Western Power NEXT

The Western U.S. is at the center of North America's clean energy transformation. 

From California's aggressive decarbonization agenda and the Pacific Northwest's leadership in hydropower, transmission innovation, and growing data center development, to the Mountain West's vast renewable resource potential, unprecedented investment is flowing into solar, storage, transmission, natural gas, geothermal, hydrogen, and emerging energy technologies. At the same time, soaring electricity demand driven by AI, data centers, electrification, and economic growth is creating new opportunities for project developers, utilities, investors, energy buyers, and policymakers across the region. The race is on to build the next generation of energy infrastructure that will power the West for decades to come. 

Yet the path forward is becoming increasingly complex. Across California, the Pacific Northwest, the Desert Southwest, and the Mountain West, transmission constraints, interconnection backlogs, permitting challenges, evolving market structures, shifting federal and state policies, reliability concerns, and mounting pressure to meet growing load demand are reshaping the development landscape. Success now requires a deeper understanding of regional power markets, emerging procurement strategies, financing trends, and the policy and regulatory developments influencing investment decisions across state lines.  

Western Power NEXT is where the leaders driving the Western energy transition come together to navigate these challenges and capitalize on the opportunities ahead. 

Bringing together the industry's most influential developers, utilities, investors, energy buyers, policymakers, regulators, technology providers, and infrastructure leaders, Western Power NEXT delivers the market intelligence, strategic insights, and high-level networking needed to succeed in one of the world's most dynamic energy markets. 

Join the conversations shaping the future of clean energy as experts examine the critical issues impacting the region, including transmission expansion, interconnection reform, power market evolution, AI-driven load growth, energy storage deployment, project finance, permitting and siting, emerging technologies, and state and federal policy developments. 

Whether you're developing projects, procuring clean power, financing infrastructure, managing grid reliability, or shaping energy policy, Western Power NEXT offers an unmatched opportunity to connect with decision-makers, build strategic partnerships, and gain the actionable intelligence needed to compete and grow in the rapidly evolving Western energy landscape.