{"id":85225,"date":"2026-02-11T20:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/891547744\/Ki4fSEH-q85rv_P0"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:28:24","slug":"dtech-2026-recap-connecting-utilities-technology-and-industry-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/dtech-2026-recap-connecting-utilities-technology-and-industry-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"DTECH 2026 Recap: Connecting Utilities, Technology, and Industry Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>@import url(&#8216;https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@100..900&amp;display=swap&#8217;); a { color: var(&#8211;color-primary-main); } .ebm-page__main h1, .ebm-page__main h2, .ebm-page__main h3, .ebm-page__main h4, .ebm-page__main h5, .ebm-page__main h6 { font-family: Inter; } body { line-height: 150%; letter-spacing: 0.025em; font-family: Inter; } button, .ebm-button-wrapper { font-family: Inter; } .label-style { text-transform: uppercase; color: var(&#8211;color-grey); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.75rem; } .caption-style { font-size: 0.75rem; opacity: .6; } #onetrust-pc-sdk [id*=btn-handler], #onetrust-pc-sdk [class*=btn-handler] { background-color: #007d6a !important; border-color: #007d6a !important; } #onetrust-policy a, #onetrust-pc-sdk a, #ot-pc-content a { color: #007d6a !important; } #onetrust-consent-sdk #onetrust-pc-sdk .ot-active-menu { border-color: #007d6a !important; } #onetrust-consent-sdk #onetrust-accept-btn-handler, #onetrust-banner-sdk #onetrust-reject-all-handler, #onetrust-consent-sdk #onetrust-pc-btn-handler.cookie-setting-link { background-color: #007d6a !important; border-color: #007d6a !important; } #onetrust-consent-sdk .onetrust-pc-btn-handler { color: #007d6a !important; border-color: #007d6a !important; } <\/p>\n<div class=\"web-body-blocks page-contents__content-body\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"block text\"><!--&gt;--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<section class=\"web-html\"><!--&gt;--><\/p>\n<div class=\"html\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"202\">DTECH 2026 brought the energy, the innovation and the people shaping the future of the electric power industry together under one roof\u2014and these photos capture some of those moments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"694\" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node>With more than 18,000 industry professionals and 684 exhibitors in attendance, and over 42% of participants representing utilities, DTECH\u00ae 2026 reflected the scale and breadth of today\u2019s power and energy sector. Sessions, keynote discussions and activity across the exhibit floor highlighted the operational, regulatory and technology issues currently shaping the industry. 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