CleanTX Forum: Power Generation for the 21st Century
“American society , with a standard of living unprecedented in human history, can also attribute a large measure of its success to increasingly sophisticated uses of energy. The strength of industry, the speed of transportation, the myriad of comforts and conveniences of home and workplace, and the security of a nation all derive from ever more ingenious provision and application of various sources and forms of energy.”
What you need to know about Energy?
The National Academy of Sciences
When electricity customers flip the switch, they expect the lights to come on. Even more, consumers want electricity that is affordable and non-damaging to the environment. Maintaining these expectations for reliability and affordability in the face of a rapid changes to our energy system will be a daunting challenge. Most experts agree there will be no “silver bullet” for America’s growing energy needs but instead an energy mix that considers our nation’s security while maintaining sustainability and environmental responsibility. In this panel, experts will discuss and explore the sources and uses of the many forms of energy that we currently use for electricity such as renewables, coal, natural gas and nuclear. Topics will include:
While you ponder these questions, please take the time to log on to our panel partner’s website, Power Across Texas and run through TIPS-Texas Interactive Power Simulator a program developed by The University of Texas at Austin. TIPS will help you see and understand the impacts and tradeoffs among the different energy supply sources we have in Texas.


Comments
What is the location for
What is the location for this meeting?
The event will be held at
The event will be held at the MCC building 3925 West Braker Lane
Austin Texas, 78759.
Melissa Rabeaux
Marketing Communications, ATI