by SPEER | Feb 7, 2013 | News
The response to the Summit has been overwhelming so far. Join the stellar group of organizations and companies who will be participating (click read more) by registering for the Summit. This Summit is shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss with participants working collaboratively to identify, develop, and prioritize policies and strategies needed to push energy efficiency forward in Texas and Oklahoma. The focus of this First Annual Summit will be the working group sessions focused on new buildings, existing buildings, and resource adequacy.
The Summit opens on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 9:30am, with keynote speaker Ed Mazria, Founder and CEO of Architecture 2030. The first day of the Summit will also include a panel discussion with city leaders from Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin. At the conclusion of day one, there will be a hosted networking reception, sponsored by Dow Chemical, from 5:30pm – 6:30pm. The second day of the Summit kicks off at 8:30am with Pat Wood, former chairman of FERC, and former Chair of the PUC of Texas as the keynote speaker at 8:45am. A light breakfast and lunch for both days are included in the registration fee.
A special thank you goes to our Summit Sponsors: Dow Chemical, Mitsubishi, Environments for Living, TexEnergy Solutions, BASF, CCRD Partners, the Texas Home Energy Raters Organization, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the CleanTX Foundation. For more information on becoming a sponsor please visit our Sponsorship information page.
by SPEER | Jan 30, 2013 | News
Our Early Bird Registration and discounted hotel prices will expire on Friday, February 1, 2013 for the SPEER First Annual Summit. Make sure you REGISTER NOW to receive the early bird pricing. To book a room at the discounted rate, please call 800-THE-OMNI to book...
by SPEER | Jan 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
A new study released by Berkeley Lab concluded that energy efficiency will rise sharply over the next 12 years to meet a majority of load growth in the US. Much of the increase will come from the South according to the study. See the article from R&D Magazine...
by SPEER | Jan 25, 2013 | News
Keynote Speaker Pat Wood to kick off Day Two of the SPEER Summit!
Pat Wood, former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and former Chair of the PUC of Texas, will lead off the second day of SPEER’s Energy Efficiency Summit. Wood is perhaps best know here for leading a multiyear collaborative stakeholder process that lead to the complete restructuring of the Texas electric utility market. Now a board member or advisor to a range of energy companies, Wood will address the potential of the efficiency and distributed generation industry to remake itself as well, and share his experience with collaborative initiatives such as SPEER.
Please visit our Summit page for more information.
by SPEER | Jan 18, 2013 | News
The SPEER Energy Efficiency Summit Schedule, which has been created by three working groups over the last several months, is now available. The topics have been discussed and decided upon by the members of the working groups, which continue meet to further shape the agenda before the Summit kicks off of February 25th. You can click here to get a printable copy of the draft schedule. Please visit our Summit page for more information and to register.
by SPEER | Jan 15, 2013 | News
We have extended our Early Bird Registration prices until February 1, 2013 for our First Annual Summit. Make sure you REGISTER NOW to receive the early bird pricing. Also, please note that the discounted hotel rates at the Omni will expire on February 1, 2013. To...
by SPEER | Jan 7, 2013 | News
SPEER’s Energy Efficiency Summit will feature some of the brightest minds and most innovative companies and organizations in the world of energy efficiency, all focused on one question:
How do we increase and accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency in Texas and Oklahoma?
by SPEER | Jan 6, 2013 | News
“This Energy Efficiency Program Impact Evaluation Guide describes the common terminology, structures, and approaches used for determining (evaluating) energy and demand savings as well as avoided emissions and other non-energy benefits resulting from facility (non-transportation) energy efficiency program that are implemented by local governments, states, utilities private companies, and nonprofits……”
by SPEER | Jan 4, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
The fiscal cliff bill extended several key energy efficiency provisions, making several which had expired in 2011 retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012 and lasting through Dec 31, 2013. For consumers, they key provision is a $500 tax credit for energy efficient upgrades like...
by SPEER | Jan 4, 2013 | News
Houston City Council adopted an ordinance this week to require all new residential construction to be 10% higher than the 2009 IECC, which is the current statewide code. Houston was already 5% above the 2009; this move further establishes Houston’s position as...
