For Wind Operators
Blade health, performance, and downtime — sessions led by asset managers and engineers running real portfolios at scale.
- Blade asset management
- Performance benchmarking
- Predictive maintenance
North American Customer Forum · Oct 5 reception · Oct 6–7 forum · MGM Grand Detroit
Early Bird $600 · through Jun 30Register
North American Customer Forum · 2026
SkySpecs Customer Forum
2026.
Where the industry talks to itself.
Two working days for owner/operators and industry peers across wind, solar, and CMS — peer-to-peer sessions, candid panels, and the Horizon roadmap, unfiltered.
Oct 5 reception · Oct 6–7 forumMGM Grand Detroit · Michigan
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Early-bird $600 through Jun 30, 2026 · $750 thereafter. Seats are limited.
2days
Working program
Plus welcome reception
3tracks
Parallel breakouts
Wind · Solar · CMS
100%
Peer-to-peer
No vendor pitches
1room
Single-track keynotes
Everyone in the conversation
Who it’s for
Three tracks. One room.
Sessions run in parallel on day one. The program is designed for owner/operators with mixed-fleet responsibilities — cross over when it’s relevant, stay focused when it’s not.
New 2026For Solar Operators
New track at the Forum. Horizon Solar joins the platform — connected operations, intelligent automation, scalable workflows.
- Connected operations
- AI-prioritized issues
- Standardized workflows
For CMS & Performance
Condition monitoring, anomaly detection, and the analytics workflows that turn signal into action across mixed fleets.
- Anomaly detection
- Mixed-fleet analytics
- SCADA & sensor fusion
Why attend
Six reasons owner/operators clear their October calendars.
The SkySpecs Customer Forum has become a fixed point on the operational calendar — a small, focused gathering of the people actually running wind and solar portfolios across North America.
The room does the work.
Every session runs under Chatham House norms. What operators say here stays here — so the conversations you actually need to have can happen.
Peer benchmarks, not vendor decks.
Asset managers, blade engineers, and performance analysts present what they’ve learned operating real portfolios at scale.
The Horizon roadmap, unfiltered.
Product and engineering leads present what’s shipping, what’s under consideration, and what they need to hear from you. Day-two user groups are working meetings, not demos.
Three tracks, one building.
Wind, Solar, and CMS & Performance run in parallel on day one. Attend what’s relevant; cross over when it’s not.
Conversations that don’t fit a ticket.
Roundtables and optional 1:1s on day two exist for the complex, context-dependent questions that don’t resolve over email.
Detroit in October.
The city is worth the trip on its own terms. MGM Grand sits on the edge of downtown and Corktown — close to everything that matters.
The Program
In curation.
Every session is being curated with input from owner/operators, the Horizon team, and 2025 attendee feedback. We’ll publish the full schedule when it’s worth your calendar.
Live · Program teamNow
Reviewing 2025 attendee feedback…
Confirming keynote speakers…
Curating the Wind track…
Drafting Horizon roadmap session…
Locking workshop facilitators…
Designing roundtable formats…
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Targeting public reveal · Late spring 2026Phase 01
Themes set
Wind · Solar · CMS · Roadmap
Phase 02
Speakers curated
Practitioner-led roster
Phase 03
Sessions in review
Workshops, panels, roundtables
Phase 04
Schedule published
Late spring 2026
Topics in research · partial list0+ candidate themes
Blade-life economicsPredictive ROI benchmarksPerformance baselinesAI in operationsMixed-fleet analyticsSolar O&M at scaleLightning risk modelingHorizon Q3 roadmapCompliance updatesVendor consolidationOwner-operator economicsRepair workflow standardizationBlade-life economicsPredictive ROI benchmarksPerformance baselinesAI in operationsMixed-fleet analyticsSolar O&M at scaleLightning risk modelingHorizon Q3 roadmapCompliance updatesVendor consolidationOwner-operator economicsRepair workflow standardization
Have a topic we should cover?
We're actively shaping this — send what your team wants to leave Detroit knowing. Suggestions go straight to the program team.
