The data center and municipal utility nexus is one of the most consequential storylines in public power, and The Center on Municipal Capital Markets (CMCM) at The University of Texas at Austin is glad to host a conversation among law, finance, policy, technology, and academic leaders. Load growth from data centers is the largest demand shock public power utilities have faced in decades, and the municipal market is a key financing mechanism. It is the story of how massive AI investment routes through the municipal market and/or other creative structures. How are these deals and contracts structured? Who bears the demand risk? What is the credit/lender view on concentrated load and single-customer credit exposure? Where bond counsel is drawing tax-exempt lines? What is the technology industry’s perspective regarding speed-to-power, contract structure, and cost? All these questions will be discussed at the event.
Powering the AI Buildout: Data Centers, Public Power, and the Municipal Market
This event is in collaboration with the UT Austin LBJ School and its newly launched Center on Municipal Capital Markets.
Following the panel, join us for a reception and scrum for some networking and a spirited discussion about an array of topics across different sectors that are top of mind for municipal analysts. Light bites, beer, and wine will be served.
The event is free of charge for all attendees. The dress code is business casual.
Bass Lecture Hall
01:30 – 01:35 pm | Welcome Remarks
01:35 – 01:50 pm | Keynote
01:50 – 02:40 pm | Panel
Panelists
02:40 – 03:00 pm | Q & A
The networking reception and scrum will be in the lobby on the first floor of the same building.
03:00 – 03:45 pm | Cocktail Reception
03:45 – 04:30 pm | Scrum & Networking Reception
The networking reception and scrum will be in the lobby on the first floor of the same building.
This event is co-sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs Center on Municipal Capital Markets