Data Center World Power 2027
About the Event
Data Center World Power returns to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, from October 25 to 27, 2027. Organised by AFCOM and Informa Connect as part of the broader Data Center World event portfolio, the three-day gathering is dedicated exclusively to the power, energy procurement, and electrical infrastructure challenges facing the data center industry. The event unites utility executives, hyperscale and colocation operators, on-site generation providers, equipment manufacturers, and policy regulators to address grid connection timelines and growing load demands driven by AI compute.
Programming Focus
- Grid interconnection strategies, queue management, and alternative paths to energization
- Near-term versus long-term power sourcing: natural gas, microgrids, and diesel bridging alongside nuclear, small modular reactors (SMRs), and geothermal solutions
- Demand flexibility, load shifting, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and grid stabilization services
- Power delivery for AI architectures: handling high rack densities, fluctuating load profiles, and liquid cooling integration
- Public policy, local community engagement, utility co-investment models, and regulatory tariff dockets
Who Should Attend
- Data center developers, facility engineers, and site selection leads
- Hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation energy procurement managers
- Electric utilities, independent system operators (ISOs), and regional transmission organizations
- Independent power producers and renewable energy developers
- Equipment manufacturers across transformers, switchgear, backup generation, and energy storage
- Digital infrastructure investors, lenders, and energy advisors
- Regulators, state energy officials, and municipal policymakers
Logistics
The event will be hosted at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Registration notifications, sponsorship opportunities, and speaker submission updates are managed through the official event platform.