Name
The HVDC SuperGrid BioEconomy Panel
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Mike Nelson Chip Comins Spike Buckley Sandy MacDonald
Description

The discussion focuses on expanded electricity production and transmission capacity within the State of Texas’ ERCOT Grid. With a 10% increase anticipated by 2030, the panel led by Alexander “Sandy” Macdonald discusses the value proposition of burying underground HVDC transmission lines along Interstate Hwy 10 from McCamey – San Antonio, a 300-mile leg of a High Voltage Direct Current SuperGrid as phase one of a mesh grid within the ERCOT service territory.

Location Name
Cortez A
Sessionboard ID
SESS-187