July 21 - 23, 2025
Dulles, VA
A recent report from the Department of Energy estimated that the electricity usage by U.S. data centers will at a minimum double by 2028, when such centers will consume up to 12% of the electricity in the nation. The radical increase in the amount of electricity needed to reliably power the AI and cyber mining facilities is a generational opportunity for the energy industry to grow--and grow profitably.
However, meeting this challenge via “conventional” methods will require vast quantities of new power generation, enormously expedited interconnection queues and significant new build in transmission capacity—much of which is unlikely to be available in the time frame required. Obviously, conventional methods must be supplemented by innovative solutions.
This remarkable event will take a deep dive into the mix of conventional and bridge solutions that can power data center facilities in the near-term, the pathways those data centers could use to transition to lower emission long-term power supplies, and how to obtain the enormous amount of capital needed to fund the development of the data centers and their associated power projects.
PowerUp Data Centers will examine the thorny tariff and other policy decisions that must be made to balance the use of collocated power generation with the huge investments in transmission infrastructure desperately needed to maintain reliable electric service. It will lay out the roles that wind, solar, storage, gas-fired generation, microgrids, and nuclear power can play in meeting the enormous (and remarkably near term) demands of hyperscale data centers. And it will discuss the deal structures, contracts and other arrangements needed to meet the challenges of financing some of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
PowerUp Data Centers will bring together data center developers, policymakers, utilities & renewable energy providers to explore how to seize the opportunities and meet the challenges of reliably powering hyperscale data centers. They will discuss:
Attend to network with and learn from key decision-makers, leading players, and your peers about the challenges and opportunities of meeting the power needs of a wave of hyperscale data centers.
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Shellka Arora Cox
Partner
PILLSBURY LAW
Bryn Baker
Senior Director, Market & Policy Innovation
CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (CEBA)
Dino Barajas
Partner and Global Chair of Project Finance Practice Group;
Co-lead of AI Practice Team; Co-lead of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Initiative
BAKER BOTTS
John Belizaire
Chief Executive Officer
SOLUNA
Bob Bonner
Vice President of Development
SATOSHI ENERGY
Gilbert Chauny
Principal
EOS Capital Advisors
Mike Della Penna
Data Center Transmission Planning
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GOOGLE
Todd Flowers
Director, Business Development
DOMINION ENERGY
Asher Genoot
Chief Executive Officer
HUT 8 CORPORATION
Thiam Giam
Senior Managing Director
BLACK & VEATCH
Brad Richter
Senior Vice President, Energy,
HUT 8 CORPORATION
Ani Rouskova
Principal
EOS Capital Advisors
Brandon Wax
Managing Director
ARRORYO INVESTORS
Dagi Berhane
Senior Director, Global Data Center Architecture and Engineering
SALESFORCE
Ryan Butterfield
Senior Director of Strategy
NATIONAL GRID RENEWABLES
Johnny Casana
Principal, Energy Strategy
AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)
Kleber Costa
Chief Commercial Officer
AES CLEAN ENERGY
Mason Emnett
Senior Vice President, Public Policy
CONSTELLATION
Sean Farney
Vice President, Data Center Strategy
JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC.
Commissioner
Hwikwon Ham
MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Erik Haug
Senior Vice President, Energy Marketing
APEX CLEAN ENERGY
Ray Henger
Chief Executive Officer
COPIA POWER
Phill Lawson-Shanks
Chief Innovation Officer
ALIGNED DATA CENTERS
Brett Lindsey
Chief Executive Officer
ARK DATA CENTERS
Robert Mechler, PE
Associate Vice President
LS POWER
Carlos Mendez
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
CRAYHILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Karla Teixeira Moran
Senior Manager, Economic Development
SALT RIVER PROJECT
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Tricia Pridemore
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Bill Thomas
Senior Vice President, Energy
CLEANARC CENTERS
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Emile Thompson
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Joel Yu
Senior Vice President, Policy & External Affairs
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