Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2027
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2027 takes place on 8–11 February 2027 at San Diego Convention Center, San Diego. B2DB lists 35 speakers and 26 sessions announced so far.
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) Flagship is a three-day solar, energy storage and EV charging infrastructure trade show and conference in San Diego. It brings together installers, EPCs, developers, manufacturers, distributors and utility and grid stakeholders from across North America, with exhibitors spanning PV, storage, racking, software and EV charging infrastructure. The programme includes keynotes, conference sessions, workshops, Hub stage interviews and the Solar Games installer competition.
Key facts
| Dates | 8–11 February 2027 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, United States of America |
| Series | Intersolar & Energy Storage North America |
| Speakers | 35 |
| Sessions | 26 |
| Stages | Ballroom 6AB, Exhibit Hall, Room 5A, Room 4, Room 5B |
| Sponsors | 4 |
| Official site | iesna.com/flagship/event-program |
Speakers (35)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Peter Kelly-Detwiler Principal, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC
- Brian Mehalic Senior Consultant, Electro Tech Connect
- Rebekah Hren Senior Consultant, Solar Tech Collective
- Sean Garren Dekrey Executive Director, Vote Solar
- Abigail Ross Hopper CEO, GEM Advisory, LLC
- Alan Cordova Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships, Empact Technologies
- Anna J. Siefken Director, North America, Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council
- Blake King Director, Head of Power, Galaxy
- Brad Heavner Executive Director, CA Solar & Storage Association
- Brian Turner Senior Director, Western Regulatory, Advanced Energy United
- Corey Dellaire Director of Construction, Blue Horizon Energy
- Daniel Finn-Foley Director of Energy Storage, Market Intelligence, Intertek CEA
- Danielle Peoples Director, Atwell, LLC
- Evelyn Carpenter Founder & CEO, Invera Energy
- Heather Cooper Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte
- Helena Kimball Chief Revenue Officer, SOLV Energy
- Joe Rand Energy Policy Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- John Powers Founder and CEO, Speed2Power, Inc.
- Kaitlin Fung Senior research analyst, North America utility-scale solar, Wood Mackenzie
- Marius Mordal Bakke Vice President, Head of Solar & Storage research, Rystad Energy
- Maura Yates CEO/Co-Founder, Mothership Energy
- Michael Nicholas Fire Consultant and Energy Storage Permitting Specialist, Integrated Compliance
- Michael Puckett Senior Director - DER East, McKinstry
- Michelle Lipchin VP of Solar, Sunstone Credit
- Nidhi Thakar Senior Vice President, Policy, Corporate Energy Buyers Association
- Rachel McLaughlin Chief Commercial Officer, ForeFront Power
- Ravi Manghani Sr. Director of Policy, Trade and Markets, Anza RE, LLC.
- Rohit Patil Sr. Director of Design Engineering, New Leaf Energy
- Ryan Kennedy Senior Editor, pv magazine
- Sam Thompson Head of Solar, EnergySage
- Stina Brock CEO, Derapi, Inc.
