CREA Education Calendar
2026
| Course | Date | Location | Instructor | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grounding - Personal Protective Grounding & Shock Hazards Recognition | January 6, 2026 | Mountain View Electric - Falcon | Gary Zevenbergen | Click here |
| Webinar: NESC Extreme Wind & Ice Loading | January 13, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Generation to Distribution | January 13, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Principles of Leadership Session 1 | January 14-15, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Line Design & Staking #1 | January 19-22, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Director Course 2600: Director Duties & Liabilities | February 7, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Patrick Mangan | Click here |
| CREA Annual Meeting | February 7-11, 2026 | Grand Hyatt Denver | Click here | |
| Director Course 928.1: Artificial Intelligence and Electric Cooperatives | February 8, 2026 | Grand Hyatt Denver | Patrick Mangan & Kevin Sump | Click here |
| Webinar: Infrastructure Changes for the Green Revolution | February 10, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: The Transmission System | February 10, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Line Design & Staking #2 | February 16-19, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Principles of Leadership Session 2 | February 17-18, 2026 | Mountain View Electric - Falcon | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Line Design & Staking #3 | March 2-5, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Principles of Leadership Session 3 | March 10-11, 2026 | Yampa Valley Electric - Steamboat Springs | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Webinar: LED Flicker | March 24, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: The Electric Distribution System | March 24, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| O&E Conference | April 6-8, 2026 | Colorado Springs, Hosted by Mountain View Electric | Registration Pending | |
| CREMS Spring Meeting | April 8-9, 2026 | Holy Cross Energy - Glenwood Springs | Multiple | Registration Pending |
| Webinar: Pole Foundations | April 21, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Special Equipment: Transformers & Meters | April 21, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Emerging Leaders: Communicating with Skill | April 28-29, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| CREA HR Conference | May 11-13, 2026 | Poudre Valley REA - Fort Collins | Multiple | Registration Pending |
| Webinar: Pole Buckling | May 12, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Safety | May 12, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Emerging Leaders Program | May 19-20, 2026 | Holy Cross Energy - Glenwood Springs | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Webinar: Relay Coordinations | June 9, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: System Reliability and Resiliency | June 9, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Electric Cooperative Youth Tour | June 15-21, 2026 | Denver & Washington, D.C. | ||
| Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp | July 11-16, 2026 | Steamboat Springs, CO | ||
| CREA Safety & Loss Control Seminar | July 14-15, 2026 | Black Hawk, CO | Multiple | Registration Pending |
| Webinar: Protection Relays for High Impedance Faults | July 14, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Basic Public Utility Finance | July 14, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Transformer Banking | August 11, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Public Utility Finance: Revenue Requirements & Budgeting | August 11, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Emerging Leaders: Difficult Conversations & Giving Feedback | August 11-12, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| CREA IT Conference | August 25-26, 2026 | CREA - Lakewood | Multiple | Registration Pending |
| Emerging Leaders Program | September 8-9, 2026 | Poudre Valley REA - Fort Collins | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Webinar: Characteristics of Overhead Conductors | September 15, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Powering Public Utilities: Capital Plan Funding Strategies | September 15, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange | September 21-24, 2026 | Vail, CO | Registration Pending | |
| Webinar: Introduction to Power Supply Planning | October 13, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Cost of Service: The Foundation of Electric Utility Rate Setting | October 13, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Energy Innovations Summit & Fall Meeting | October 31 - November 3, 2026 | Westin Westminster | Registration Pending | |
| Director Course 2610: Understanding the Electric Business | October 31, 2026 | CREA | Registration Pending | |
| Director Course 909.1: Effective Governance in the Face of a Crisis | November 1, 2026 | Westin Westminster | Registration Pending | |
| Webinar: Microgrids | November 10, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Demand-Side Management Systems | December 8, 2026 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
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