Tennessee Valley Solar + Storage Conference 2026

Energy Resilience in the Quantum City

September 2–3, 2026 | Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Tennessee Valley Solar + Storage Conference is the leading event dedicated to the future of solar energy, battery storage, and grid modernization across the Tennessee Valley.

Bringing together utility executives, policymakers, project developers, manufacturers, technology providers, and energy innovators, the conference provides a unique forum to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping one of the nation’s most dynamic energy markets.

As the Tennessee Valley experiences unprecedented growth in advanced manufacturing, data centers, and electrification, solar and energy storage are becoming increasingly important components of a reliable, affordable, and resilient energy future. This conference delivers the insights, connections, and strategies needed to navigate that transformation.

Why Attend

⚡ Understand the Future of Energy in the Tennessee Valley

Gain valuable perspectives on the evolving energy landscape, including the growing role of solar, battery energy storage, distributed energy resources, and emerging technologies.

🏛 Stay Ahead of TVA & Policy Developments

Receive timely updates on TVA programs, interconnection processes, regional energy planning, regulatory developments, and market trends that impact project development and investment decisions.

🔋 Explore Emerging Opportunities

Learn how utilities, businesses, and communities are leveraging solar and storage to enhance reliability, support economic development, strengthen energy resilience, and meet growing electricity demand.

🤝 Connect with Industry Leaders

Network with utility executives, local power companies, developers, EPCs, manufacturers, financiers, consultants, government officials, and energy advocates from across the region.

📈 Position Your Organization for Growth

Identify new business opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and gain practical insights that can help accelerate project success in the Tennessee Valley market.

Featured Keynote Speaker

Janet Rehberg

President & CEO-Elect, EPB

Janet Rehberg will deliver the opening keynote address, bringing a unique perspective from one of the nation’s most innovative utility organizations.

Throughout her leadership at EPB, Janet has played a pivotal role in advancing Chattanooga’s reputation as a global center for innovation. Her work has helped foster groundbreaking initiatives in smart grid technology, advanced communications infrastructure, and public-private partnerships that continue to attract investment and create economic opportunity throughout the region.

Most notably, she has been instrumental in helping position Chattanooga as the home of commercially available quantum computing, reinforcing the city’s status as the “Quantum City” and demonstrating how forward-thinking infrastructure investments can drive long-term economic growth.

Her keynote will explore the intersection of energy resilience, technological innovation, economic development, and utility leadership—providing a compelling vision for how communities can prepare for the rapidly evolving energy demands of the future.

Conference Topics Include

• Solar + Storage Development in the TVA Region
• Energy Resilience & Grid Modernization
• Data Centers and Emerging Energy Demand
• Utility-Scale Solar & Battery Storage
• Distributed Energy Resources & Microgrids
• TVA Programs, Planning & Interconnection
• Manufacturing Growth & Economic Development
• Local Power Company Solar Initiatives
• Community & Commercial Solar Opportunities
• Emerging Technologies and the Future Grid

Join the Leaders Shaping the Tennessee Valley’s Energy Future

Whether you are a utility executive, developer, policymaker, manufacturer, technology provider, investor, or energy professional, the Tennessee Valley Solar + Storage Conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights, build relationships, and help shape the next chapter of energy innovation in the Tennessee Valley.

Energy Resilience in the Quantum City starts here.