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Don’t Mess with Texas: Getting the Lone Star State to Net-Zero by 2050

Texas could eliminate its carbon pollution in fewer than 30 years, and decarbonizing would actually strengthen the state’s economy, according to new research from energy scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Recent Publications by Michael E. Webber

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Model to inform the expansion of hydrogen distribution infrastructure

E Beagle, M Lewis, B Pecora, J Rhodes, M Webber, R Hebner
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023

Carbon capture and utilization: More than hiding CO2 for some time

J Mertens, C Breyer, K Arning, A Bardow, R Belmans, A Dibenedetto, ...
Joule 7 (3), 442-449, 2023

Perspectives on peak demand: How is ERCOT peak electric load evolving in the context of changing weather and heating electrification?

MJ Skiles, JD Rhodes, ME Webber
The Electricity Journal 36 (2-3), 107254, 2023

Observations of peak electric load growth in ERCOT with the rise of electrified heating and its implications for future resource planning

MJ Skiles, JD Rhodes, ME Webber
arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.01304, 2023

Optimal timing for power plant maintenance in the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas in a changing climate

H Daigle, JD Rhodes, ME Webber, A Pyrcz
arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.00185, 2023

A synthesis and review of exacerbated inequities from the February 2021 winter storm (Uri) in Texas and the risks moving forward

S Castellanos, J Potts, H Tiedmann, S Alverson, YR Glazer, A Robison, ...
Progress in Energy 5 (1), 012003, 2023

WHAT TO DO ABOUT NATURAL GAS

ME Webber, A Bandyopadhyay, JP Conger, EA Beagle, BD Leibowicz, ...
The Electricity Journal 36 (2-3), 107254, 2023

The US role in securing the European Union’s near-term natural gas supply

AP Ravikumar, M Bazilian, ME Webber
Nature Energy 7 (6), 465-467, 2022

Don’t Mess with Texas

IM Gee, YR Glazer, JD Rhodes, TA Deetjen, ME Webber, VC Energy, ...

Winter storm Uri: a test of Texas’ water infrastructure and water resource resilience to extreme winter weather events

YR Glazer, DM Tremaine, JL Banner, M Cook, RE Mace, ...
Journal of Extreme Events 8 (04), 2150022, 2021

The Texas Interactive Power Simulator-an Analytical Tool for Direct Instruction & Informing the Public

MC Lott, CW King, ME Webber, KJ Schmidt
2009 GSW, 2021

A framework for determining energy use in rural food delivery services: capturing system interdependencies through an agent-based discrete-event approach

IM Gee, KM Faust, ME Webber
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1 (3), 035002, 2021

Assessment of the Emissions Performance of Wholesale Electricity Markets

JD Rhodes, LL Kiesling, FT Davidson, ME Webber
nd, 2021

Quantifying the impact of residential space heating electrification on the Texas electric grid

PR White, JD Rhodes, EJH Wilson, ME Webber
Applied Energy 298, 117113, 2021

Interruptible power

ME Webber
Mechanical Engineering 143 (5), 45-50, 2021

The economic and reliability impacts of grid-scale storage in a high penetration renewable energy system

SC Johnson, DJ Papageorgiou, MR Harper, JD Rhodes, K Hanson, ...
Advances in Applied Energy 3, 100052, 2021

Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas

JW Busby, K Baker, MD Bazilian, AQ Gilbert, E Grubert, V Rai, JD Rhodes, ...
Energy Research & Social Science 77, 102106, 2021

Solar panels and smart thermostats: The power duo of the residential sector?

A Bandyopadhyay, BD Leibowicz, ME Webber
Applied Energy 290, 116747, 2021

How different power plant types contribute to electric grid reliability, resilience, and vulnerability: a comparative analytical framework

K Ramirez-Meyers, WN Mann, TA Deetjen, SC Johnson, JD Rhodes, ...
Progress in Energy 3 (3), 033001, 2021

Energetic and Economic Potential for Load Control for Residential Customers in Austin, TX

A Bandyopadhyay, JP Conger, EA Beagle, ME Webber, BD Leibowicz
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 84560 …, 2020

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Joshua D Rhodes

The University of Texas at Austin

Ashlynn S. Stillwell

Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ronald Hanson

Kelly Twomey Sanders

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California

Stuart M. Cohen

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

F. Todd Davidson

The United States Military Academy

Robert Hebner

Univrsity of Texas at Austin

Emily Grubert

Associate Professor, Notre Dame

Robert Fares

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Carolyn Conner Seepersad

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin

Kazunori Nagasawa

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Wesley J Cole

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Colin Beal

B&D Engineering and Consulting LLC

Margaret Cook

Houston Advanced Research Center

Chioke Harris

Senior Research Engineer, Building Science and Technologies Center, National Renewable Energy

Samuel C Johnson

University of Texas at Austin

Amanda Cuellar

B&D Engineering

Scott T. Sanders

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Dr. Jared Garrison

Post Doctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich

Rodney Ruoff

The IBS CMCM, Dept. of Chemistry, Dept. of MS&ESchool of Energy and ChEng,

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Co-authors

Model to inform the expansion of hydrogen distribution infrastructure

E Beagle, M Lewis, B Pecora, J Rhodes, M Webber, R Hebner
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023

Carbon capture and utilization: More than hiding CO2 for some time

J Mertens, C Breyer, K Arning, A Bardow, R Belmans, A Dibenedetto, ...
Joule 7 (3), 442-449, 2023

Perspectives on peak demand: How is ERCOT peak electric load evolving in the context of changing weather and heating electrification?

