by SPEER | Apr 5, 2023 | Blog, Codes, Local Gov, Press Release
Austin, TX — The South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing HR 1, which would repeal key energy efficiency and decarbonization investments from the...
by SPEER | Aug 29, 2022 | Local Gov, News
SPEER is part of a nationwide network that launched National Energy Efficiency Day, which is now in its 7th year. The purpose is to promote the many benefits of energy efficiency—including financial, health, and climate. We’re proud to announce that the City of...
by SPEER | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Local Gov
Image courtesy of NCTCOG Last week I, like so many Texans, watched my local county and city...
by Liz John | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog, Codes, Local Gov
Katrina, Harvey, Laura, Ida… it’s hurricane season and judging by the unrelenting heat many of us across the nation and in Europe are experiencing, it’s easy to fear that this year will produce some strong storms. When Hurricane Laura slammed ashore along...
by Liz John | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Local Gov
When you hear energy efficiency, do you think of a broad and ambiguous term? Energy efficiency is being able to perform the same task, but using less energy to do so. It is a simple, low-cost way to reduce emissions and energy consumption while also lowering your home...
by SPEER | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog, Local Gov
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is long term, low cost 100% financing for energy efficiency, water conservation, and distributed generation projects. Local governments can establish a PACE district providing commercial, industrial, and multifamily property...