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Earth Day: Make it a Part of Your Daily Life
Earth Day is April 22, and did you know it was first held in 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection? It now includes a wide array of events coordinated globally. The day reminds people of the little things we can do daily for a sustainable future. ...
Energy Efficiency & the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
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...
Member Spotlight: How Travis County is Advancing Energy Efficiency
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 towards a...
The Time to ACT is NOW! How the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can help Texas and Oklahoma move forward.
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...
SPEER is Driving Energy Efficiency Forward as a Demand-side Solution
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...
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...