Capture the Energy® 2026 Conference & Expo

Capture the Energy 2026 Conference & Expo, scheduled for May 12–14, 2026 at the Albany Capital Center in Albany, New York, serves as the premier annual event for the energy storage industry across New York State and the broader Northeastern United States. Convened by NY-BEST (New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium) and regional partners including utilities, academic institutions, and policy organizations, this three-day conference and exposition attracts hundreds of engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, utility executives, investors, and technology developers focused on advancing energy storage solutions. The comprehensive program addresses wholesale and retail electricity market dynamics affecting energy storage deployment, state and federal incentive mechanisms including New York's renewable energy targets, permitting pathways and interconnection procedures, fire safety standards and building code compliance, grid planning and capacity resource adequacy, supply chain resilience and domestic manufacturing initiatives, transportation and building sector electrification, and emerging technologies including long-duration energy storage systems and green hydrogen