Registration has begun for the New Jersey Utilities Association’s 110th Annual Conference, set for May 28-29 at the Hyatt Regency Morristown Hotel as the industry faces soaring demand from customers as well as a changing landscape in technology and new energy mandates.
The conference’s theme is “Revolutionizing our Industry” and it focuses on the most critical issues and opportunities in the state’s utilities industry. These include electric, gas, water/wastewater and broadband services that serve nearly 10 million people and businesses every day.
There is no doubt that many challenges are facing the utilities sector, as it faces unprecedented customer demand and ever-changing technologies and mandates. The NJUA is working closely with its state and federal partners on topics as safe drinking water, energy efficiency and expanded capacity and workforce development.
“The utilities industry in New Jersey is at an important crossroad,” said NJUA President and CEO Richard Henning. “With the rapid expansion of data centers, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and household technologies, as well as significant population growth, New Jersey consumers are relying more and more on the safe and reliable services of NJUA members.
“The need for additional capacity on the grid, integrating new technologies to make our systems cleaner and more efficient, removing micropollutants from our water, plus ensuring broadband access for all, are just some of the topics that will be addressed during these two days of learning and sharing,” he added.
The conference will feature panels with key industry and government officials, including former Gov. Chris Christie; Board of Public Utilities President Christine Guhl-Sadovy; PJM Executive Vice President – Market Services & Strategy Frederick “Stu” Bressler; Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes; S&P, and other organizations that are driving sustainability policy in New Jersey and beyond.
The conference will be moderated by Steve Adubato, anchor of the PBS program “State of Affairs”; Tom Bergeron, former editor of ROI-NJ; and Brian Thompson, recently retired reporter from WNBC-NY.
