Association of Rural Electric Generating Cooperatives (AREGC) Conference 2023

This annual, national event is designed to provide electric cooperative power plant operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel an opportunity to meet with experts, collaborate with peers, and gain knowledge and insight into new practices and technologies to enhance the effectiveness of electric generating cooperatives.


The AREGC Conference & Expo focuses on best practices in plant operation and maintenance. The agenda will include presentations and panel discussions led by industry experts and cooperative leaders to share experiences and ideas on how to improve plant performance. Targeted presentation topic categories for 2023 are below, along with the top subject areas indicated by responses from our recent survey:


Power Generation Safety – Case studies and technology
Emerging Technology – Artificial intelligence/machine learning, drones, sensors in equipment health monitoring, robotics
Asset Management – Whole life cycle models, benchmarking, frameworks
Plant Processes – Operations excellence, heat rate, flexibility, cycling, controls tuning, alarms, and automation, retirement/turnover/staffing and recruiting best practices
Plant Equipment – Combustion turbine maintenance and new technology, operating experience