Barry Smitherman's guest appearances

Barry Smitherman

Hill Country Institute Live: Exploring Christ and Culture 

CORE Knowledge

OwlTail

Barry Smitherman is an attorney, consultant, private investor, author, and board member for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. He is the only person to have served as Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Texas Railroad Commission. He probably has as much knowledge of the oil and gas and the electricity business as anyone in the U.S. He is now Chairman of the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance. Barry authored the book,  If Jesus Were an Investment Banker (or Any Other Type of Modern Businessman): Leadership Principles from the Messiah and Personal Reflections of an Investment Banker Striving to Be a Christian.In this interview, we discuss the Texas market for electricity-the ERCOT market-and changes to that market which are under review, the issues we faced with Winter Storm Uri in 2021, the staggering potential of geothermal energy in Texas, and much more.

<blockquote>Barry Smitherman is an attorney, consultant, private investor, author, and board member for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. He is the only person to have served as Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Texas Railroad Commission. He probably has as much knowledge of the oil and gas and the electricity business as anyone in the U.S. He is now Chairman of the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance. Barry authored the book,  If Jesus Were an Investment Banker (or Any Other Type of Modern Businessman): Leadership Principles from the Messiah and Personal Reflections of an Investment Banker Striving to Be a Christian. In this interview, we discuss the Texas market for electricity-the ERCOT market-and changes to that market which are under review, the issues we faced with Winter Storm Uri in 2021, the staggering potential of geothermal energy in Texas, and much more.</blockquote>

Barry Smitherman Interviewed on Hill Country Institute Live

Matt Welch

The newly formed TXGEA trade association aims at educating the public and legislators and advocating for Geothermal to be included in policy and the electric grid. Matt Welch and Barry Smitherman are looking to change the perception of this amazing resource and simply get it a seat at the table and really do what Texas has done for many decades, which is to be a leader in the energy space. Can Texas be a leader in the US for getting Geothermal, a baseload, flexible, dispatchable and sustainable resource to be a cost competitive option for major metropolitan areas? TXGEAhttps://txgea.com/Matt Welch https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwelchtx/Barry Smitherman https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-smitherman-40375a63/Matt and Barry's book recommendationsUnsettled - Steve Koonin, The Prize by Daniel Yergin Geothermal Rising Conference https://grc2022.mygeoenergynow.org/#JRG Energy www.jrgenergy.comCORE Knowledge https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermalNick Cestari https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cestari-48059268/

The newly formed TXGEA trade association aims at educating the public and legislators and advocating for Geothermal to be included in policy and the electric grid. Matt Welch and Barry Smitherman are looking to change the perception of this amazing resource and simply get it a seat at the table and really do what Texas has done for many decades, which is to be a leader in the energy space. Can Texas be a leader in the US for getting Geothermal, a baseload, flexible, dispatchable and sustainable resource to be a cost competitive option for major metropolitan areas? TXGEA<a href="https://txgea.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://txgea.com/</a>Matt Welch <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwelchtx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwelchtx/</a>Barry Smitherman <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-smitherman-40375a63/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-smitherman-40375a63/</a>Matt and Barry's book recommendationsUnsettled - Steve Koonin, The Prize by Daniel Yergin Geothermal Rising Conference <a href="https://grc2022.mygeoenergynow.org/#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://grc2022.mygeoenergynow.org/#</a>JRG Energy <a href="www.jrgenergy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jrgenergy.com</a>CORE Knowledge <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal</a>Nick Cestari <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cestari-48059268/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cestari-48059268/</a>