Senate Bill 2213: Energy Storage Facilities

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Brent Bennett, Ph.D.

Brent Bennett, Ph.D., is the policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ.

Dr. Bennett has an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. in physics from the University of Tulsa. His graduate research focused on advanced chemistries for utility-scale energy storage systems.

Brent Bennett, Ph.D., is the policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ.

Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ, supports SB 2213 because Texas needs to start grappling with the end-of-life issues presented by the growth of energy storage facilities in the state, usually paired with solar facilities but also operating on their own.

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