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July 14 - 16, 2026  |  Hyatt Regency Austin  |  Austin, TX

Data Center Developers, Policymakers, Utilities & Power Generators Come Together to Explore How to Meet the Challenges & Seize the Opportunities to Meet a Generational Increase in Load

AI and other data centers seeking power have surged, illustrated by a 300% increase in interconnection requests in ERCOT alone over the course of 2025. The radical increase in the amount of electricity needed to reliably power new data centers is a generational opportunity for the energy industry to grow—and grow profitably. With most data centers seeking vast amounts of power by the 2028-2029 period, speed to power issues are dominating energy policy at the federal level, while state legislators and regulators are responding to public fears of increasing power costs with new policies aimed at changing the dynamics of powering data centers. PowerUp Data Centers - Infrastructure will focus on:

  • How massive new hybrid data/power facilities are tapping into a wide range of generation technologies
  • Innovative solutions to provide initial ramp-up and bridge gaps to full interconnection with the grid
  • The possibility of sourcing power from legacy generation
  • New interconnection processes for large loads
  • Fast-tracking the addition of massive amounts of generation and transmission
  • New financing structures that combine commercial real estate and project finance tenets

PowerUp Data Centers - Infrastructure will provide a detailed analysis of the mix of solutions that the energy industry are using to power data center facilities in the near-term, as well as the pathways by which those centers may transition to lower emission and more economic long-term power supplies.

The event will bring together data center developers, policymakers, utilities and renewable energy providers to discuss:

  • How policy, energy infrastructure planning, power procurements and energy investments across North America are changing in response to the unprecedented increases in data center demand
  • The pluses and minuses of using collocated projects, onsite power supplies, microgrids, and other solutions to provide reliable power to data centers NOW
  • The impacts of new interconnection and transmission planning processes on the timelines for connecting data centers to the grid, and the development of new processes for interconnecting large loads

 

  • The roles that gas-fired generation, wind, solar, storage, microgrids, and nuclear power can play in meeting the enormous near term demands of data centers
  • How the sometimes-competing goals of securing power supplies immediately vs meeting corporate clean energy goals are affecting power supply deals, tariff structures, and local permitting
  • What investors, lenders, and other players are looking for in terms of contracts, tariffs, and other arrangements in order to finance data center developments and their associated power projects

 

Attend PowerUp Data Centers - Infrastructure to network with and learn from key decision-makers, leading players, and your peers about how the industry can meet the challenges and seize this remarkable opportunity to profitably meet the power needs of a wave of hyperscale data centers.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS

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Speaker profile image for Commissioner Kelsey Bagot

Commissioner Kelsey Bagot

VIRGINIA STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
Speaker profile image for Jeff Billo

Jeff Billo

Vice President, Interconnection & Grid Analysis, ERCOT
Speaker profile image for Lindsey Bruner

Lindsey Bruner

Chief Operating Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
Speaker profile image for Jared Carl

Jared Carl

Global AI Data Center Lead, NVIDIA
Speaker profile image for Matthew Chambliss

Matthew Chambliss

Executive Vice President, Commercial Energy & Strategy, ALIGNED DATA CENTERS
Speaker profile image for Gu Yoon Chung

Gu Yoon Chung

Executive Vice President, Head of Energy, SAMSUNG
Speaker profile image for Matt Field

Matt Field

Chief Real Estate Officer, CRUSOE
Speaker profile image for Jennifer Galaway, PE

Jennifer Galaway, PE

Senior Manager, Transmission Strategy & Regulation, PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
Speaker profile image for Marc Keyser

Marc Keyser

Regional Director, Consumer Affairs, MISO
Speaker profile image for Commissioner Jesus "René" Lopez, Jr.

Commissioner Jesus "René" Lopez, Jr.

ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
Speaker profile image for Michael McNamara

Michael McNamara

Chief Executive Officer, LANCIUM
Speaker profile image for Sharon Midgley

Sharon Midgley

Vice President, Regulatory Policy, CONSTELLATION
Speaker profile image for Commissioner Stacey Paradis

Commissioner Stacey Paradis

ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION
Speaker profile image for Lisa Ryder

Lisa Ryder

Senior Vice President and Team Lead, KEYBANK
Speaker profile image for Ghassan Saroor

Ghassan Saroor

Director of Power Generation and Transmission, CYRUSONE
Speaker profile image for James Schichtl

James Schichtl

Vice President,
Regulatory Strategy,
EL PASO ELECTRIC
Speaker profile image for Julie Thompson

Julie Thompson

Vice President, Power Development, COMPASS DATACENTERS
Speaker profile image for Leo Wang

Leo Wang

Vice President,
Capital Markets and
Corporate Development,
CANAAN
Speaker profile image for Rafael Wilches

Rafael Wilches

Director, Transmission Development & Technical Support, PSEG
Speaker profile image for TJ Winter

TJ Winter

Vice President, Strategic Technologies, FLUENCE - A SIEMENS AND AES COMPANY

    ADVISORY BOARD

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    Speaker profile image for Dino Barajas

    Dino Barajas

    Chair of Project Finance Practice Group (Americas), BAKER BOTTS
    Speaker profile image for Gilbert Chauny

    Gilbert Chauny

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner, EOS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
    Speaker profile image for Allison Clements

    Allison Clements

    Partner,
    ASG GROUP,
    Principal,
    804 ADVISORY LLC,
    Former Commissioner,
    FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)
    Speaker profile image for Sean Farney

