2026 Conference Sessions

Fueling the Data Center Boom: Meeting the Power Demand of Hyperscale Growth

January 20, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Data Center Zone - Exhibit Hall Booth 655

Data Center Zone

The rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers is driving a surge in energy demand, pushing utilities, gas providers and grid operators to adapt quickly. In this session, our speakers will explore the challenges of powering this data center growth, examining where the necessary energy will come from and how the industry is evolving to ensure a reliable and sustainable future.

Key takeaways:

Updated regions of the country where Data Center growth is driving Power Generation needs.
Likely hyperscale data center projects to advance into the construction phase in 2026.
Fuel types proposed to meet power generation demand in the near future.

Session Sponsored by Industrial Info Resources

Data Center Zone Sponsored by Siemens Energy

Speakers

Shane Mullins, VP of Product Development - Industrial Info Resources

Britt Burt, Senior VP Research -Power Industry - Industrial Info Resources

Session Presentation

POWERGEN has been really helpful in identifying the industry scale of what’s going on behind the scenes, and how that affects each and every one of us across different divisions, levels, and inputs in the industry itself [...] That’s something not everybody gets to experience at other conferences.

Sarah White

Associate Electric Co-op, Inc.

The most valuable part of POWERGEN is networking with peers, walking the exhibit floor, and seeing all the activity and energy across the industry. For me, the level of engagement is a strong indication that the future of this industry is in a good place, and I’m excited to be representing this event.

Raj Katamreddy

Vistra

I love the networking. Everyone who’s part of POWERGEN is here, and it’s great to collaborate, meet new vendors in the market, see who’s doing what, and learn about the projects that are happening. It’s a great place for intel.

Sarah Hoelzen

The Williams Companies, Inc

POWERGEN is really important to us. It's an ideal opportunity to come meet existing customers and partners, meet new customers and partners, and showcase the new products that we bring to market.

Sarah Nicholls

STAMFORD | AVK

POWERGEN gives us the opportunity to meet prospective engineering firms, EPCs, and customers, and to share insight into our capabilities in manufacturing centrifugal pumps and supporting the nuclear industry.

Santosh KulkarnI

ANDRITZ

POWERGEN allows us to connect with all of our peers and it brings in folks that are maybe not quite familiar with everything in power, and they get to come to one place and see it all in one place and make new connections.

Sammy Haggar

Wildcat Power Gen