ERCOT Market Summit Masthead

February 10 - 12, 2026  |  Kalahari Resorts and Conventions - Round Rock  |  Austin, TX

Meet 800+ Policymakers, Utilities, Large Energy Users, & Renewable Players Working to Meet the Challenges of Unprecedented Load Growth

The ERCOT Market faces an incoming wave of data centers and other large energy users, driving projected peak load to reach 217 GW by 2030, an increase from 89 GW system capacity in 2025. Those seeking to take advantage of this Texas-sized opportunity will face significant headwinds. The OBBBA is complicating the financing of renewable energy and storage projects, supply chain issues are slowing thermal projects, while SB 6 could potentially reduce demand growth by data centers. All projects will depend on the energy-only ERCOT market to deliver the price signals needed to trigger development and obtain financing. But fundamental shifts are coming regarding ERCOT’s market: the newly launched RTC+B program and the implementation of a slew of legislative mandated programs could significantly change the risks, rewards, and profitability of market participants. Massive investments are needed to meet projected demand, but how will market participants be able to assess how these market changes will affect power prices and identify their best opportunities to profit?

Infocast’s ERCOT Market Summit will provide an unparalleled deep dive into these changes and the direction they will drive the market. A stellar group of policymakers will gather with utility, renewable energy, IPP, storage, finance, large energy users, and trading executives to explore how to harmonize a plethora of new products, services and programs aimed at addressing resource adequacy, reliability, and development of a more diverse generation fleet, without drastically increasing costs to consumers. They will discuss some of the underlying fears in a market pacing the world in energy transition, such as whether adequate spinning reserves are being maintained to avoid issues recently seen in Spain and how to best meet the shifting needs of commercial, industrial and retail customers.

This outstanding group of experts and ERCOT market insiders will

  • Assess how massive regulatory and market rule changes being implemented now, will impact ERCOT in 2026 and beyond
  • Explore the opportunities and challenges of accelerating “speed to power” for new AI data centers and large flexible loads
  • Hear from leading financiers how the OBBBA and other federal policies are affecting financing of renewable energy and storage projects
  • Assess how much demand is really coming, and what that means for ensuring resource adequacy and reliability in ERCOT
  • Explore how massive transmission investment plans will affect the reliable delivery of power in ERCO
  • Investigate how emerging advanced nuclear, geothermal, and other technologies could provide new dispatchable power, and what that will mean to the ERCOT market
  • Explore how renewable energy and storage developers are adjusting their strategies in the face of federal headwinds

Attend the ERCOT Market Summit along with 800 of your peers and take advantage of your best opportunity to connect with key players, hear their plans for the upcoming year, and discuss the opportunities in today’s business environment that will lead to successful deals.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

Keynote Speakers

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Speaker profile image for Chairman Thomas J. Gleeson

Chairman Thomas J. Gleeson

PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS (PUCT)
Speaker profile image for Pablo Vegas

Pablo Vegas

President and Chief Executive Officer, ERCOT
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    Speaker profile image for Bill Barnes

    Bill Barnes

    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRG ENERGY
    Speaker profile image for Ned Bonskowski

    Ned Bonskowski

    Vice President of Texas Regulatory Policy, VISTRA
    Speaker profile image for Nick Chaset

    Nick Chaset

    Chief Executive Officer, Octopus Energy US and Executive Vice President, OCTOPUS ENERGY GROUP
    Speaker profile image for Carl Cho

    Carl Cho

    Head of Underwriting, Power, Clean Energy and Chemicals, CITIGROUP, INC.
    Speaker profile image for Ari Citrin

    Ari Citrin

    Managing Director - Utilities, Power & Renewable Energy Investment Banking, KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS
    Speaker profile image for Katie Coleman

    Katie Coleman

    Counsel, TEXAS INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS
    Speaker profile image for Keith Collins

    Keith Collins

    Vice President of Commercial Operations, ERCOT
    Speaker profile image for Beth Garza

    Beth Garza

    Senior Fellow, R STREET INSTITUTE
    Speaker profile image for Jason Gran

    Jason Gran

    Managing Director - Head of Data Science, SPEARMINT ENERGY
    Speaker profile image for Clayton Greer

    Clayton Greer

    Vice President, Energy Division, CHOLLA ENERGY
    Speaker profile image for Emily Jolly

    Emily Jolly

    Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Regulatory & Compliance Officer, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
    Speaker profile image for Akram Mussadiq

    Akram Mussadiq

    Vice President Utility Strategy, CENTERPOINT ENERGY
    Speaker profile image for Brad Richter

    Brad Richter

    Senior Vice President, Energy, HUT 8 CORP
    Speaker profile image for Allan Schurr

    Allan Schurr

    Chief Commercial Officer, ENCHANTED ROCK
    Speaker profile image for Joel Spenadel

    Joel Spenadel

    Executive Director, Renewable Energy Tax Equity, J.P. MORGAN
    Speaker profile image for Randa Stephenson

    Randa Stephenson

    Senior Vice President, Wholesale Markets, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
    Speaker profile image for Tracy Stoddard

    Tracy Stoddard

    Senior Vice President, Business Development, ACCIONA ENERGY
    Speaker profile image for Resmi Surendran

    Resmi Surendran

    Vice President, Regulatory Policy, SHELL ENERGY NORTH AMERICA
    Speaker profile image for Christian Tomaino

    Christian Tomaino

    ERCOT Originator, TENASKA POWER SERVICES CO
    Speaker profile image for Hanson Wood

