by SPEER | Sep 7, 2022 | Blog, Policy
As the brutal summer of 2022 at least has an ending in sight, looking back on what transpired and what could/will happen as the legislative session of 2023 looms around the corner, leads to the question…what is the breaking point? What is the breaking point for us as...
by SPEER | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, Policy
Over the last year, policy discussions relating to energy efficiency as a resource have become more and more frequent. In Texas, the one-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri has shined new light on energy efficiency at the statewide level at the Public Utility...
by SPEER | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog, Policy
Energy efficiency can help solve some the biggest problems facing Texas right now: resource adequacy, or grid reliability, and resilience during our summer heat waves or winter storms, as we recently experienced. One might ask, what has efficiency done for us so far?...
by SPEER | Apr 17, 2018 | News, Policy
Technology is driving changes to the ERCOT grid! Allowing solar, wind, storage and energy efficient buildings to be leveraged as resources can benefit customers by keeping prices down, while providing reliability, resilience, and self-sufficiency of the electric grid....
by Liz John | Feb 20, 2018 | News, Policy, Press Release
FERC decision last week mandating the integration of electric storage into wholesale power markets is likely to affect the viability of peaking resources and mitigate power price spikes during scarcity events, and spur additional investments in energy storage outside...
by Liz John | Aug 4, 2017 | News, Policy
The SPEER Commission recently released a broad consensus policy position statement on utility investment in energy efficiency. Investor-owned utilities in Texas should have a financial incentive to invest in non-wires alternatives to traditional infrastructure...
