by SPEER | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog
While Texans across the state waited to see the totality of the solar eclipse on April 8th, others were waiting to critique how the Texas electrical grid would hold up during the rare event. Would it hold tight with no disruptions, or would it succumb to the lack of...
by SPEER | Feb 13, 2024 | Blog, Local Gov
Travis County, a proud member of SPEER’s Community Efficiency Leadership Coalition (CELC) for years, continues to lead the way in Texas with their forward-thinking initiatives. With a Sustainable Purchasing Policy, Climate Action Plan, and ongoing efforts...
by SPEER | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, Codes
Texas and Oklahoma continue to lag behind in building and energy codes. In fact, in some areas, local jurisdictions have codes that were set in 2009 and earlier. That’s right, nearly 15 years ago, almost a full generation, building standards are meeting minimum...
by SPEER | Sep 18, 2023 | Codes, News
SPEER has recently partnered with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) to join the EMPOWERED program, a U.S. Department of Energy-funded initiative providing free education and training on clean energy safety and installation to building professionals....
by SPEER | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog
Energy efficiency can play a pivotal role in solving some of the biggest challenges SPEER’s south-central region is experiencing: Resource adequacy, or grid reliability, and resilience during our summer heat waves and increasing winter storms, as Texas has recently...
