2026 Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium

The California Energy Commission, in collaboration with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company will host the 12th annual Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium on Tuesday, September 29, at the California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters in Sacramento.

Join and discover the latest technologies, innovations, and research in the EPIC portfolio, and meet the people making it all happen. The symposium will feature exciting panel discussions with clean energy leaders, policy makers, researchers, and entrepreneurs focused on energy equity and affordability, battery safety, next-generation vehicle charging, large building decarbonization, and more!  

EPIC advances clean electricity innovation and entrepreneurship to help California meet its energy and climate goals. More than $130 million is invested annually in public interest research, development, and demonstration projects benefit electric ratepayers of the state’s three largest investor-owned utilities — Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company. EPIC is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. For more information, visit the EPIC Program page.

Registration – Coming soon 

In-Person Attendance

California Natural Resources Agency 
First floor auditorium and second floor conference rooms  
715 P Street, Sacramento, California 

EPIC Grantees – Call for Videos

Are you an EPIC grant recipient interested in sharing your story? 
The CEC invites EPIC grantees to submit a short video highlighting their clean energy technologies and innovative products and projects. Select videos will be showcased at the symposium and posted on the CEC’s YouTube channel. Submitted videos should demonstrate how the grant project technology or clean energy practices are benefitting ratepayers and accelerating California’s transition toward a safe, decarbonized, and resilient clean energy system. Videos should highlight tangible benefits to a community or participants, as applicable. This is a key opportunity to share an EPIC-funded project with hundreds of key policy makers, industry leaders, legislative staff, and potential investors.

Videos should be three minutes or less in length. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 14, 2026. For more information and the video submission application, visit Call for Videos page.

EPIC Grantees – Technology Showcase opportunity

EPIC grant recipients are invited to exhibit their clean energy innovations and unique technological products at the EPIC Symposium. Each year, the symposium highlights the latest EPIC technological developments that are helping California decarbonize its electricity sector safely, affordably, and equitably. Displays will be showcased in the CNRA building in Sacramento. Booth space, which includes a six-foot table and chairs, is limited. 

To exhibit your EPIC-funded innovation, please complete and submit the application form by Friday, August 21. For more information, please contact Adam Gottlieb at: EPICRegistration@energy.ca.gov.