What makes the Texas energy system so special? Separated from the rest of the US grid, the Texas system is a living lab for the future of energy, achieving remarkable rollout of renewables despite the politics of the state.

This week we’re joined by Mark Lauby from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the organisation responsible for grid and system stability across the US, to unpack what makes Texas special, and how it has evolved since the 2021 blackouts.

This episode is part of a partnership with Reuters Events ahead of their major upcoming conferences in the UK and USA.

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The show is hosted by Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett, former senior government advisor at the UK Department for Energy and No10 Downing Street, and current Policy Fellow at theUniversity of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy.