The Energy Institute, UT Austin

From grid modernization and nuclear innovation to the growing impact of data centers on electricity demand, UT Energy Week 2026 brought together leading experts to tackle some of the energy sector’s biggest challenges.

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Discover new research, insights, and updates in the May UT Energy Bulletin.

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Final hours to give!

It's the final day to support energy literacy and innovation at UT Austin during . Your contribution fuels programs that educate, inspire, and drive impact in energy and sustainability.

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Now is the time to support the Energy Institute's programs through UT's fundraising campaign "40 Hours for the Forty Acres."

Donate today through April 30 and join us in uncovering real-world solutions at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Join us on April 29-30 for 40 Hours for the Forty Acres!

This 40 for Forty, you can fuel world-changing energy research and education at the University of Texas at Austin.

Your donation can help the Energy Institute advance energy research, expand energy literacy, and empower the next generation of leaders.

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Help us power a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future!

Discover new research, insights, and updates in the April UT Energy Bulletin.

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New Episode: Season 1 Finale, Austin – Full Circle

In this episode of Phases and Stages: The Texas Energy Story, host Andy Uhler returns to Austin, not just to understand how people here think about the energy transition, but to explore how policymaking in Austin shapes energy outcomes across Texas.

As the state’s political and regulatory hub, Austin plays a central role in determining how the grid evolves, how new energy resources are integrated, and how competing priorities, from reliability to rapid load growth, are balanced. What happens here doesn’t stay here, it influences the entire Texas energy system.

From lawmakers and lobbyists to utilities, experts, and researchers, this episode brings together voices navigating the complex intersection of policy, infrastructure, and markets. Their perspectives highlight the real tensions behind Texas energy: between urban demand and rural impact, speed and certainty, and economics and politics.

Listen as we explore how decisions made in Austin shape the state’s energy portfolio and what that means for the future of Texas communities.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/texasenergystory

The Tumultuous Landscape of U.S. Energy Innovation Policy is now available to watch or listen.

Sindhu Nathan shares insights from Capitol Hill on how recent policy decisions are shaping—and challenging—the future of U.S. energy innovation.

🔗 Watch or listen: https://energy.utexas.edu/events/tumultuous-landscape-us-energy-innovation-policy

Challenges and Opportunities in Manufacturing Electrification is now available to watch or listen.

Michael Baldea (UT Austin) shares how electrification is reshaping industrial processes and what it means for both manufacturing and the power grid.

🔗 Watch or listen: https://energy.utexas.edu/events/challenges-and-opportunities-manufacturing-electrification