Where Are We Headed?

  by Randy Plumlee, SPEER Senior Manager of Building Performance Texas is growing, and growing fast. New homes, businesses, manufacturing facilities, and data centers are being added across the state at a pace few other states are experiencing. But while Texas...

State still has work to do to keep lights on

Star-Telegram, June 2015 “The future success of demand response is bolstered not only by the state’s growing population and the need for reliable power for new residents, but also by a new study that shows significant possible savings. A recently released...

What is a conservative after all but one who conserves

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, June 2015 “The conservation of natural resources is not, and should not be, a partisan issue. Both Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, want a strong economy, and an economy with excess waste is not...

Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85M in One Day

Greentech Media, June 2015 “Across five days in 2012 and 2013, Texas could have saved more than $200 million, according to a study from the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER), an energy-efficiency advocacy group. …The...