PowerTest 2027Exhibitor guide for Orlando: booth costs, key dates, deadlines

PowerTest27 runs Monday through Friday, March 8–12, 2027. NETA has not yet published which day the trade show opens, so the trade show day is not confirmed yet; in 2026 it ran on one day of the week. PowerTest28 follows on March 6–11, 2028.

At Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd in Orlando, Florida, after the 2026 edition in Nashville. PowerTest28 moves to the Fort Worth Convention Center and PowerTest29 to Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, February 26 to March 2, 2029.

NETA's PowerTest27 site lists 1,500+ attendees, 100+ exhibitors and 80+ training sessions, and says attendees earned 11,000+ continuing education credits at PowerTest26. NETA counted 103 exhibitors at the 2026 trade show in Nashville.

Test instrument makers such as Megger, OMICRON, Doble Engineering and HV Diagnostics, rental fleets, testing and engineering firms such as Shermco Industries and Qualus, transformer and fluid companies, switchgear specialists, safety apparel makers and software platforms. NETA expects 100+ exhibitors for PowerTest27, and its map-dynamics floor plan lists the companies already booked.

NETA has no public booth rate card for 2027, so space prices are not confirmed yet; exhibit space is reserved directly with NETA. Sponsorship levels run from $1,000+ (Supporter) to $40,000+ (Ultra High Voltage). Purple prices the exhibit on its own proposal, from $7,500 for a 10×20 rental.

NETA's PowerTest27 call for sponsors says hospitality suites are not being offered at this time, a change from 2026, when attendees voted on a Hospitality Suite Night. Brand presence now runs through sponsorships such as the Exhibit Bar, Specialty Booth Bar and Trade Show Lunch.

NETA's Non-Recruitment Policy applies to every sponsor and exhibitor at a NETA event, and taking part means agreeing to it. Plan your booth around products and services, not hiring, and keep job talk off the floor.

The hotel is non-union, so company employees can assemble the booth using hand tools. Outside labor works through the show's contractor or through Purple as your exhibitor-appointed contractor, and audiovisual, rigging, power and internet are hotel exclusives.

Ship to the advance warehouse. The hotel dock is shared with banquets and runs tight target windows, and most of the function space is carpeted, so crates move by hand on floor protection. Empties go to the contractor, never into guest areas.

Field service technicians, inspectors, utility associates, project managers, engineers, government personnel, reliability specialists, trainers, thermographers and wind energy professionals, per NETA. Many are NETA-certified technicians earning CTDs, the credits they need to stay certified.

Exhibitor booths, the PowerTalk Stage for expert talks and new technology, and NETA's Electrical Safety Immersion Experience, a hands-on safety program that sat in booth 923 in 2026. Attendees vote awards such as Best in Show and Most Innovative.

It is for companies selling test equipment, testing services, switchgear and transformer service or safety products to the people who maintain power systems: the room is NETA's technician community. Companies selling utility-scale generation would find a wider audience at DistribuTECH.

PowerTest27 is held at Rosen Shingle Creek, a resort hotel, so staff can sleep under the same roof as the trade show and sessions. PowerTest27 housing details are not confirmed yet on powertest.org; early-bird registration saves $100 per person through December 31, 2026.

A counter-based instrument booth carries over well to the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop in March, DistribuTECH and the IEEE PES General Meeting. We store it between shows and refresh the graphics for each audience.