CLEANPOWER 2025

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Conference Recap

Uniting the Industry in Phoenix

CLEANPOWER brings together policy leaders, industry experts, and clean energy companies to grow the industry.

 

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CLEANPOWER unites the most knowledgeable minds in clean energy to chart the future of this powerful industry and discuss the opportunities ahead.

Amidst a period of unprecedented uncertainty in 2025, CLEANPOWER united the industry around grit, determination and resilience.

 

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2025 Recap

CLEANPOWER At-A-Glance

The Numbers

8000

Attendees in 2025, +70% of whom are involved in final purchasing decisions

200+

Top speakers in 2025

500

Exhibitors in 2025

Featured Speakers

2025’s program brought together influential leaders from diverse sectors, highlighting the collaboration driving clean energy forward.

View the full 2025 agenda

The Honorable Katie Hobbs

Governor
State of Arizona

Trevor Noah

Award Winning Comedian

Laura Beane

President
Vestas North America

David Carroll

Chief Renewables Officer & Senior VP
ENGIE North America

Kelly Veney Darnell

COO, ACP & President, CPI
American Clean Power

Sandhya Ganapathy

CEO
EDP Renewables North America LLC

Tristan Grimbert

President and Chief Executive Officer
EDF Renewables North America

Jason Grumet

Chief Executive Officer
American Clean Power

David Hardy

Global Chief Commercial Officer
GE Vernova

Frank Macchiarola

Chief Advocacy Officer
American Clean Power

JC Sandberg

Chief Policy Officer
American Clean Power

Stephanie Smith

Chief Operating Officer
Eolian

Dan Shugar

CEO and Co-Founder
Nextracker

Headshot of Dan Shugar, Founder & CEO of Nextracker.

Nischelle Turner

Co-Host
Entertainment Tonight

Miguel Prado

Chief Executive Officer
energyRE

General Charles F. Wald

USAF, Retired & Chief Executive Officer
RG5 LLC

Chris Womack

Chairman, President & CEO
Southern Company

2025 Bonus Events Recap

ACP takes pride in providing opportunities for fun, engaging networking and recreational extracurricular activities beyond the panels and presentations at the conference. Thousands of participants joined us for networking activities and bonus events including the inaugural CLEANPOWER in Color, EmpowHER luncheon, Opening Reception, Veterans Meetup and the Power Up 5K. Check out an overview of the CLEANPOWER 2025 Bonus Events below.

 

Golf Tournament

Clean Energy 101 Pre-Conference Seminar

Opening Reception at The Duce

Exhibit Hall Happy Hours

Power Up 5K Run and 2.5K Walk

KidWind Project at CLEANPOWER

EmpowHER Luncheon

EmpowHER + WRISE Reception

Veterans Meetup

e-Poster Gallery & Reception

ePoster CP25

2025 Best Booth Award Winners

Out of nearly 500 exhibitors, these three winners, selected by attendee voting and exceptional sustainability efforts, rose to the top!

1st Place

Westwood Professional Services

2nd Place

Waaree Energies Ltd

3rd place

ARRAY

Individual Attendees

Attendee Overview

  • CLEANPOWER has grown more than 40% since 2022. 
  • More than half of attendees continue to return to the conference year after year.
  • 86% of attendees at least mostly met their business development goals at the event.
  • 75% of attendees are involved in purchasing decisions within their organization.
Top Attending States:

  • Texas
  • California
  • Arizona
  • Illinois
  • Colorado
 Top Attending Countries:

  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • China
  • Germany
  • Mexico

Organizations in Attendance

Generation Sources of Attending Companies:

  • Utility-Scale Solar: 22%
  • Energy Storage: 23%
  • Land-Based Wind: 20%
  • Offshore Wind: 9%
  • Transmission: 11%
  • Behind the Meter: 7%
  • Other: 3%

Top 5 Companies Making up 50% of Attendance:

  • Developer, Owner / Operator, Utility Operator
  • Supply Chain and Manufacturing
  • Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC)
  • Consulting Firm
  • Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

10 Featured Fortune 500 Companies in Attendance

  • Amazon
  • Chevron
  • Dominion Energy
  • Fidelity National Financial
  • GE Vernova
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Morgan Stanley
  • S&P Global
  • Tesla
  • Xcel Energy

Education

  • 24 concurrent sessions took place over 2 ½ days across 6 show floor stages.
  • Highest session attendance – Opening General Session with 2,000+ attendees.
  • 40+ digital posters
  • 220+ speakers

Engagement at a Glance

800,000

Contacts reached via conference emails.

1,500

"I'm Attending" posts on LinkedIn.

427,000+

Visits to the event website.

Testimonials

CLEANPOWER is the best industry event I attend every year. This isn’t just the place to connect with decision makers and hear from industry thought leaders. It’s where I get to meet new people in the industry that I didn’t realize I needed to know until I’ve bumped into them. It’s such a high concentration of influential industry professionals that you can’t help but accelerate your business and your career by attending.

I had an absolutely fantastic time attending CLEANPOWER 2025! It was an incredible week – from insightful sessions to engaging conversations with industry leaders, the event delivered valuable perspectives on the future of clean energy.

Beyond the panels and sessions, CLEANPOWER gave me the opportunity to reconnect with old friends in the industry and make new ones along the way. The energy, the conversations, and the collective momentum behind clean energy solutions left me feeling inspired and optimistic about what’s ahead. Already looking forward to next year!

CLEANPOWER was a fantastic event. It brought together the right mix of industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers we wanted to meet. The conference gave us invaluable opportunities to showcase our energy storage and solar expertise, build new partnerships, and drive meaningful conversations about the future of clean energy. We left energized and grateful for the connections and momentum gained at CLEANPOWER!

CLEANPOWER is the best industry event I attend every year. This isn’t just the place to connect with decision makers and hear from industry thought leaders. It’s where I get to meet new people in the industry that I didn’t realize I needed to know until I’ve bumped into them. It’s such a high concentration of influential industry professionals that you can’t help but accelerate your business and your career by attending.

I had an absolutely fantastic time attending CLEANPOWER 2025! It was an incredible week – from insightful sessions to engaging conversations with industry leaders, the event delivered valuable perspectives on the future of clean energy.

Beyond the panels and sessions, CLEANPOWER gave me the opportunity to reconnect with old friends in the industry and make new ones along the way. The energy, the conversations, and the collective momentum behind clean energy solutions left me feeling inspired and optimistic about what’s ahead. Already looking forward to next year!

CLEANPOWER was a fantastic event. It brought together the right mix of industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers we wanted to meet. The conference gave us invaluable opportunities to showcase our energy storage and solar expertise, build new partnerships, and drive meaningful conversations about the future of clean energy. We left energized and grateful for the connections and momentum gained at CLEANPOWER!

Join us for CLEANPOWER 2026 in Houston June 1 -4!

Let’s keep the momentum going.