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Texas no longer manages an electricity market. It manages a compute system
Why the antifragile grid starts here.
 • Seyi Fabode
41:27
Austin Energy Enters the Next Phase of Decarbonization
Stuart Reilly and Lisa Martin of Austin Energy on what it takes to hit 100 percent carbon-free generation by 2035, and the resource decisions the…
 • Joshua Rhodes and Nate
The Distributed Future
Will the shift in AI to decentralization eliminate the need for hyperscale data centers?
 • Seyi Fabode
42:00
Process is Killing Texas Data Center Projects
Maura Yates, CEO of Mothership Energy, explains why the binding constraint is contract complexity, not technology.
 • Joshua Rhodes and Nate
48:18
Texas Bets on Speed, with Gin Kinney
FROM CERAWEEK 2026: NRG is collapsing power plant timelines from 20 years to 18 months, as Texas races to keep up with skyrocketing load.
 • Matt Boms, Joshua Rhodes, and Nate
Load Growth Challenges: Texas Grid Roundup #91
How much load is coming, and what should ERCOT do about it?
 • Micalah Spenrath
37:39
Transmission Takes a Decade, Load Doesn't — with Raina Hornaday
Transmission has long lead times, and demand growth is not waiting. Raina Hornaday walks through what that means for how the Texas grid actually gets…
 • Micalah Spenrath and Nate
Connecting the Regulatory Dots Shaping Texas Energy | Reading and Podcast Picks - April 20, 2026
The race to manage AI-driven load growth; rural landowners cash in on renewables; looming threats to solar power; climate risks fuel insurance cost…
 • Texas Energy & Power Media
40:12
What a Wind Lease Is Worth Now with Rod Wetsel
The Sweetwater attorney who helped write the legal framework for Texas’s wind power renaissance walks through 25 years of energy development — and what…
 • Joshua Rhodes and Nate
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