Solar Austin Happy Hour: Pat Sweeney, Jan 22nd
Mr. Pat Sweeney, Director of Energy & Market Operations for Austin Energy, will join us this January to mark the two year anniversary of operation of the 30MW Webberville PV power plant. What have we learned by integrating that facility into the city’s portfolio of power production? How are near zero marginal cost energy sources […]
Solar Austin Happy Hour: Tech Innovation Beyond the Panel: Energy Optimization
RSVP HERE Wednesday, May 15th, 6:30 – 8:30pm Spiderhouse Cafe, 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, TX (map) (in the back, under the big white tent) Advancements in power converters allow modern solar installations to perform more efficiently and owners to monitor their systems accurately in real time. On May 15th, we’ll hear from leaders in the power converter field. Each has […]
We need you to stand up for solar on December 19th!
We need you to stand up and demand better clean energy policy on December 19th! The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is holding a hearing on the effectiveness of the Public Utility Commission (PUC). We need to use this opportunity to push for better policies for clean energy. The PUC has once again refused to implement […]
Clean Energy Works for Texas – Take Action Now
[nggallery id=7]Solar Austin has partnered with a growing coalition of organizations and businesses on the Clean Energy Works for Texas campaign. The coalition has filed a petition at the Public Utility Commission (PUC) requesting a rulemaking to enforce and expand the non-wind renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The non-wind RPS was passed into law by the […]