GCPA MISO/SPP Regional Conference 2027

The 13th Annual MISO/SPP Regional Conference is the Gulf Coast Power Association's yearly meeting on the MISO and SPP power markets. It runs February 18 to 19, 2027, at the Sheraton New Orleans. GCPA moved the dates to avoid a conflict with SPP's Energy Synergy Summit. Registration opens in early December 2026. No agenda or speakers are published yet. The 2026 edition, held at the same hotel, expected 350+ registrations.

Programming Focus

The 2026 edition covered these topics. The 2027 agenda is not yet published.

• Grid reliability, with the CEOs of MISO and SPP
• Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) fast-track interconnection in both RTOs
• Queue backlogs, cited at nearly 350 GW in MISO and 84 GW in SPP
• Why data centers are choosing MISO and SPP, with STACK Americas and Google on the panel
• State commissioner views on resource adequacy and transmission cost
• Grid-enhancing technologies, small modular reactors, and market design for speed to power

Who Should Attend

• Data center developers evaluating sites in MISO and SPP states
• Utility, RTO, and state regulatory staff in the central US
• Generators, independent power producers, and transmission developers
• Energy attorneys and consultants working MISO and SPP dockets

Logistics

• The 2026 early-bird rates were $900 for members, $1,150 for non-members, and $415 for government staff.