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 Barry Smitherman,
Chairman Texas Public Utility Commission Barry Smitherman is a fourth generation Texan appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the PUCT on April 21, 2004. He was reappointed on September 13, 2007 and promoted to Chairman on November 14, 2007. He was recently awarded the State Leadership award by the American Wind Energy Association for the PUCTs pioneering renewable energy zone policy for proactive transmission development. He was also recently selected one of the Energy and Utility Industry's 'Great Transformers' for 2010 by a partnership which includes Forbes magazine.
Barry is a member of the State Bar of Texas, a member of the Governor's Competitiveness Council, an ex official board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Texas Regional Entity (TRE), a member of the Regional State Committee (RSC) for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, served as one of 30 members of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) and is Vice-Chairman of the Governor's Advisory Panel on Federal Environmental Regulations.
Barry grew up in Highlands, Texas; a working class neighborhood on the east side of Houston. He graduated from Ross Sterling High School in Baytown and continued his education at Texas A&M University receiving a BBA summa cum laude. He received his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law while working at the State Capitol for Senator Lindon Williams. Afterward he received a M.P.A. at Harvard University and was awarded the first Joel Leff Fellowship in Political Economy by the Kennedy School of Government.Appearing: Conference Day One: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9.30am The challenges and strategies in financing and adopting a smart grid across the United States
- How US grid leaders are navigating current challenges and strategizing for a smarter grid
- Identifying the implications, challenges and prospects in adopting smart grid technology
- Establishing key milestones necessary to implement smart electricity in the United States
- Recognizing realistic time frames for smart grid completion
Barry Smitherman, Chairman,
Texas Public Utility Commission Grid Director,
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Chairman,
DC Public Services Commission |
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