MEUC Autumn Conference and Exhibition

MEUC Autumn Conference & Exhibition 2026 — Buying and Using Utilities Live Autumn 2026

The Next Three Years: Managing your energy and water portfolio through to 2030

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:00–17:00 at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC), Ansty Business Park, Coventry, United Kingdom.

Taking place as applications open for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), MEUC's autumn conference and exhibition brings major energy users together with industry experts to examine the decisions that will shape performance through to 2030 — relief eligibility, procurement strategy, flexibility opportunities, water resilience, capacity constraints and investment priorities.

Programme highlights

• 09:00 — Exhibition: registration, coffee and networking
• 09:50 — Conference begins; welcome from Peter Roper, Chairman, MEUC
• MEUC's opening challenge — the portfolio shock test
• Session 1: The Next Three Years — what large users need to change first
• Demand flexibility as a customer option: what can realistically move
• Relief, no relief and the business case: how support schemes change 2027–30 decisions
• The option stack: comparing supply, PPAs, on-site generation and risk on one page
• Engage, query and learn — open mic session

A leading UK gathering for major energy and water users, combining conference sessions with an exhibition of utility and energy solutions.