By Invitation Only
2026 ADC Industry Forum
Alberta's Changing Electricity Landscape: What It Means for the Industrial Sector
Presented by Rodan Energy Solutions · Hosted by the Alberta Direct Connect Consumer Association
About the Forum
A full day for Alberta's industrial businesses, operating through electricity reform.
Alberta's electricity system is going through significant change. Restructured energy market implementation, transmission tariff evolution, large load integration, and system access constraints all affect the cost and reliability outlook for industrial customers.
The Forum is an opportunity to hear directly from the people making those decisions, discuss what the changes mean at an operational level, and connect with others facing the same questions. Speakers include representatives from government, the AESO, and industrial leaders.
The Day
A focused, working discussion.
Part 1 · 9:30
What's changing in Alberta's electricity market
Policy direction, restructured market design, transmission planning and large load integration, the price outlook, and what tariff evolution means for delivered cost.
Part 2 · 10:45
What it means for industrial sites
An executive fireside on whether the system can keep up with industrial investment, followed by an industrial panel on cost exposure, hedging and expansion decisions.
Part 3 · 1:00
How industrials are responding
Plant decarbonization, cogeneration and self-supply at scale, which projects are getting funded in Alberta, and where industrials are leaving flexibility value on the table.
Part 4 · 2:30
What's next, and what industry needs
Case studies on behind-the-fence technologies, the self-supply regulatory landscape, and a facilitated discussion on what industry needs to enable innovation.
Who's in the Room
A room built for Alberta's largest electricity users.
The Forum is deliberately small and deliberately focused for large transmission-connected industrial power consumers.
Industrial leaders
CEOs, COOs, VPs, energy leaders from across industries including pulp and paper, petrochemical, cement, manufacturing chemicals, and oil and gas.
Government and AESO
The Ministry of Affordability and Utilities and the Alberta Electric System Operator, in the room to provide updates and hear from industrial customers.
Members and peers
ADC members and prospective members, peer industrial consumer associations, and a limited number of solution and service partners.
Speakers
Confirmed to date.
Further speakers to be confirmed and this list is updated as they are.
The Details
Venue and what's included.
Bennett Jones
45th floor, Bankers Hall
Calgary, Alberta
Registration and coffee from 8:30 AM. Program 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Networking reception 3:30 to 4:30 PM.
Included for attendees
Full-day program with government, AESO and industrial leaders. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Networking reception following the program. An invitation-only member dinner follows in the evening.
How to Attend
Attendance is by invitation.
If your organization operates or serves Alberta industrial sectors and you would like to attend, please submit your expression of interest below.
We will come back to you with the details and a registration link.
Sponsors
Presented by Rodan Energy Solutions.
Supporting and Contributing sponsorship opportunities available.