    Hanson Wood

    Chief Development Officer, RWE CLEAN ENERGY

      HEAR FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS & EXPERTS

      • Acciona Energy
      • American Clean Power Association
      • Ascend Analytics
      • Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
      • Austin Energy
      • Bitdeer Group
      • Calpine Corporation
      • CenterPoint Energy
      • Cholla Petroleum, Inc.
      • Citigroup
      • ClearView Energy
      • Constellation
      • Data Center Coalition
      • EIG
      • Enchanted Rock
      • Energy Vault
      • Enphase Energy
      • Enverus
      • ERCOT
      • esVolta
      • Fluence Energy
      • Greenflash Infrastructure
      • Greenlight America
      • HUT 8 Corp
      • IREN
      • J.P. Morgan
      • Keybanc Capital Markets
      • Lightsource bp
      • Lower Colorado River Authority
      • MUFG – Project Finance, Americas
      • NextEra
      • NRG Energy
      • OCI Energy
      • Octopus Energy Group
      • Orennia
      • Pattern Energy
      • Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
      • R Street Institute
      • Renewa
      • RMS Energy
      • RWE Clean Energy
      • Sage Geosystems
      • Shell Energy North America
      • sonnen Inc. – The Americas
      • Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA)
      • Spearmint Energy
      • Stonehenge Capital
      • Tenaska Power Services Co.
      • Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance
      • Texas Blockchain Council
      • Texas Electric Cooperatives
      • Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance
      • Texas Industrial Energy Consumers
      • Texas Nuclear Association
      • The University of Texas at Austin
      • Treaty Oak Clean Energy
      • Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
      • Vistra
      • Wärtsilä Energy Storage Inc.
      • X-energy

      WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

      Developers, Storage & IPPs

      Equipment Vendors & Service Providers

      Finance

      Finance, Valuation & Insurance

      Trading

      Utilities, Wirescos & Public Power

      Consulting, Analytics & Platforms

      Law Firms

      End-users, Aggregators and Retailers

      PAST PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

      • ERCOT
      • Public Utility Commission of Texas
      • Railroad Commission
      • IOUs and Public Power:

      • AEP Texas
      • Austin Energy
      • Brazos Electric Cooperative
      • Bryan Texas Utilities
      • Centerpoint Energy
      • CPS Energy
      • Exelon
      • Golden Spread Electric Coop
      • Hunt Energy
      • LCRA
      • Liberty Power
      • New Braunfels Utilities
      • Oncor Electric Delivery
      • Vistra
      • Xcel Energy
      • Developers and IPPs:

      • Acciona Energy USA Global
      • AES Clean Energy
      • Apex Clean Energy
      • Avangrid Renewables
      • Avantus
      • Boralex
      • Broad Reach Power
      • Calpine
      • Competitive Power Solutions
      • Constellation
      • Convergent Energy and Power
      • Deriva
      • EDF Renewables
      • Edison Energy
      • Enbridge
      • Enchanted Rock
      • Engie
      • FlexGen Power Systems
      • Hecate Grid
      • Lightsource bp
      • Longroad Energy
      • LS Power
      • National Grid Renewables
      • Nexamp
      • Nextera
      • NRG Energy
      • Orsted
      • Pattern Energy
      • Pine Gate Renewables
      • Qcells USA
      • Recurrent Energy
      • Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
      • Repsol Renewables North America
      • REV Renewables
      • RWE Renewables America
      • Savion, LLC
      • Solar Ranch
      • Southern Power
      • Spearmint Energy
      • Sunrun
      • Tenaska
      • Tesla
      • TexGen Power
      • Wartsila
      • Engineering and EPCs:

      • Bechtel Enterprises
      • Burns & McDonnell
      • Electric Power Engineer, LLC
      • Mortenson

        Engineering and EPCs (Cont.):

      • Primoris Services Corp.
      • Rosendin Electric, Inc.
      • Ulteig
      • WSP Golder
      • Analytics, Consulting Services and Platforms:

      • AB Power Advisors
      • Ascend Analytics
      • Aurora Energy Research
      • cQuant.io
      • Customized Energy Solutions
      • DNV
      • E3
      • Empower Energy
      • Energy Exemplar
      • Enverus
      • enXchange
      • Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
      • FTI Consulting
      • Gaiascope, Inc.
      • Gee Strategies Group
      • GridBeyond
      • Schneider Electric
      • TRC Companies
      • Equipment and Service Providers:

      • Anza / Division of Borrego
      • Caterpillar
      • GE Renewables
      • Hanwha QCELLS
      • Mitsubishi Electric
      • Hitachi Energy
      • Ingeteam
      • Finance and Investment:

      • Active Power Investments LLC
      • Arch Insurance
      • Bank of America
      • Bostonia Partners
      • CIT Bank
      • Citi
      • Eolian, LP
      • Fortescue Future Industries North America
      • Goldman Sachs
      • JPMorgan
      • Leyline Renewable Capital, LLC
      • Marathon Capital
      • Mitsubishi HC Capital (USA)
      • Munich RE
      • Pathward
      • Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
      • Resurety
      • U.S. Bank
      • Traders and Power Marketers:

      • ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
      • Citadel
      • Enel X Advisory
      • Engie Energy Marketing
      • Goldman Sachs
      • JERA Americas Inc.
      • J.P. Morgan
      • Mercuria Energy America, LLC
      • Mitsui & Co.
      • OTC Global Holdings
      • PetroChina International (America), Inc.
      • Phillips 66
      • Shell Energy North America
      • Tenaska
      • Tokyo Gas America
      • Vistra

      2025 RECAP

      715+
      Event Participants
      84
      Expert Speakers
      25
      Content-Packed Sessions
      Audience demographics for last year's event

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      Kalahari Resorts & Conventions - Round Rock

      Kalahari Resorts & Conventions - Round Rock
      3001 Kalahari Blvd 
      Round Rock, TX 78665
      (877) 525-2427

      Room Rate: $189
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      Cutoff Date: Monday, January 19, 2026
      Group Name: ERCOT Market Summit 2026


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