Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass was recently interviewed by NBC News regarding how investments in solar, wind, and battery storage are helping the Texas power grid meet record energy demand. Watch the full NBC News segment to learn more about the state’s evolving power grid infrastructure and energy reliability efforts here.
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Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass, Assistant Director for Modeling, Simulation and Outreach at the Texas A&M Smart Grid Center, was recently interviewed by KBTX regarding the surge of data center developers looking to connect to the Texas power grid. In the interview, Dr. Snodgrass discussed ERCOT’s rigorous multi-year review process for evaluating large load interconnection requests and …
Description Geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs), caused by solar coronal mass ejections, have the potential to significantly impact the operation of the high voltage electric grid by causing geomagnetically induced currents (GICs). Over the last decade there has been significant research, industry interest, and regulatory concern about the impact of GMDs on the high voltage electric grid. …
We are excited to share Dr. Xin and Dr. Enjeti’s project with ERCOT! News Release on Nov 5, 2025 (Austin, TX) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) today announced that it is partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to develop detailed generic dynamic models of large loads—such as data …
We are excited to share that Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass has been honored with the 2025 Staff Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding performance and service to Texas A&M Engineering!
We are excited to share that Dr. Thomas Overbye has been honored with the 2024 Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to teaching. A professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the TEES Smart Grid Center, Dr. Overbye continues to inspire both undergraduate …
We are excited to announce that Dr. Birchfield received the NSF CAREER award, with project title “CAREER: Spatial Complex Network Analysis of Bulk Electric Grids for Long-Term System Planning.” More Info on the NSF Website.
Dr. Snodgrass was interviewed by Elisa Poteat for the National Security Law Today podcast. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Podcast summary: Is our grid capable of supporting our energy needs? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Elisa is joined by Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass of Texas A&M to break down what the …
[SlideDeck id=13011] Description Geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs), caused by solar coronal mass ejections, have the potential to significantly impact the operation of the high voltage electric grid by causing geomagnetically induced currents (GICs). Over the last decade there has been significant research, industry interest, and regulatory concern about the impact of GMDs on the high voltage …
Description High voltage electric grids are some of the world’s most complex machines, whose present high levels of reliability have been achieved through careful planning. The purpose of this three-day short course is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the processes used in doing this planning. The course philosophy is to provide a practical, hands-on …