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Who Should Attend and Why

CLEAN CURRENTS 2026

All Involved in Water Power Have a Place at Clean Currents 2026

Power Producers / Generators
Project Developers
Manufacturers / Suppliers
Service Providers
Consultants
Government Agencies

Resource Agencies
Regulators
Research Entities
Non-Profit Organizations
Academia
Financial Entities

Venture Capitalists / Financiers
Regional Development or Innovation Organizations
Technology Incubators, Accelerators
Power Marketers, ITOs / ISOs
Early-Career Professional

learn why water power professionals attend Clean Currents

Join Your Colleagues in Phoenix to:

Benefit from peer-to-peer learning

Make meaningful connections with peers who share similar issues

Explore the latest solutions from across the water power supply chain that will improve your operations

Earn meaningful certification for professional development—Clean Currents will offer 13.5 professional development hours to attendees

Read Why ASSET OWNERS Attend Clean Currents >
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Listen to Clean Currents Attendees

The Inclusive Current

Clean Currents recognizes water power professionals have a variety of job functions — not all attendees need or want the same information. With that in mind, Clean Currents offers specific content and experiences for the:

  • Network and secure business after the event
  • Meet multiple owners of hydroelectric projects (i.e., power producers/asset owners) and hear about their plans for upcoming capital investments and the services and products they’ll need
  • Gain insight into the nuances of bidding on federally owned hydropower-related work.
  • Get exposed to various perspectives on industry trends (both now and in the future) that could affect the volume of upcoming work for new project development and new technologies, as well as at existing projects related to rehabilitation/modernization, dam safety, grid resiliency, and environmental enhancement.

  • Access to focused, industry-driven content designed with you in mind
  • Take deep dives into important topics that impact mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers
  • Learn about new innovations to solve ongoing and habitual problems
  • Earn meaningful certification for professional development—Clean Currents will offer 13.5 professional development hours to attendees
  • Network to renew your connections with other leaders and make new ones
  • Gain intel that will improve your company’s ROI
  • Learn additional business-building best practices from your peers
  • Discover how to solve a specific problem you have in your plant or on your project
  • Learn how to improve operations
  • Access-focused content that applies to you or your staff, including safety and licensing compliance, and how to implement new technology
  • Learn about new innovations to solve ongoing and habitual problems
  • Take deep dives into important topics such as the shift toward preventative maintenance, how to get more out of current equipment, and how to best use data
  • Earn meaningful certification for professional development—Clean Currents will offer 13.5 professional development hours to attendees
  • Discover how to solve a specific problem you have in your plant or on your project.
  • Learn how to improve operations.
  • Access-focused content that applies to you or your staff, including safety and licensing compliance, and how to implement new technology
  • Learn about new innovations to solve ongoing and habitual problems
  • Take deep dives into important topics such as the shift toward preventative maintenance, how to get more out of current equipment, and how to best use data
  • Earn meaningful certification for professional development—Clean Currents will offer 13.5 professional development hours to attendees
  • Gain insights on regulations on the horizon and updates to current ones
  • Connect with your peers to learn how others are facing—and solving—similar challenges
  • Find ways to communicate more effectively with internal stakeholders
  • Connect with agency representatives in person and open new lines of communication
  • Network and secure business after the event
  • Share your ideas with the industry and generate interest in advancing them
  • Take advantage of a variety of educational topics that speak to many interests related to water power
  • Take deep dives into important topics that increase your expertise and position you as a valuable resource
  • Connect with other young professionals and meet new industry mentors
  • Take part in shaping the industry and ensuring water power has a leading role in the clean energy future

An Event for the Entire Water Power Community

Clean Currents is where professionals from across the entire water power community come together. Here are four benefits you’ll receive by attending Clean Currents.

Integrate Your Learning
Experience “CC Central” – our integrated approach to learning, which places education, access to innovations in water power-related technology and solutions, and networking opportunities all in one place. Sessions on regulatory processes, policy, and licensing updates, case studies, and scientific advancements will give you tools for more informed decision-making. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage in discussions about the challenges of balancing effective resource management and energy production. Immerse yourself in this highly engaging model of learning.

*Earn 13.5 Professional Development Hours just by attending.

Discover the Latest Solutions
Clean Currents is the place to explore new technologies and innovations in the water power industry, including new ways of managing fish passage and protection, environmental monitoring, and licensing processes. You will dialogue with manufacturers, service/product providers, project owners, and developers, and will leave Clean Currents more informed on the latest technological advances in the sector.

Share Your Knowledge
You will have a seat at the table when all the key players in the water power community come together in Phoenix at Clean Currents 2026. Ensure that your knowledge and expertise are shared with your peers and counterparts through formal and informal discussions at Clean Currents.

Participate in a Cost-Effective, Invaluable Experience
Clean Currents was designed with the whole water power community in mind, and there is truly something for everyone this year in Phoenix. Past attendees have described Clean Currents as an invaluable, cost-effective experience that is unmatched in the field. Attendees bring back knowledge worth sharing that they could not get anywhere else. With the whole industry in one place, you and your organization will have a voice in important conversations on the future of water power.

Supporting Organizations

Why I Attend Clean Currents

Read why water power professionals attend Clean Currents.

“The National Hydropower Association (NHA), with the support of its membership through the collection of dues and revenue from events such as Clean Currents, has become a stronger voice than ever before that is producing real results in policy. These achievements make the U.S. hydropower industry stronger and place it on a firmer foundation, better prepared to compete with more highly funded renewables such as solar and wind. These actions strengthen the industry and that strengthens our bottom line.”

Paul S. Meeks

President | Worthington Products, Inc.

“NHA has a strong history of representing and advocating for our industry. As an active member of NHA, I’m attending Clean Currents to hear from key leaders, network, share with and learn from others about our industry’s hot topics, and discuss the latest technology with experts on the exhibit floor.”

Chris Mattson

Power Generation Manager | Tacoma Power

“I look forward to attending Clean Currents, where I will learn the latest hot topics, like an update on new FERC Part 12D inspection requirements, as well as to connect with new or reconnect with my colleagues on a bike ride or other casual activities.”

Donald P. Nims, Jr., PE

Principal | Colliers Engineering & Design

“Because it is truly THE North American hydro event. This is where we can, at the same time, meet customers and suppliers, present and learn on hydro hot topics and newly developed solutions, while maintaining and growing relationships with the hydro family community.”

Daniel Langlois, TP

Senior Sales Manager, Hydro Services | GE Vernova

“I am coming to Clean Currents because my clients and teaming partners are going to be there. Clean Currents is the premier event for Hydropower in the US from a content and attendance perspective.”

Thomas Fitzgerald, PE

Principal | Schnabel Engineering