Texas Grid Under Pressure

Part of the 2023 Texas Science Festival, this panel discussion featured Erika Bierschbach (Austin Energy), Mose Buchele (KUT News), Dev Niyogi (UT Austin), and Alison Silverstein (Independent Consultant). 

As blackouts associated with 2021’s Winter Storm Uri proved, Texas and its grid face pressures unlike anywhere else in the country. Come learn about how the energy system in Texas works and explore how the climate crisis is changing (and may keep changing) power generation, transmission and consumption in our Texas homes, schools and offices. This event is a co-production with KUT News and its award-winning podcast “The Disconnect” and Planet Texas 2050.