by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | News
Houston Chronicle’s Fuel Fix. September 17, 2013. Despite the title, four of Texas’ cities ranked in the top half; Austin was the top non-coastal city; and Houston and Dallas were top 5 non-coastal cities. Still, there is much to be done to improve and SPEER is hard...
by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | News
New York Times. September 20, 2013 Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, if consistently implemented, could bring energy efficiency and distributed generation to scale. SPEER Executive Director Doug Lewin quoted on size of the opportunity and Texas’...
by SPEER | Sep 3, 2013 | News
This Thursday, the Department of Energy’s Chief Architect Sam Rashkin will present a workshop on zero net energy ready homes at the Dallas HBA in Plano. For more details and to register please click here. We are planning additional workshops for Austin and San...
by SPEER | Aug 14, 2013 | News
US DOE, SPEER, and a coalition of organizations and companies will host a Zero Net-Energy Ready Home workshop in Dallas on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Dallas Builders Association. See below for more information or to register for this event. SPEER works to...
by SPEER | Aug 5, 2013 | News
If you haven’t registered already there is still time. Please join SPEER, Keeping PACE in Texas, and SECO for the first in a series of webinars for local governments to learn about Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, which is an innovative financing...
by SPEER | Aug 5, 2013 | News
Registration is now open for the Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) Conference 2013, an educational conference and business exhibition to connect public- and private-sector decision-makers. Set Dec. 16-18 in San Antonio at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio....
by admin | Aug 4, 2013 | News
Forbes. August 7, 2013 EDF publishes an article about SPEER’s report “Toward a More Efficiency Electric Market.” The article explores the various market structures Texas may end up employing. Regardless of structure, efficiency could participate as a resource,...
by SPEER | Jul 18, 2013 | News
SPEER and Keeping PACE in Texas are working with SECO on a series of webinars to introduce PACE to local governments. PACE is an innovative financing mechanism for energy efficiency and renewable energy which SPEER supports. All are welcome to attend, but please...
by SPEER | Jun 25, 2013 | News
On June 25, 2103, SPEER released “Toward a More Efficient Electric Market: New Frameworks for Advancing Energy Efficiency in Texas,” a first of its kind report providing considerations and suggestions for the inclusion of energy efficiency as a resource in the...
by SPEER | Jun 25, 2013 | Events, News
Financing energy efficiency retrofits can be difficult and confusing. Metrus Energy, a key partner for SPEER member Noesis Energy, created an excellent infographic: Which Financing Vehicle Gets You on the Road to Energy Efficiency, to make it much easier to...