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Session blocks · in progress
Reserve now to lock the early-bird rate — the full program publishes ahead of the conference, and your seat is held regardless of the final schedule.
Reserve at $600
Now on the Platform · New for 2026
Horizon Solar.
Scale faster with one connected platform for intelligent solar operations. Horizon Solar unifies fragmented inspection and repair data, standardizes workflows across sites, and uses AI to identify and prioritize the issues that move the needle.
Intelligent automation
AI identifies and prioritizes asset issues across your portfolio.
Connected data
One platform for inspection, repair, and field data — no more silos.
Standardized workflows
Same process across teams and sites; new contractors onboard fast.
Scale without headcount
Grow your portfolio without proportional growth in operations team.
The Place
MGM Grand Detroit.
The first year the Forum is held in Detroit. MGM Grand sits on the edge of downtown and Corktown — close to Michigan Central, the riverfront, and the rest of the city worth seeing.
Venue
MGM Grand Detroit
Address
1777 Third Street · Detroit, MI 48226
Hotel block
Shared with registered attendees after confirmation
Time zone
America / Detroit · GMT−04
Detroit · Michigan
First year in Detroit.
42.3315°N · 83.0466°W
Photo · Venti Views · Unsplash
After the Sessions
What to do in Detroit.
From MGM you’re on the edge of downtown and Corktown: rail history, barbecue, jazz rooms, the river, and museums that were serious long before the comeback narrative arrived. Take it straight.
Michigan Central Station
ArchitectureRestored Corktown rail station — the comeback story you can walk through.
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Guardian Building
ArchitectureArt Deco banking lobby that still makes modern interiors look timid.
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Detroit RiverWalk
WalkFour-plus miles of river path; downtown’s rare scenic walk.
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Alpino
FoodCorktown Alpine cooking with restraint — dinner feels chosen, not scheduled.
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Slows Bar BQ
FoodCorktown barbecue institution across from Michigan Central.
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Cliff Bell’s
MusicRestored Art Deco jazz room — a real drink and music that doesn’t apologize.
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Eastern Market
FoodHistoric market sheds, murals, and Saturday momentum.
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Detroit Institute of Arts
MuseumSerious collection, Rivera murals — corrects any thin read on Detroit.
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Motown Museum
MusicHitsville U.S.A.; small rooms, large consequences.
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Add a day on either side.
Hours change · reserve dinner in advance · check museum availability
Registration
Two tiers. One deadline that matters.
Reserve before June 30, 2026 for the $600 early-bird rate. After that, it’s $750. Same forum, same program — the price reflects when you decided.
Live · Best Rate
Early Bird
$600USD
Through June 30, 2026
Best rate for the same full forum access.
- Welcome reception (Mon, Oct 5)
- Both working days (Tue–Wed)
- All keynotes, panels, and breakouts
- Horizon user-group sessions
- Group dinner (Tue evening)
- Closing lunch (Wed)
Opens Jul 1, 2026
Standard
$750USD
From July 1, 2026
Same full access — price reflects when you register.
- Welcome reception (Mon, Oct 5)
- Both working days (Tue–Wed)
- All keynotes, panels, and breakouts
- Horizon user-group sessions
- Group dinner (Tue evening)
- Closing lunch (Wed)
Opens July 1, 2026
Questions about group rates or sponsorships? Contact the team →
Looking back
Last year, in Ann Arbor.
The Format
Small, focused, peer-to-peer.
Illustrative · Headway / Unsplash
Edition
2025
Host
Weber’s
City
Ann Arbor
The North American Customer Forum has become a fixed point on the operational calendar for SkySpecs customers.
The 2025 gathering at Weber’s Boutique Hotel in Ann Arbor drew a small, focused group — asset managers, engineers, and analysts who came to work through real problems in a setting designed for that kind of conversation. The format holds: peer-to-peer, interactive, and intentionally off the record.
2026 takes the format forward
Detroit · MGM Grand · Oct 5–7