Nathan Serota

I’m excited to share that I have joined @Google's Energy Market Development team, leading energy strategy and market design work in Texas. Google is helping drive energy innovation at scale, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to join such a fantastic team. In this new role, I’ll be creating and implementing strategies to integrate data centers into the grid in ways that lower costs for all energy consumers while strengthening the grid. From advanced cooling technologies to enhanced geothermal to maximizing distributed energy resources to using AI to optimize the grid itself, Google is driving positive change, and I’m excited to be a part of it. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to work in different capacities toward one mission: unlocking energy abundance that supports economic growth, public health, and a better quality of life. The opportunity to do that at Google is an extraordinary one. I wouldn’t have this opportunity without a large community of people who have mentored, taught, and supported me over the years—I’m grateful to all of you. The Texas energy community is a great one, and I’m so lucky to be a part of it. I look forward to continuing to work with y’all in this new role and to deepening existing relationships, making new connections, and building the grid of the future together. One more thing I want to address: lots of people are asking the right question about data centers: Why? If that’s a question on your mind, please watch The Thinking Game (link in the reply), an award-winning documentary about @GoogleDeepMind and its Nobel Prize winning founder and leader, Demis Hassabis. Google DeepMind cracked the code on protein folding, a holy grail that had eluded scientists for many decades. This breakthrough has the potential to create cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's, and dementia, among a host of other diseases. My dad has Parkinson’s. I know firsthand how devastating it is. To make breakthroughs like this—and so many more—AI data centers will need a lot more power. This is my why. Working together, we can make breakthroughs unimaginable to previous generations. We already have. My role will be to help figure out how we can power these breakthroughs while also making cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable electricity. I can’t think of a better or more important challenge. I truly believe the future of energy is bright. To be part of a company like Google, helping bring that future into reality, is a dream come true. I’m excited to get to work.