Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) has released new programming details for its flagship event, set for Feb. 9-11, 2027 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Conference staff say the program has expanded for next year’s flagship show, in a bid to serve a growing base of solar and storage professionals. Covering both commercial and industrial and utility-scale, the 2027 educational program will focus on foreign entity of concern (FEOC) compliance, grid interconnection, and battery storage financing.

“Over the next 14 months, U.S. solar and storage will focus more on execution than dealmaking as the end-of-2027 placed-in-service deadline, tighter FEOC rules, and new tariffs will all hit at once,” said Sylvia Leyva Martinez, head of analysis for the U.S. at Pexapark. “The IESNA Flagship 2027 program will address the industry’s main pressure points, from COD protection to storage diligence, and give energy stakeholders the space, expertise, and tools to prepare now.”

The group of 13 educational sessions will kick off with an opening keynote moderated by former Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper. Now serving as CEO of GEM Advisory, Hopper will join Jupiter Power’s Caitlin Smith and Nidhi Thakar of the Corporate Energy Buyers Association on-stage for the keynote roundtable.

2027 IESNA events

The 2027 edition of IESNA’s flagship trade conference will focus on new learning formats across its fleet of educational sessions, the organization says. Between the Braindate Platform and peer roundtables, show attendees will have a chance to connect throughout the conference’s schedule, working together to solve shared project challenges.

Additionally, luncheons and workshops like NABCEP’s “Hot Topics in Electrotech Operations and Maintenance,” and Solar Energy International’s “Designing Commercial-Scale PV” will give attendees market insights and technical skills.

The show also highlights whole home energy and battery system safety as key issues going into 2027. The conference will also continue to highlight issues like project financing, navigating interconnection and transmission, and new solar project rules after the deadline of the Investment Tax Credit.

Early bird registration for IESNA’s 2027 flagship conference is open through Nov. 30.

— Solar Builder magazine