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Without Efficiency, Texas is Heating Up
Dang it’s HOT! The recent heat dome that has engulfed Texas for more than two weeks once again brings light to the need for increased energy efficiency measures and increased building and energy code standards to help Texans offset the mind-numbing temperatures. As...
US House’s repeal of energy-saving investments & its potential implications
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...
What is the breaking point? For us, for them?
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...
Inflation Reduction Act
The South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER), one of six Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEO) across the country, applauds the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the positive results it will have on the...
Energy Efficiency doesn’t seem glamorous, but neither is $5 a gallon gasoline!
The dreaded summer doldrums…here in Central Texas, they started a bit earlier than normal, with 100° plus temperatures hitting us all square in the face in early June. The Texas grid, as noted by ERCOT, hit multiple records through the month, with more than 78,000...
Celebrating Women’s History Month With Our REEOs
We are proud when we look at the leaders of our Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs), each led by incredible women who we want to honor this month and every month as they support and encourage clean energy policies, innovative technology adoption, energy...