Mark Widener

Mark Widener

Chief Commercial Officer

Mesa Power Solutions

Mark recently joined Mesa Power Solutions as Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing all revenue producing aspects of Mesa’s business.  Mesa Power is an original equipment manufacturer of utility-scale generators that are built in the USA out of Mesa’s manufacturing facilities in San Antonio, Texas and Casper, Wyoming, with more than 2 gigawatts of annual manufacturing capacity.  Mesa works with municipal utilities, cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and data center developers to design, build, install and service natural gas generation fleets.

Prior to joining Mesa, Mark spent more than 30-years as a municipal power banker, covering municipal utilities and electric co-ops, most recently with J.P. Morgan.  Mark left banking in 2023 to join NextEra’s power development team before moving to Mesa in December, 2025.

Featured Sessions

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
12:05 pm

Increased use of AI along with the data centers needed to power it, population growth, shifting weather patterns, and other concerns are expected to place considerable strain on power infrastructure. What’s at stake and how is the region addressing it all?