Texas' Lasting Advantage: Integrated Planning for Large Loads

Led by the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, this talk introduces a multidisciplinary, data-driven forum, "COMPASS"- Collaborative Optimization & Management of Power Allocation: Surface & Subsurface strategies - for planning large electric loads. We bring shared maps, methods, and metrics across power, water, land, and workforce to convert demand into reliable capacity. See how integrated planning and continuous learning de-risk siting, shorten timelines, and align developers, utilities, communities, and regulators—so Texas builds where it truly works.