The 2027 Program

Understand what comes next for Texas power.

ERCOT Power NEXT connects the policy changes, infrastructure decisions and investment strategies shaping the Texas power market. Explore how rising demand, evolving market rules and grid challenges affect what gets developed, financed and brought online.

January 25–27, 2027 Three Days · Two Tracks on Day Two Austin, TX

Agenda at a Glance

Three days exploring what comes next for Texas power.

2027 Program Session titles, times and formats are subject to change.

Day 01 7:30 AM–6:30 PM

Monday, January 25

A plenary day examining legislative priorities, Batch Zero, load growth, power supply, transmission expansion and local permitting, followed by a networking reception.

  1. Registration & Networking Breakfast
  2. Plenary Opening Announcements and Introductory Remarks by the Conference Chair
  3. Keynote Keynote Address: A Look Ahead at Energy Issues in the Current Legislative Session
  4. Plenary Panel Discussion: Energy Issues in the 90th Legislative Session—Assessing Their Potential Impacts
  5. Networking Break
  6. Keynote Keynote Address: Implementing Policy Changes in ERCOT
  7. Plenary Panel Discussion: Batch Zero - Assessing the Process and Its Potential Impacts in the ERCOT Market
  8. Group Luncheon
  9. Plenary Panel Discussion: Forecasting Load Growth in ERCOT: Where, When and How Much?
  10. Plenary Panel Discussion: Meeting the Needs of Large Load Customers: New BYOG Power Supply Paradigms, Hybrid Energy Campuses, and Deal Trends in ERCOT
  11. Networking Break
  12. Plenary Panel Discussion: The 765-kV Transmission Buildout: Is It the Best Way to Solve Power Delivery Issues in Texas?
  13. Plenary Panel Discussion: From Site Control to Community Support: Navigating Permitting and Local Engagement
  14. Networking Reception
Full Dual-Track Day
Day 02 8:00 AM–6:30 PM

Tuesday, January 26

Concurrent sessions on ERCOT Market Reforms and Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT, followed by a networking reception.

  1. Registration & Networking Breakfast
  2. Shared Program Opening Announcements and Introductory Remarks by the Conference Chair
  3. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: How Will Resource Adequacy Be Met in the ERCOT Market?
  4. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: Where Will Value Be Created in ERCOT Over the Next Decade?
  5. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: Beyond 4CP: How Will New ERCOT Cost Allocation Methods Affect Grid Expansion?
  6. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: Maximizing Asset Value: Optimization Strategies for a Changing ERCOT Market
  7. Networking Break
  8. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: Large Loads in ERCOT: Impacts of SB 6 and Other Policies on Data Center Development
  9. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: Managing Supply & Demand Balance in ERCOT
  10. Group Luncheon
  11. ERCOT Market Reforms Presentation To Be Announced
  12. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Presentation To Be Announced
  13. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: Securing Texas Power: Managing Cyber, Physical and Energy-Security Risks
  14. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: Assessing Locational Value for Powering Large Loads: Solving for Power, Water, Cooling and Grid Access in Siting
  15. ERCOT Market Reforms Presentation To Be Announced
  16. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Presentation To Be Announced
  17. Networking Break
  18. ERCOT Market Reforms Presentation To Be Announced
  19. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Presentation To Be Announced
  20. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: Balancing Investment Needs with Affordability in Energy Infrastructure Development in ERCOT
  21. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: The Growing Role of Distributed Energy Resources and ADER in Asset Portfolios: VPPs, Onsite Generation & Microgrids
  22. ERCOT Market Reforms Panel Discussion: Can Demand Response Provide Much-Needed Flexibility in the ERCOT Market?
  23. Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT Panel Discussion: Implementing Inverter-Based Resource Ride-Through Requirements in ERCOT
  24. Networking Reception
Day 03 7:30 AM–Noon

Wednesday, January 27

A closing plenary on advanced generation technologies, project financing and energy asset M&A, with the summit concluding at noon.

  1. Registration & Networking Breakfast
  2. Plenary Opening Announcements and Introductory Remarks by the Conference Chair
  3. Plenary Panel Discussion: Impacts of Advanced Nuclear, Geothermal, and Other Low Emission Dispatchable Generation in ERCOT
  4. Networking Break
  5. Plenary Panel Discussion: Financing ERCOT Projects in Today's Capital Markets: Managing Tax-Credit, FEOC/PFE and Procurement Risks
  6. Plenary Panel Discussion: Deploying Capital in ERCOT: Perspectives on Energy Asset M&A and Deal Trends
  7. Summit adjourns

The 2027 Market Agenda

One ERCOT market. Two focused tracks.

Shared plenary sessions on Days One and Three frame the policy, infrastructure and financing outlook. On Day Two, concurrent tracks explore how market reforms affect development and how investors and operators can position assets for ERCOT’s next phase of growth.

ERCOT Market Reforms

The rules shaping what gets built.

Examine how evolving reliability requirements, cost allocation methods and large-load policies affect infrastructure development, project economics and the customers powering Texas’ growth.

  • Resource adequacy and the outlook for reliability
  • Transmission cost allocation beyond 4CP
  • SB 6 and policies affecting data center development
  • Cyber, physical and energy-security risks
  • Infrastructure investment and electricity affordability
  • Demand response and large-load flexibility
Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT

Finding value. Improving performance.

Explore where value can be created across ERCOT and how asset owners, developers and investors are adapting siting, operating and portfolio strategies to changing market conditions and grid requirements.

  • Investment opportunities across generation and storage
  • Asset optimization and revenue strategies
  • Managing supply and demand balance
  • Site selection: power, water, cooling and grid access
  • Distributed resources, ADER, VPPs and microgrids
  • Inverter-based resource ride-through requirements

The 2027 ERCOT Outlook

Connect market changes to project decisions.

Across three days, shared plenary sessions and two concurrent Day Two tracks connect Texas power policy with infrastructure development, investment opportunities and asset performance.

ERCOT Market Reforms

Examine how resource adequacy, transmission cost allocation, large-load policies, security requirements and demand response could reshape infrastructure development, project economics and electricity affordability.

Market Rules & Development Impacts

Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT

Explore investment opportunities, asset optimization, supply-demand balancing and site selection, alongside the growing role of distributed resources and evolving inverter-based resource requirements.

Investment Strategy & Operational Performance
Explore the Full Agenda

January 25–27, 2027 · Austin, TX

Plan your next move with the people shaping Texas power.

Join ERCOT Power NEXT 2027 for three days of market insights, focused discussions and networking with policymakers, developers, utility leaders, large-load experts and investors.

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