This Tuesday, in an 18-13 bipartisan vote, the Texas Senate passed SB 258 which will increase the energy savings goals for utilities for the first time since 2011. This landmark bill aims to combat rising energy costs for Texans through low-cost energy efficiency...
This March, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), a nonprofit promoting responsible and equitable energy choices, published its fifth annual Energy Efficiency in the Southeast report. After years of historic underinvestment in energy efficiency, new federal...
Several bills have been filed for the 88th Legislative Session that aims to incentivize fossil fuels while limiting the growth of renewables in Texas. These anti-renewable bills want to disincentivize and halt the growth of renewable energy while ignoring demand-side...
This Thursday, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee heard nine energy and utility market-focused bills that, if passed, will drastically impact ratepayers’ pockets and the future of renewable energy in Texas. Starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until 6 p.m. last...
On Tuesday, January 10th, the Texas Legislature began its 88th legislative session, gathering to pass a variety of laws and a two-year state budget. From January until May, legislators will gather at the Capitol to vote on, amend, and “kill” legislation...
