The 2025 WIRED Grid Resilience Symposium will take place on August 7–9, 2025, at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This event is organized by the U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid (WIRED Global Center) . It will convene experts and leaders from government, power utilities, industry, academia, and national laboratories to tackle the pressing challenges of grid resilience. Attendees will engage in cutting-edge research discussions, explore innovative solutions, and collaborate on forward-looking strategies to ensure a more reliable and climate-adaptive energy system for the future.
Key Topic
Extreme Weather: The growing risks from wildfires, heatwaves, and cold snaps that threaten electricity systems.
Other topics of interest include:
Cyberattacks: Escalating threats of cyber intrusions targeting electricity systems.
Gas and Water Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: The interdependencies between electricity, gas, and water systems and their collective resilience.
Data Integrity and Availability: The security and accessibility of critical operational data for grid resilience research and development.
Large Electricity Loads: The increasing power demands from AI, cloud computing, and industrial expansion and the impact on grid resilience.
Supply Chain and Workforce Resilience: Vulnerabilities in the electricity sector’s supply chain and the growing challenges in maintaining a skilled workforce due to retirement trends and evolving industry demands.