• 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. 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).

There are approximately 2 gigawatts (GW) of cryptocurrency load capacity within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). As of mid-2022, ERCOT had 33 GW of cryptocurrency mining in its interconnection queue. The potential increase in power demand was so high that ERCOT established a new interim process and a special task force for determining new rules for interconnecting large loads, such as cryptocurrency mining operations.

At this year's Mitchell Sustainability Symposium, we look toward the future. UT experts will come together to share their work imagining and achieving the future of campus sustainability, drawing on the UT Strategic Plan. We will explore the future of sustainability in the curriculum, the future of our place in the city, the future of energy, and more. Join us for a day of networking, panel discussions, and lightning talks as we explore The Future of...

How do artists and scientists think about systems, interconnectedness, and networks in similar and different ways? How can artists and scientists collaborate to increase the visibility of ecological systems?