    Sean Farney

    Vice President, Data Center Strategy, JONES, LANG, LASALLE (JLL)
    Speaker profile image for Rich Glick

    Rich Glick

    Principal,
    GQ NEW ENERGY STRATEGIES,
    Former Chair,
    FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)
    Speaker profile image for Rob Gramlich

    Rob Gramlich

    President, GRID STRATEGIES LLC
    Speaker profile image for Pol Lezcano

    Pol Lezcano

    Director, Market Intelligence, CBRE
    Speaker profile image for Travis Lowder

    Travis Lowder

    Senior Project Manager and Business Development, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
    Speaker profile image for Sharon Midgley

    Sharon Midgley

    Vice President, Regulatory Policy, CONSTELLATION
    Speaker profile image for Brad Richter

    Brad Richter

    Senior Vice President, Energy, HUT 8 CORP
    Speaker profile image for Samantha Robertson

    Samantha Robertson

    Director, Global Energy Strategy, BITDEER
    Speaker profile image for Ani Rouskova

    Ani Rouskova

    Partner, EOS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
    Speaker profile image for Karla Teixeira Moran

    Karla Teixeira Moran

    Economic Development, Salt River Project
    Speaker profile image for Bill Thomas

    Bill Thomas

    Chief Energy Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
    Speaker profile image for Judson Tillinghast

    Judson Tillinghast

    Grid Solutions & Strategic Projects, APS
    Speaker profile image for Joel Yu

    Joel Yu

    Senior Vice President, Policy & External Affairs, EROCK

      HEAR FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS & EXPERTS

      • 804 Advisory LLC
      • A Better Choice Consulting, LLC
      • Aligned Data Centers
      • Akin
      • Arizona Corporation Commission
      • Arroyo Investors
      • Ascend Analytics
      • ASG Group
      • Baker Botts
      • BDO
      • Bitdeer
      • Bracewell
      • BrightNight
      • Canaan
      • CBRE Energy
      • CFO Services
      • CleanArc Data Centers
      • Compass Datacenters
      • Constellation Energy
      • CounterpointeSRE
      • Crusoe
      • CyrusOne
      • Data Center Coalition
      • Davies
      • EDP
      • El Paso Electric
      • Energy Vault
      • Enerzinx
      • Enverus
      • ENGIE North America
      • EOS Capital Advisors
      • ERCOT
      • ERock
      • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (former Commissioners)
      • Fluence - A Siemens and AES Company
      • GreeneHurlocker
      • Grenergy USA
      • GQS New Energy Strategies
      • Hanwha Renewables
      • Husch Blackwell
      • I Squared Capital
      • Illinois Commerce Commission
      • Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc.
      • Lancium
      • Marathon Capital
      • McGuireWoods
      • MISO
      • Morgan Lewis
      • Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
      • NVIDIA
      • ON.energy
      • Orrick
      • PEI
      • PIQ Energy
      • Portland General Electric
      • PSEG
      • Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
      • Rayburn Electric Cooperative
      • Reliability Engine
      • REV Renewables
      • Rye Development
      • Salt River Project
      • Samsung
      • Satoshi Energy
      • Schneider Electric
      • Serena
      • SPP
      • Stak Energy
      • Swift Current Energy
      • Texas Blockchain Council
      • Texas House of Representatives
      • The University of Texas at Austin
      • TKO Energy Capital, LLC
      • Troutman Pepper Locke
      • Vertiv
      • Virginia State Corporation Commission
      • Weil
      • X Energy

      WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

      Data Center Developers, Owners, and Operators

      Utilities, Co-ops and Public Powers

      Engineering/EPC Service Providers

      Consulting, Analytics, and Platform Providers

      REITs & Real Estate Investors

      Lenders

      Corporate Data Center Customers

      Renewable Energy, Generation, Storage

      & Microgrid Developers

      Law Firms

      Generation and Transmission Technology

      OEMs and Suppliers

      Infrastructure Investors

      2025 RECAP

      440+
      Event Participants
      70
      Expert Speakers
      19
      Content-Packed Sessions

      PAST PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

        Data Centers / Digital Infra. Developers

      • Aligned Data Centers
      • CFEX, Inc
      • CleanArc Centers
      • First Mile Development
      • CleanArc Data Centers
      • ETX Upstream
      • Forsite Infrastructure
      • CyrusOne
      • DC Grid, Inc.
      • Gateway Digital Infrastructure
      • Google
      • Green Data USA
      • Hut 8 Corp.
      • IRG Data
      • Soluna
      • Southport Partners
      • Virideas Holdings

        Utilities

      • AEP
      • Basin Electric Power Cooperative
      • Central Hudson Gas & Electric
      • Dominion Energy
      • Pacific Gas & Electric Co
      • Portland General Electric (PGE)
      • Salt River Project
      • SERC Reliability Corporation
      • Vistra Corp

        Power Providers

      • AEP Energy
      • Apex Clean Energy
      • Arevon Energy
      • Avantus
      • Candela Renewables
      • Constellation Energy
      • Enel Green Power
      • ENGIE
      • ERock
      • FlexGen
      • Forsite Infrastructure
      • Geronimo Power
      • Lightsource bp
      • LS Power
      • Prologis
      • Repsol Renewables NA
      • Savion Energy
      • Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP
      • Shell Energy North America

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      Hyatt Regency Austin
      208 Barton Springs Rd
      Austin, TX 78704
      Phone: (512) 477-1234 

      Room Rate: $199 
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      Cutoff Date: Monday, June 22, 2026 
      Group Name: PowerUp Data Centers 2026 


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