GCPA Fall Conference
Largest annual ERCOT/Gulf Coast power gathering, now heavy on large-load data center topics.
- Dates
- Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2027
- Where
- Austin, TX
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Registration prices not yet posted.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Gulf Coast Power Association
- Program
- keynotes, panels, networking events
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: GCPA offers emPOWERing Scholarships and young professional programs (listed on site).
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Data centers and power demand
Roles: data center developer
The field it serves: Energy & Utilities
- Verified open jobs
- about 11,883
- Typical posted salary
- $125,000 a year (middle half $110,000 to $155,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 37% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +1.7% in utilities, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,415 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Energy & Utilities snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Energy & Utilities employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
- Westinghouse Electric Company495 open
- Constellation Energy464 open
- Form Energy197 open
- Panasonic Energy North America148 open
- Atwell145 open
- Direct Counsel140 open
- American Electric Power119 open
- Nextera Energy116 open
- Pacific Gas And Electric Company105 open
- Redwood Materials99 open
- First Energy99 open
- Eversource Energy98 open
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Austin, TX. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: October 4, 2027 to October 6, 2027, Austin, TX
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Feb 18 to Feb 19, 2027 · In person
Paid ticket. GCPA members get discounted registration; amounts not published on the home page.
- GCPA Spring Conference
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