Jake Oster
Head of Sustainability Policy
Amazon
Keynote Speaker
ACP Siting & Permitting Conference 2025
Conference Recap
In 2025, for the third year in a row, ACP's Siting & Permitting conference sold out.
Thank you to the 1,200+ experts and leaders who joined us in Seattle.
Getting projects off the ground is becoming more and more challenging. At ACP’s Siting & Permitting Conference industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders convene to collaborate on challenges, best practices and solutions.
ACP’s 2026 Siting & Permitting Conference will be hosted in Aurora, CO at the Gaylord Rockies Resort from March 30 – April 1. Check out the 2025 recap below to get a sense of what we have in store!
Thanks for Joining Us in Seattle!
Siting & Permitting 2025 At-A-Glance
1350+
attendees at the sold-out 2025 event
143
speakers across 3 program tracks in 2025
48
exhibitors in 2025
Thank You to Our 2025 Program Co-Chairs
Featured Speakers
Below are just a few of the esteemed speakers who took the stage to help shape the future of clean energy project development in 2025.
Hunter Armistead
Chief Executive Officer
Pattern Energy
Krista Tanner
President
ITC Holdings
Frank Macchiarola
Chief Advocacy Officer
American Clean Power
JC Sandberg
Chief Policy Officer
American Clean Power Association
Education Breakdown
33 standing-room-only sessions + a sold out pre-conference seminar
140+ speakers and poster presenters
Nearly 40 hours of content + 56 posters
Attendee Breakdown
ACP’s Siting & Permitting Conference has more than tripled in size since 2022, and sold out in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
90% of attendees plan to attend again.
Nearly 70% of attendees play a role in final purchasing decisions at their organization.
More than 90% of exhibitors met their ROI goals.
Top Attending States: Texas, California and Illinois.
Company Breakdown
Generation Sources of Attending Companies:
- Utility-Scale Solar: 24%
- Energy Storage: 22%
- Onshore Wind: 20%
- Transmission: 16%
- Offshore Wind: 10%
- Behind-the-Meter: 3%
- Other: 1%
Featured Fortune 500 Companies in Attendance
- NextEra
- Acciona
- AECOM
- AES
- Dominion Energy
- Amazon
Building Meaningful Connections
Tribal and Renewable Energy Industry Convening
Renewable Northwest, ACP and the Energy Foundation presented a convening of Tribes and the clean energy industry for meaningful dialogue about how Tribes and developers can partner on clean energy initiatives.
Pre-Conference Media Training
This sold-out pre-conference program covered media protocol and message development, addressed the key differences between media and other stakeholder groups, and offered tips and real-world role-play interview practice.
Fun Run 5K and 2.5K Walk
Nearly 200 attendees kicked off Wednesday right by joining like-minded colleagues for a morning 5K run or 2.5K walk around Seattle.
Receptions
From the welcome reception to the poster reception, Siting 2025 was also full of casual opportunities to build new relationships and catch up with old friends.
