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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...
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...
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...
Unstable Geopolitical and High Energy Costs Prove Transition to Clean Energy
As we enter the third week of war in Ukraine, first and foremost we are keeping all of those affected in our thoughts and secondly reflect on the importance of energy independence and the transition away from fossil fuels. We recently read the following words “why are...
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...
Energy Efficiency: Overlooked & Underutilized Grid Resource
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...