Exhibit Where Energy Demand Is Growing Fastest

The Western U.S. is entering one of the largest electricity demand expansions in decades. Rapid growth in AI, hyperscale data centers, electrification, and advanced manufacturing is driving unprecedented demand for new generation, grid infrastructure, and energy technologies.

Hosting POWERGEN in Salt Lake City places your company at the center of one of North America’s fastest-growing power markets.

 

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The Numbers Behind the Western Power Surge

20%+
Projected electricity demand growth across the Western grid this decade.
166 GW
New U.S. peak electricity demand expected within the next five years — 7× higher than forecasts just three years ago.
90 GW
Projected new electricity demand from data centers alone this decade.
150+ GW
Total power demand from operational and planned U.S. data centers.

Record Demand Ahead 

U.S. electricity consumption is expected to reach  all-time highs in 2026 and 2027 due to AI and electrification. 

Why the Mountain West Is One of the Fastest-Growing Energy Markets 

The Interior West — including Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico — is experiencing some of the fastest electricity demand growth in the country. 

50%+
Electricity demand growth forecast by utilities in the Mountain West over the next decade.
7 GW
Potential new electricity demand from data centers within the regional utility footprint.
80+ million people
Served by the Western Interconnection power grid across 14 states.

► The result: massive investment in generation, storage, transmission, and grid modernization.

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Why Salt Lake City Is an Emerging Energy & Data Center Hub 

Salt Lake City is rapidly becoming a major destination for hyperscale data centers and energy investment. 

699%
Projected growth in regional data center capacity by 2030.
1,200+ MW
Expected data center power capacity in the Salt Lake market by the end of the decade.
200–1,000 MW
Power required by a single hyperscale data center campus — equivalent to a mid-sized city.
2×
Utah’s statewide initiative aims to double power generation capacity within the next decade.

Gigawatt-scale demand

Some proposed AI data centers could require  up to 1.5 GW of power — among the largest electricity loads in the world.

 

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Massive Infrastructure Investment Is Underway 

To support this surge in demand, utilities and developers across the region are investing in:

  • New natural gas generation
  • Utility-scale solar and wind
  • Large conventional nuclear and advanced reactors
  • Long-duration energy storage
  • Transmission expansion
  • Hydrogen and advanced energy technologies
  • Microgrids and resilient infrastructure

For suppliers and technology providers, this represents one of the largest power infrastructure buildouts in modern history.

Why Exhibit at POWERGEN in Salt Lake City 

POWERGEN connects your company directly with the utilities, developers, EPCs, technology leaders, and energy innovators making critical power generation investment and purchase decisions today.

Exhibiting in Salt Lake City positions your business at the center of: 

Rapid data center expansion 

AI-driven electricity demand 

Massive grid infrastructure investment 

Growing gas, onsite power,
renewables and energy storage markets

A rapidly expanding 
Mountain West energy economy 

Be Part of the Energy Market Transformation 

As electricity demand surges across the West, the need for new generation technologies, equipment, and solutions has never been greater.

POWERGEN in Salt Lake City is where the power industry comes to do business.

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