January 20-22, 2026 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
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Sustainability

The POWERGEN team strives to create an experience that is cleaner and more sustainable from start to finish. Our mission is to impact change through our conference programming as well as our event planning processes and onsite practices wherever possible. Our team and our vendors are committed to mitigating environmental impacts and supporting social change whenever and wherever we hold POWERGEN today and in the future. 

Green Purchases 

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center uses environmentally friendly cleaning products to contribute to a cleaner effluent.  

Recycling 

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center offers free recycling collections with multiple recycling areas for attendees in the front of the house, and dedicated collection areas for cardboard, metal, pallets, and plastic in the back of the house. All Internet and phone cables are recycled, decreasing all cooper diverted to landfills.

Energy & Efficiency

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is working to minimize the Convention Center's energy use through automated scheduling, turning off escalators in unoccupied areas, and reducing light. High-speed dock doors are used, which means efficient temperature control inside exhibit halls. High-efficiency motors are also installed throughout the HVAC system replacing old high energy-consuming motors.

Material & Food

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center makes it their mission to reduce food and material waste. They have collected 7.6 tons of unconsumed food, which then is donated to local non-profits, serving those in need. 

Water

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center has significantly reduced the facility's water use by having its maintenance and housekeeping team trained to detect and report leaks for immediate repairs to conserve water.

Composting 

All used cooking oil is collected for conversion to bio-diesel. The center's catering partner uses compostable utensils for all disposable applications. 

Better Stands

In partnership with Better Stands, we're committed to enhancing sustainability by reducing single-use disposable booths at exhibitions and promoting reusable structures. Join us—pledge your commitment today!

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"This is my first year at POWERGEN and so far I can just say, wow, this event is huge. I never thought I would have access to so many different vendors and so many different experts in the energy industry by coming to an event like this."
Caitlyn Watkins
Cleco
"It's my first time at POWERGEN. I'm having a great time walking around and seeing all of the booths in the exhibit hall and everything that everybody's trying to sell me, as well as a lot of very useful technical presentations. My particular favorite has been the carbon capture track, but they've all been good that I've attended so far."
Janelle Dana
Entergy
"Hi, I’m Chad Lemoine with Entergy... here as a corrective actions program specialist. It’s my first time at POWERGEN, so it’s been great for networking. I’ve met personnel at our plants I’d only talked to on the phone, so that face-to-face interaction has been really good. I’ve enjoyed meeting new people, learning about what they do, and how it interacts with my work... Overall, it's been a really good time." 
Chad Lemoine
Entergy
"I think my favorite part of the conference has been essentially the Smarter Power Plant Track. There's been a lot of good [takeaways] for us because our plans are quite old, so there's a lot of manual readings and things, but me being the IT generation, I think it could be done better. So having a lot of these [takeaways] from companies who have [accomplished what] we are wanting to do is great. It's been really eye opening networking with all of the exhibitors [as well]. It's my first time here, but I don’t think it's going to be my last."
Jonathan Hellborg
Svensk Kraftreserv
“Nel’s chosen to sponsor and be part of POWERGEN because it's one of the more important shows in the hydrogen market, also the power generation market in general. Over the years, we've seen a shift in POWERGEN from more traditional power generation to a greater presence with renewables, and now with hydrogen, as an energy source, moving into the future.” 
Chris Van Name
Nel Hydrogen
“We're here today at the conference because I believe this is the largest power generation conference there is in the country. One, it's a way to get our name out and that's why we're sponsoring it. But two, it's also a great way to connect with other groups, other organizations and, you know, meet the people who are actually important for our own progression as a company.” 
James Walker
Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc
“We come to POWERGEN every year because it's a great show you can make great contacts in the renewable space, great contacts in the data center space, great contacts in the commercial industrial space. So that's why we're here every year. You should be here too.”
David D’Escoto
Maddox Industrial Transformer