RE+ Southeast

About this event

RE+ Southeast — Global Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Buyer Research Brief

Event overview: RE+ Southeast is a region-focused clean energy trade event centered on solar, storage, electrification, energy management, and the broader ecosystem that powers decarbonization. Compared with larger national shows, RE+ Southeast is designed to concentrate demand and partnerships in the U.S. Southeast and to bring together decision-makers from utilities, IPPs, commercial/industrial (C&I) energy buyers, EPCs, installers, financing, and technology providers.

Typical event positioning: RE+ Southeast functions like a “market connector” for renewable generation and grid modernization—where project developers, channel partners, and procurement-influencing leaders meet product, technology, and services teams that can support pipeline growth in the region.

1️⃣ Who attends (BUYERS / ATTENDEES)

RE+ Southeast attracts a mix of buyers and high-influence attendees. Not every attendee is a direct procurement decision-maker, but many hold roles that shape purchasing, vendor selection, project feasibility, and partner onboarding.

Main buyer and attendee groups usually include:

• Developers & project owners: renewable project development, land acquisition partners, and portfolio management teams.
• Utilities, grid and energy operators: energy planning, interconnection, grid modernization, DER integration, and reliability teams.
• EPCs & installers: solar EPC firms, electrical contractors, integrators, and storage/EMS installers.
• Commercial & industrial (C&I) procurement influencers: corporate sustainability, facilities, and energy management decision-makers exploring PPAs, on-site solar, and storage.
• Energy storage and EMS stakeholders: companies focused on battery systems, power electronics, inverter/PCS solutions, and energy management software.
• Finance, leasing & project capital ecosystem: lenders, tax equity participants, and specialized clean energy financing teams.
• Market enablers & channel partners: distributors, wholesalers, engineering consultants, permitting/workforce partners, and compliance specialists.
• Manufacturers & technology providers: hardware and software teams targeting deployment across solar, storage, and grid-support solutions.
• Policy, industry associations & ecosystem collaborators: organizations that influence adoption and accelerate market readiness.

Buyer-centric attendee roles to prioritize:

• VP/Director of Renewable Energy Development, Distributed Energy, or Energy Strategy
• Head of Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Vendor Management (utility/E&P/C&I)
• Project Development Manager, Program Manager, Interconnection Manager
• Director/Head of Energy Storage, Battery Systems Lead, EMS Product/Implementation Lead
• EPC Operations Lead, Regional Installation Director, Partner Channel Manager
• Engineering/Systems Architect, Grid Integration Engineer, Solution Consultant
• Financing / Capital Markets: Director of Project Finance, Clean Energy Investment Lead, Tax Equity/Structured Finance roles
• Sustainability & Facilities Energy: VP Sustainability, Director of Energy Management, Head of Corporate ESG-linked CapEx planning

2️⃣ Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

Location: RE+ Southeast is staged in a major Southeast U.S. convention venue (city and venue can shift by year). For buyer research planning, we treat it as a regional market event for the U.S. Southeast with strong national participation.

Common geographic origin of attendees (typical pattern):

• Primary: Southeast U.S. utilities, EPCs, and C&I developers across states like Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Carolinas.
• Secondary: National installers, national developers, and technology providers based in Midwest, West, and Northeast markets who want Southeast pipeline access.
• International: Smaller presence from global OEMs and storage/solar technology companies with U.S. operations (usually via exhibitor delegations, not the bulk attendee population).

Best geographic targeting strategy:

• Prioritize Southeast HQ locations plus regional engineering/project offices.
• Target companies with active project pipelines in the Southeast even if HQ is elsewhere.
• For utilities/grid integration and major C&I buyers, prioritize state presence and interconnection territory alignment.

3️⃣ Audience reach (Local / National / Global)

Reach type: Strong regional focus with national pull and select global participation.

• Local/Regional: High—because the show is intentionally designed to accelerate clean energy deployment across the Southeast.
• National: Medium to high—many national EPCs, developers, OEMs, finance partners, and grid-tech providers attend to secure regional projects and partnerships.
• Global: Low to medium—mostly exhibitor-driven (international OEM teams or technology partnerships).

Why that reach matters for buyer research: RE+ Southeast is ideal for building a list of buyer organizations that want Southeast-specific leads—meaning the attendee mix often includes people who can act on regional procurement cycles, partnerships, and deployment timelines.

4️⃣ Sample buyer company names (BUYERS ONLY) + Websites

Below is an illustrative set of buyer-leaning organizations likely to have strong relevance to RE+ Southeast’s solar/storage/clean energy ecosystem. These are formatted as sample accounts for outreach/testing and should be validated for exhibitor participation and role fit for the specific event year.

Important note: “Buyers-only” here means companies that typically purchase, procure, develop, integrate, or finance clean energy solutions—not generic media or unrelated service providers.

Sample Buyer Table (15–20 Accounts)

How to use this table: We can translate these accounts into a target list with specific job-title targeting and location filters that match the Southeast footprint for the event year.

