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Clean Energy Texas

How The Lone Star State Became An Unlikely Leader & How Others Can Follow Its Lead

Event start date: 2021-07-14 10:00:0007/14/2021 10:00 AM CST

Join our conversation with this all-star panel of Texas’ clean energy leaders to learn more about how Texas became the clean energy state it is today. We’ll also discuss how the state can continue to lead in deploying renewables and what other states can learn from Texas’ approach to creating a clean energy future.   

Speakers

Kirk Watson

Former State Senator and dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs

Pat Wood

CEO of Hunt Energy Network and former chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Jim Marston

VP of Public Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund

Dr. Michael Webber

of ENGIE, an accomplished author, and a professor at The University of Texas at Austin

Suzanne Russo

CEO of Pecan Street & Moderator of the Discussion

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