Wildcard: Brett Perlman on Blackouts and the Future of Texas Energy

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🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Brett Perlman, CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future, joins the show to discuss the past, present, and future of energy production and the energy grid in Texas. Brett shares why Texas could have the potential to become a hub for clean energy technology like hydrogen and carbon capture.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Industry Focus. The Podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market each day.
0:11.0	I'm your host Emily Flippin. I'm Jason Moser. I'm Nick Seyple. I'm Dylan Lewis. And today
0:16.0	we're talking financials. Today we're talking consumer goods. Wild Card Wednesday.
0:20.6	And we're talking energy. And today we're talking tech.
0:23.0	Let's dive in.
0:24.0	Welcome to Industry Focus.
0:28.0	I'm Nick Saipel.
0:29.0	My guest this week is Brett Perlman.
0:31.0	Brett is the CEO of the Center for Houston's future and has spent 20
0:33.7	plus years in finance and policy roles in the energy industry including four
0:37.5	years as a Texas Public Utility Commissioner overseeing the restructuring of the
0:41.6	state's utility system.
0:42.8	Brett, thank you for joining me.
0:45.0	Nick, thanks for having me.
0:47.8	Great to have you on the show.
0:49.0	Lots to talk about this week.
0:50.5	I mentioned in the intro, you're from the Center for Houston's future so we're going to spend some time talking about the future today
0:55.9	But I want to start out with the past kind of set the stage for everybody you've been in this industry the energy industry in Texas for a long time.
1:03.4	How has the energy changed?
1:04.9	This industry changed since you first got involved
1:07.4	and what would you say is still the same?
1:10.9	Well, I'm gonna talk a little bit about oil and gas and I'm going to talk a little bit about the power industry.
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