NxTX 2026 | Powering the Texas AI Economy
The Texas Nuclear Alliance returns to SxSW for our third annual NxTX gathering - following NxTX 2025 and 2024 - with this year focusing on the intersection of energy and compute.
AI-driven data center growth is creating a step change in electricity demand. U.S. data centers accounted for roughly 4.4% of total electricity consumption in 2023, and multiple analyses project that share could double or even triple by the end of the decade, driven in large part by AI workloads.
The question isn't whether we need more energy—it's where it will come from. Nuclear is emerging as the answer, and Nuclear x Texas 2026 brings together the stakeholders shaping that transition.
Three panels. One afternoon. The people making it happen.
AI Applications Driving Compute & Power Demand — What's actually consuming all this energy, and what's next
Nuclear x AI Supply Chain Bottlenecks — Power grid constraints, digital infrastructure, and policy headwinds
Emerging Nuclear × AI Partnerships — Capital deployment, energy integration, and the deals being signed now
About Texas Nuclear Alliance
TNA is the only industry association in Texas dedicated to the advancement of nuclear technology in the state. Formed in 2022 in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, and comprising of over 70 member entities today, TNA is based on the fundamental premise that if Texas and the world want low-carbon, reliable energy, it can no longer turn its back on nuclear energy. TNA was formed with a singular mission: to make Texas the Nuclear Capital of the World. Nuclear is clean, safe, reliable, and secure.
In the 89th Texas Legislature, TNA helped pass four nuclear-dedicated bills, including House Bill 14, a $350 million investment by the state in nuclear energy—the largest of its kind in the U.S—that led to the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office (TANEO).
Our flagship Texas Nuclear Summit 2025 hosted 700+ attendees and featured keynotes from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy & Texas Governor Rick Perry, Constellation CFO Dan Eggers, Vistra Chief Nuclear Officer Ken Peters, NEI President Maria Korsnick, NuScale CEO John Hopkins, Texas A&M University System Chancellor Glenn Hegar, PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson, and many more.
NxTX is our compact, high-signal event during SXSW, uniting influential figures in energy and technology with Texas decision-makers.