by Isa Peterson | May 3, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
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...
by Isa Peterson | Mar 30, 2023 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
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...
by Isa Peterson | Mar 28, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
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...
by Isa Peterson | Mar 24, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
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...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its latest regulatory proposal to reduce substantially oil and gas methane pollution. The new draft builds on and strengthens the agency’s initial proposal released last November. Texas Impact Executive Director...
by Isa Peterson | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
The unreliable electric grid threatens Texans; having once again, been asked to conserve power. Last Friday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) requested that consumers “conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or above...
