ERCOT Power NEXT 2027

Date

January 25, 2027

Organization

Infocast

Format

In-Person

Location

Austin, TX

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About

The conference examines policy, market, infrastructure, and investment decisions shaping the Texas power system. Its two tracks cover ERCOT Market Reforms and Investment & Asset Optimization in ERCOT. Topics include resource adequacy; transmission cost allocation beyond 4CP; SB 6 and data center development; cyber, physical, and energy-security risks; infrastructure investment and electricity affordability; demand response and large-load flexibility; generation and storage investment; asset optimization and revenue strategies; supply-and-demand balance; site selection based on power, water, cooling, and grid access; distributed resources, ADER, virtual power plants, microgrids, and inverter-based resource ride-through requirements. Agenda sessions include “Energy Issues in the 90th Legislative Session—Assessing Their Potential Impacts” and “Batch Zero - Assessing the Process and Its Potential Impacts in the ERCOT Market.”

Speakers(9)

Ned Bonskowski

Vice President, Texas Regulatory Policy, Vistra Corp.

Giovanni Capriglione

President, Digital Infrastructure Network

Carl Cho

Director, Clean Energy Finance, Citigroup Global Markets

Keith Collins

Vice President of Commercial Operations, ERCOT

Cameron Poursoltan

Director, Energy Policy – Texas, Data Center Coalition

Barry Smitherman

Chairman, President & Co-Founder, Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance

Joel Spenadel

Executive Director, Energy Investments, J.P. Morgan

Randa Stephenson

Chief Operating Officer, Wholesale Power, Lower Colorado River Authority

Brandon Wax

Partner, Arroyo Investors

Topics

Energy
Policy
Technology

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