MJ Skiles, JD Rhodes, ME Webber
The Electricity Journal 36 (2-3), 107254, 2023

Observations of peak electric load growth in ERCOT with the rise of electrified heating and its implications for future resource planning

MJ Skiles, JD Rhodes, ME Webber
arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.01304, 2023

Optimal timing for power plant maintenance in the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas in a changing climate

H Daigle, JD Rhodes, ME Webber, A Pyrcz
arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.00185, 2023

A synthesis and review of exacerbated inequities from the February 2021 winter storm (Uri) in Texas and the risks moving forward

S Castellanos, J Potts, H Tiedmann, S Alverson, YR Glazer, A Robison, ...
Progress in Energy 5 (1), 012003, 2023

WHAT TO DO ABOUT NATURAL GAS

ME Webber, A Bandyopadhyay, JP Conger, EA Beagle, BD Leibowicz, ...
The Electricity Journal 36 (2-3), 107254, 2023

The US role in securing the European Union’s near-term natural gas supply

AP Ravikumar, M Bazilian, ME Webber
Nature Energy 7 (6), 465-467, 2022

Don’t Mess with Texas

IM Gee, YR Glazer, JD Rhodes, TA Deetjen, ME Webber, VC Energy, ...

Winter storm Uri: a test of Texas’ water infrastructure and water resource resilience to extreme winter weather events

YR Glazer, DM Tremaine, JL Banner, M Cook, RE Mace, ...
Journal of Extreme Events 8 (04), 2150022, 2021

The Texas Interactive Power Simulator-an Analytical Tool for Direct Instruction & Informing the Public

MC Lott, CW King, ME Webber, KJ Schmidt
2009 GSW, 2021

A framework for determining energy use in rural food delivery services: capturing system interdependencies through an agent-based discrete-event approach

IM Gee, KM Faust, ME Webber
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1 (3), 035002, 2021

Assessment of the Emissions Performance of Wholesale Electricity Markets

JD Rhodes, LL Kiesling, FT Davidson, ME Webber
nd, 2021

Quantifying the impact of residential space heating electrification on the Texas electric grid

PR White, JD Rhodes, EJH Wilson, ME Webber
Applied Energy 298, 117113, 2021

Interruptible power

ME Webber
Mechanical Engineering 143 (5), 45-50, 2021

The economic and reliability impacts of grid-scale storage in a high penetration renewable energy system

SC Johnson, DJ Papageorgiou, MR Harper, JD Rhodes, K Hanson, ...
Advances in Applied Energy 3, 100052, 2021

Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas

JW Busby, K Baker, MD Bazilian, AQ Gilbert, E Grubert, V Rai, JD Rhodes, ...
Energy Research & Social Science 77, 102106, 2021

Solar panels and smart thermostats: The power duo of the residential sector?

A Bandyopadhyay, BD Leibowicz, ME Webber
Applied Energy 290, 116747, 2021

How different power plant types contribute to electric grid reliability, resilience, and vulnerability: a comparative analytical framework

K Ramirez-Meyers, WN Mann, TA Deetjen, SC Johnson, JD Rhodes, ...
Progress in Energy 3 (3), 033001, 2021

Energetic and Economic Potential for Load Control for Residential Customers in Austin, TX

A Bandyopadhyay, JP Conger, EA Beagle, ME Webber, BD Leibowicz
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 84560 …, 2020

View Full Results

Joshua D Rhodes

The University of Texas at Austin

Ashlynn S. Stillwell

Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ronald Hanson

Kelly Twomey Sanders

Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California

Stuart M. Cohen

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

F. Todd Davidson

The United States Military Academy

Robert Hebner

Univrsity of Texas at Austin

Emily Grubert

Associate Professor, Notre Dame

Robert Fares

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Carolyn Conner Seepersad

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin

Kazunori Nagasawa

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Wesley J Cole

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Colin Beal

B&D Engineering and Consulting LLC

Margaret Cook

Houston Advanced Research Center

Chioke Harris

Senior Research Engineer, Building Science and Technologies Center, National Renewable Energy

Samuel C Johnson

University of Texas at Austin

Amanda Cuellar

B&D Engineering

Scott T. Sanders

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Dr. Jared Garrison

Post Doctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich

Rodney Ruoff

The IBS CMCM, Dept. of Chemistry, Dept. of MS&ESchool of Energy and ChEng,

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