5️⃣ Job profiles, industries & event type

Best job profiles to target (high probability of buying influence):

• Utility/DER leadership: Director/Manager Distributed Energy Resources, Grid Modernization, Interconnection Programs
• Renewable development: VP/Director Renewable Development, Project Development Manager, Head of Origination
• Storage/EMS leadership: Director Energy Storage, VP Storage Solutions, EMS Implementation Lead, Systems Integration Lead
• EPC/installer leadership: Regional Installation Director, Director EPC Procurement, Partner Channel Manager
• Procurement leadership: Head of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Director, Vendor Management
• Finance/capital allocation: Director Clean Energy Finance, Structured Finance Manager, Investment Lead
• Sustainability & C&I energy: Sustainability Director, Head of Energy Management, ESG-linked CapEx Planner
• Engineering & solutions: Grid Integration Engineer, Power Systems Engineer, Solution Consultant (often supports selection)

Industries to prioritize (based on the clean energy ecosystem and common event attendee mix):

• Oil & Energy
• Renewables & Environment
• Utilities
• Logistics & Supply Chain (for project materials and channel distribution)
• Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing (solar/storage hardware ecosystem)
• Industrial Automation (grid and energy systems integration)
• Computer Software and Information Technology & Services (EMS, optimization, monitoring, data platforms)
• Machinery (balance-of-system and power infrastructure)
• Professional Training & Coaching (installer/workforce enablement, if relevant to your product)

Event type fit:

• Trade show / conference-style expo
• Clean energy market engagement (solar + storage + grid enablement)
• Partnership and vendor discovery ecosystem

6️⃣ Estimated attendance (expected total footfall)

Attendance estimate: We recommend treating RE+ Southeast as a mid-sized-to-large regional market event with a meaningful number of attendees, exhibitors, and hosted meeting activity.

How we estimate realistically:

• Footfall is typically concentrated in expo halls and meeting zones.
• Buyer density is influenced by whether your targeted product category is heavily represented by sponsors/exhibitors.
• Utilities and EPC attendees often appear in “waves” around key sessions, partner days, and storage/DER-related tracks.

To finalize an accurate “expected attendance” number for the correct year: please share the event year (or the event page link). We can then align the attendance and buyer-density expectations to that exact edition.

7️⃣ Key focus areas & buyer engagement

Core focus areas typically include:

• Solar deployment pathways: procurement readiness, installation capacity, supply chain planning
• Energy storage commercialization: project feasibility, system sizing, integration approaches
• Energy management systems (EMS) & optimization: software platforms, monitoring, interoperability
• Grid modernization and DER integration: interconnection, reliability, power quality
• Electrification & load growth: demand profiles, managed charging, industrial electrification trends
• Business models: financing structures, PPA/lease models, partnership frameworks
• Compliance & standards: safety, performance validation, permitting workflows

How buyers engage at this kind of show:

• Short-list vendor behavior: many buyers already have vendor preferences and come to validate integrations, performance, and partner reliability.
• Project pipeline discussions: attendees often ask “what will work in the Southeast market” (interconnection realities, permitting, and installation capacity).
• Partnership-led evaluation: EPC/installer and channel leaders focus on solution fit and speed-to-deploy.
• Storage and EMS demos: concentrated interest in measurement, control, dispatch strategies, and monitoring.

8️⃣ Client-product fit note (buyers who match the specific needs we should prioritize)

For RE+ Southeast, the “best buyers” depend heavily on what your client product actually does.

Please share your client website (URL), and we will review it and return:

• The most relevant buyer segments for that product (utilities vs EPCs vs developers vs finance vs C&I buyers)
• The best job titles to target for that exact product category
• The highest-fit industries using the industry framework you referenced
• A refined buyer short-list that matches RE+ Southeast’s typical attendee structure

While we wait for the client URL, here are the buyer segment directions we would align to typical product types:

• If the product is solar hardware (modules, mounting, BOS): prioritize EPC procurement leaders, channel partnerships, regional installation directors.
• If the product is energy storage hardware (batteries, PCS/inverters, containerized systems): prioritize storage strategy, project development, and grid integration roles.
• If the product is EMS/software (optimization, monitoring, DER orchestration): prioritize EMS implementation leads, energy management software product owners, grid integration technologists.
• If the product is grid services (integration, compliance tooling, performance validation): prioritize utility DER/grid modernization managers and solution architects.
• If the product is financing/investment enablement: prioritize structured finance and investment leads within clean energy and portfolio managers.
• If the product is workforce/training: prioritize installer training program leaders and contractor enablement teams.

Next step from your side: send the client website URL, and confirm whether the client sells into utilities, EPC/installers, developers, C&I energy buyers, or finance. Then we will produce the best-fit buyer list for RE+ Southeast.

9️⃣ Final recommendation (who should be prioritized for RE+ Southeast)

RE+ Southeast is a strong event for building a buyer list for clean energy deployment across the Southeast. The event is most valuable when the outreach is positioned around real deployment needs: interconnection realities, storage integration, project pipeline execution, and speed-to-partnering in the region.

Top buyer segments to prioritize (default hierarchy before product URL is shared):

1. Utilities and DER/grid modernization leadership
2. Storage and EMS stakeholders
3. EPCs/installers with Southeast execution footprint
4. Renewable developers and project owners
5. Financing/investment ecosystem partners
6. C&I sustainability and facilities energy leaders

Quality rating for attendee-list/buyer-style data work (directional): 8.5/10 when we can properly match the client product category to the right buyer segment. Rating drops if the outreach targets generic titles that don’t map to procurement, partner onboarding, or project execution.

Action required to finalize the “best buyers” for your client: share the client website URL so we can identify the exact best buyer profiles for RE+ Southeast.

Quick question for us to proceed: What is the client website URL, and what does the product primarily sell (solar hardware / storage / EMS software / engineering services / financing / training)?