- Sylvia Leyva Martinez Head of Analysis, Pexapark
- Terri Denning President, Invera Energy
- Todd LeBerge Principal, ESS Fire Safety
- Tyson Bittrich Engineering Consultant, Mayfield Renewables
Agenda (26 sessions)
Day 1 — Tuesday 9 February 2027
- State of the Industry: A Candid Look at Where Solar and Storage Stand 09:00–10:10 · Ballroom 6AB — Abigail Ross Hopper, Nidhi Thakar
- Solar Games: Round 1, Matchup 1 10:15–11:45 · Exhibit Hall
- Roundtable: BESS in the Field: Lessons from Commissioning to Year One 10:30–11:30 · Room 5A — Peter Kelly-Detwiler
- The 2027 Policy Playbook 10:30–11:30 · Room 4 — Sean Garren Dekrey, Alan Cordova, Ryan Kennedy
- Selling Whole Home Energy: Solar, Storage, EVs, and Electrification 10:30–11:30 · Room 5B — Sam Thompson
- LUNCHEON: Flexibility Pays: A Build-Side Look at Peak-Demand Revenue 11:30–13:00 · Ballroom 6AB — Anna J. Siefken, John Powers, Rachel McLaughlin
- Solar Games: Round 1, Matchup 2 13:00–14:30 · Exhibit Hall
- WORKSHOP: Hot Topics in Electrotech Operations and Maintenance (O&M) – Presented by NABCEP 13:15–16:15 · Room 5B — Brian Mehalic, Rebekah Hren
- Roundtable: The Mid-Market Interconnection Bottleneck 13:15–14:15 · Room 5A — Sean Garren Dekrey, Brad Heavner
- The New Rules for EPCs, Post-ITC 13:15–14:15 · Room 4 — Helena Kimball, Kaitlin Fung, Michael Puckett
- Hit Your COD, Keep Your Credit 14:30–15:30 · Room 4 — Daniel Finn-Foley, Heather Cooper, Ravi Manghani, Rohit Patil
- Solar Games: Round 1, Matchup 3 15:30–17:00 · Exhibit Hall
Day 2 — Wednesday 10 February 2027
- Live Recording: Energy Empire Podcast 09:00–10:10 · Ballroom 6AB
- Solar Games: Semi-Final 1 10:15–11:45 · Exhibit Hall
- BESS Fire Safety: Permitting Without the Scramble 10:30–11:30 · Room 5B — Danielle Peoples, Michael Nicholas, Todd LeBerge, Tyson Bittrich
- Roundtable: Made in America? A Roundtable on Domestic Content Rules 10:30–11:30 · Room 5A
- Grid Assets, Not Side Projects: Turning Distributed Resources into Dispatchable Capacity 10:30–11:30 · Room 4 — Brian Turner, Stina Brock
- LUNCHEON: The Gigawatt Gold Rush: Cracking the ERCOT Market 11:30–13:00 · Ballroom 6AB — Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Maura Yates
- Solar Games: Semi-Final 2 13:00–14:30 · Exhibit Hall
- From Projects to Portfolio: Scaling C&I Value 13:15–14:15 · Room 5A
- Interconnection – Navigating the Transmission Queue 13:15–14:15 · Room 4 — Joe Rand
- WORKSHOP: Designing Commercial-Scale PV: Three-Phase, the NEC, and Interconnection – Presented by SEI 13:15–17:15 · Room 5B — Brian Mehalic, Rebekah Hren
- Storage Diligence: What Gets a Project Financed 14:30–15:30 · Room 5A — Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Michelle Lipchin, Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Terri Denning
- Delivery, Not Deal-Making: Powering the Data Center Build 14:30–15:30 · Room 4 — Blake King, Evelyn Carpenter
- From Concept to Commissioning: De-Risking the C&I Project Lifecycle 15:45–16:45 · Room 4 — Corey Dellaire, Marius Mordal Bakke
Day 3 — Thursday 11 February 2027
- Solar Games: Championship 10:15–11:45 · Exhibit Hall
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Sponsors (4)
K2 Systems · Sun Ballast · EG4 Electronics · SolaDeck
Media Partners (7)
Canary Media · ESS News · Solar Power World · North American Clean Energy · enerG Magazine · pv magazine USA · SunCast Media
Association Partners (7)
Women of Renewable Industries & Sustainable Energy · American Solar Energy Society · Advanced Energy United · NABCEP · California Solar & Storage Association · Clean Coalition · SunSpec Alliance
Exhibitors (11)
PVFARM · KAST · Megger · Enverus · Anza · Sieyuan Electric Co., Ltd. · UL Standards & Engagement · Tigo Energy · SPR · APsystems · Colliers Engineering & Design
Startups (7)
Kriya Partners · KAST · Outflier · WattChop · Micro-Grids · Solesca · Auto PV
Supporting Partners (2)
Solar Sisters · Renewables UnWind
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.