Projects & Money 2027
About the Event
Projects & Money 2027 is a three-day energy project finance conference organized by Infocast, taking place January 19 to 21, 2027, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Serving as the annual kickoff for the U.S. energy project finance community since 2009, the 19th annual gathering convenes more than 1,000 attendees, over 125 expert speakers, and 30 content sessions. Participants include senior developers, independent power producers (IPPs), infrastructure equity investors, commercial bank lenders, private credit funds, utilities, and transaction advisors. The 2026 conference drew more than 990 participants.
The 2027 program features two concurrent tracks: the core Projects & Money track, focused on capital structures, tax equity, and risk allocation across utility-scale power projects, and the NextGen Energy Investment track, dedicated to the commercial financeability of advanced nuclear, long-duration energy storage, geothermal, and AI-driven power infrastructure. A major programming driver is the intersection of unprecedented power demand from artificial intelligence data centers, interconnection queue constraints, and emerging behind-the-meter power solutions.
Programming Focus
- Capital availability across debt, tax equity, private credit, and infrastructure funds
- Tax credit transferability and tax equity structuring following recent federal guidance and phaseout schedules
- AI-driven power demand and digital infrastructure: financing dedicated power generation, microgrids, and firm energy supply for data centers
- The return of reliability: underwriting firm power assets, natural gas generation, nuclear, and utility-scale energy storage
- NextGen Energy Investment: commercializing advanced nuclear, enhanced geothermal systems, and long-duration storage
- Risk allocation across supply chains, construction timelines, interconnection delays, and offtake agreements
- Macroeconomic and regulatory dynamics: post-midterm energy policy, transmission expansion, and trade policies
Featured Speakers
Developers, Operators, and Corporate Leaders:
- Sandhya Ganapathy, Chief Executive Officer, EDP Renewables North America
- Himanshu Saxena, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lotus Infrastructure Partners
- Ken Young, Chief Executive Officer, Apex Clean Energy
- Jesse Grossman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Soltage
- Susan Nickey, Chief Client Officer, HASI
- Paul Jacob, Chief Executive Officer, Rye Development
- Evan Speece, Chief Financial Officer, Doral LLC
- Chris Diaz, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Seminole Financial Services
- Raj Suri, Chief Executive Officer, EmberClear
Investors, Lenders, and Financial Institutions:
- Angelin Baskaran, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Sales, Morgan Stanley
- Mit Buchanan, Managing Director, Energy Investments, J.P. Morgan
- Jack Cargas, Managing Director, Asset Finance, Bank of America
- Shane Easter, Executive Director, Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, Wells Fargo
- Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Project Finance, RBC Capital Markets
- Sarosh G. Nentin, Managing Director, Infrastructure Debt, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP / BlackRock)
- Shalin Parikh, Managing Director and Head of Energy Transition, Americas, EIG Global Energy Partners
- Sandra Vandame, Managing Director, Energy & Infrastructure Group, Crédit Agricole CIB
- Ralph Cho, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Apterra Infrastructure Capital
- Rahul Shah, Head of Project Finance and Head of Loan Capital Markets, Mizuho Americas
- Don Dimitrievich, Senior Managing Director, Nuveen
- Gary Durden, Managing Director and Co-Head Energy Transformation Group, CRC-IB
- Peter Nulsen, Managing Director, Investments, Generate Capital
- Bryan Didier, Partner and Managing Director, Energy, Monarch Private Capital
- Daniel Kriozere, Venture Partner, Anthropocene Ventures
Legal and Transaction Advisors:
- John Eliason, Partner, Orrick (Conference Chair)
- Keith Martin, Partner and Co-Head of Projects, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Louise Gibbons, Partner, Orrick
- Jordan Tamchin, Executive Vice President and Practice Leader, Tax Insurance, CAC
Who Should Attend
- Energy generation developers, independent power producers (IPPs), and site development executives
- Data center developers, operators, and energy procurement teams seeking firm power
- Infrastructure investment funds, private equity sponsors, and institutional asset managers
- Commercial banks, institutional project finance lenders, and private credit providers
- Electric utilities, retail energy providers, and large corporate energy buyers
- EPC contractors, technology equipment manufacturers, and warranty providers
- Project finance attorneys, tax insurance underwriters, and transaction advisory specialists
Logistics
- Dates: January 19–21, 2027 (Day 1 shared program begins at 9:30 AM; Days 2 and 3 feature dual-track sessions)
- Venue: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
- Registration: Full-conference passes grant access to both the Projects & Money and NextGen Energy Investment tracks