Future of the Texas Grid:
Austin Energy Leaders Breakfast & Roundtable

Balancing affordability, growth, and reliability in the Texas grid

Michael Skelly

Michael Skelly is the co-founder and CEO of Grid United, a transmission development company working to build out the US transmission grid.  Skelly is former CEO of Clean Line Energy. Skelly led the growth of Horizon Wind Energy

Patricia Zavala

Patricia Zavala is the Executive Director of PowerHouse Texas. She has 15 years of experience in grassroots organizing, program management, training and advocacy. Previously, she served as the Senior Policy Analyst for Jolt.

Doug Lewin

Doug Lewin authors the Texas Energy and Power Newsletter and hosts the Energy Capital Podcast. He is a nationally recognized energy expert. Lewin founded Stoic Energy, a Texas consulting firm specializing in grid and energy issues, in 2018.

Dr. Joshua Rhodes

Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D. is a Lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin, CTO of IdeaSmiths LLC, and a commissioner on the City of Austin Electricity Utility Commission. His current area of work is in how energy systems power our modern lives.

Moderated by Georg Rute

"The power grid is the foundation of our lives, but it is under stress from rapid load growth. Join us for a discussion about what this means for Texans and how we will power our next decade of growth." - Georg Rute, CEO Gridraven

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

9:00 - Welcome and breakfast buffet
9:30 - 10:30 Roundtable and Discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Gridraven Claw
11:00 - 11:30 Q&A and Networking
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Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 (Voltron Room, Ground Floor)



RSVP until October 7th, 2025



Contact:

737 255 8866
georg@gridraven.com