This newsletter goes to 12,500+ people.  Our open rates are really good.  Last week, for example, our open rate was 40%+ and our click-thru rate was nearly 4% (both are well ahead of the averages for B2B newsletters).  But I’m not sure I believe those numbers.

I want proof that real humans are putting eyeballs on this newsletter, so I am going to give away some registrations for the 2nd Annual Permian Power Connection Conference being held in Midland, TX on June 8 & 9.  The conference is coming together nicely.  We have 400+ registrations already, and we’re still 45 days out.  At this pace, we should have 800-900 attendees.

So here is the giveaway:  The first 15 people from data center or tech companies who reply to this email will get a free registration.  Just email pete@the-power-connection.com and, if you are one of the first 15, you’re in!

Talking about the conference, the opportunity to sign up as a Logo Sponsor ends today (April 30)!  The Logo Sponsorship includes two registrations, your logo on the event website and in select emails and other marketing, plus the attendee list two weeks prior to the conference (to help you set up meetings, and you’ll get that list a week before the general conference attendees…a huge advantage!).  Jump on this before it expires.  Sign up here.

If you need exhibit space at the conference, I have good news!  We are working on adjusting the floorplan to add some more tabletop exhibit space.  Right now, our Silver Sponsorships are sold out, but we hope to be able to add a handful more in the next few days.  Keep an eye out for that announcement or shoot me a note if you want to reserve one of those tabletops!

If you are not going to sponsor, advance registration expires on May 8th.  After that, the registration fee goes up by $200, so sign up now and save some money!

The Power Connection is all about building relationships.  Here are a couple of opportunities to do just that:

• For our subscribers in the Silicon Valley, I will be speaking at the AI INFRA SUMMIT in Sunnyvale tomorrow (Friday, May 1).  Please let me know if you will be there or if you would like to grab coffee while I am in town.

• And I’ll be in Irving, TX next week for the Oilfield Water Markets Conference.  If you are in the DFW area and want to grab coffee, let me know!

And now, the news…