New BOC Courses Coming to Texas and Oklahoma

The Building Operator Certification (BOC) is an in-depth course for building technicians, covering all major building systems related to energy, and emphasizing energy efficiency and preventive maintenance. SPEER held the first course ever delivered in Texas last year...

DOE Webinar on Deep Energy Retrofits tomorrow

Part of SPEER’s mission is to push beyond low-hanging fruit efficiency measures and toward deep energy retrofits. DOE will have a webinar on this topic, targeted to public sector entities, tomorrow at 1pm CDT. Register here. More on the webinar from DOE:...

Getting to Zero Energy Buildings

Texas and Oklahoma are home to several zero energy projects. Many SPEER members are involved in efforts to build super-efficient homes with on-site generation that have an energy bill at or near zero. These homes are not only efficient, they’re supremely...

Texas Falls Behind in Electric Energy Efficiency

Texas Energy Report. June 26, 2013. Texas Energy Report alerts its readers to the publication of SPEER’s report on including energy efficiency in the ERCOT electric market as a competing resource. From the article: “This is a critical juncture for Texas’ electric...

PLMA Spring 2013 Conference April 23 to 25, 2013 Hilton Downtown, Austin, Texas

SPEER is a proud promotional sponsor of this years PLMA Spring Conference.

Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson and the Honorable Mark Strama of Texas House of Representatives will be keynote presenters. The sessions will focus on regulatory and policy updates from FERC, NERC and ERCOT, and explore innovative approaches to demand response programs, price and rate response, regional regulatory issues, legal challenges, and technologies.