Join policymakers, legislative staff, and innovation leaders as we celebrate the Capitol staffers graduating from the PowerHouse Texas 2026 Energy Academy and recognize a new cohort of emerging leaders working across policy, academia, industry and the nonprofit sector.

The PowerPlayer Awards bring our community together for a rare opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and celebrate the people and partnerships shaping Texas’s energy future. As we reflect on where Texas energy is headed, this event fosters connection, recognition, and collective celebration, highlighting the diverse community working together to advance it.

Attendees can look forward to a night of thoughtful conversation and just enough celebration. Enjoy signature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres during the presentations of the final policy projects by Energy Academy participants, followed by a brief awards ceremony. Back by popular demand, we’ll cap the night off with karaoke!