. We'll discuss the potential future of permitting reform legislation, the downstream effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the trajectory of rate affordability as a defining political issue, the FERC large load order, and what the election outcomes will mean for transmission investment, interconnection reform, and renewable energy through 2028. Attendees will leave with an assessment of the legislative scenarios ahead and a framework for planning through the uncertainty.

HData Product Showcase What new capabilities and products is HData working on? What research and development initiatives are occurring to stay at the forefront of AI and regulated energy applications? HData's Chief Product & Technology Officer will provide attendees with a preview of what's coming next to the HData platform.

Turning Regulatory Data Into Benchmarking Intelligence Benchmarking and analytics teams field a regular stream of leadership requests for cross-utility comparisons on capital spending, rate trajectories, clean energy progress, and regulatory outcomes, all of which require pulling data from filings scattered across dozens of jurisdictions. This session will show how HData helps teams respond to these requests efficiently and with thorough analysis. Attendees will learn practical examples from practitioners who have used benchmarking intelligence to identify patterns across peer utilities and translate those insights into targeted recommendations.

Finding Business Opportunity in Regulatory Filings Regulatory filings are rich sources of information about where utilities are investing, what procurement they are planning, and which markets are opening up. However, mining that information across hundreds of dockets and numerous jurisdictions can feel impractical without the right tools. This session will show how AI-powered analysis of centralized regulatory data can accelerate business development research and procurement opportunities by tracking utility capital plans, monitoring competitive activity, and understanding the regulatory posture of a prospective customer or market before making a business case.

How Legal Professionals Use AI-Powered Research for Regulatory Proceedings Succesful preparation for regulatory proceedings is dependent on finding relvenant precedent, understanding how different commissions have ruled on similar issues, and building a complete picture of the regulatory landscape. This session will walk through how attorneys are using HData to research comparable rate cases across jurisdictions, track commission stances on specific arguments over time, and identify the data and precedent needed to build a stronger evidentiary record. Presenters will share specific examples of how HData has changed their preparation workflows, and how these changes impact the clients and teams they serve.

How to Identify and Analyze Strategic Opportunities for Advocacy Consistent advocacy and engagement on energy issues requires a system for identifying the proceedings, legislation, and regulatory developments that warrant attention. Parties must track these issues as they evolve, research how similar issues have played out elsewhere, and understand the arguments and evidence that shaped outcomes in comparable proceedings. This session will show how HData supports that workflow for any organization that engages with energy regulatory and legislative processes, whether through formal intervention, public comment, policy research, member briefings, or strategic advocacy. Presenters will share practical examples of workflows that help organizations work more efficiently, engage more strategically, and make strong, well-researched cases for their positions.