Registration is now open for the 2025 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Energy. The forum, held by the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University, will take place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the NC State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

Approximately 14 million people are expected to call North Carolina “home” by the year 2050 – an increase of 3.8 million people since 2020. Currently, electricity demand in North Carolina is growing at the fastest rate seen in 30 years. The 2025 Emerging Issues Forum will examine the demands being placed on North Carolina’s energy infrastructure as a result of an influx of energy-intensive businesses, increasing adoption of electric vehicles, population growth, extreme weather events and more.

NCCETC’s Clean Transportation Program Director, Heather Brutz, will be speaking at this event.