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 […]

Austin Energy Cutting Solar Credits

Is Austin Energy joining the war on solar? Bit by bit, our publicly owned, nationally renowned, supposedly green electric utility is trying to roll back programs that support customer owned solar. Austin Energy is cutting the value of solar tariff, which compensates solar owners for the energy they produce, by 16 percent on January 1. […]

Solar Austin Happy Hour: Karl Rábago – Advancing the Value of Solar

Austin Energy’s value of solar tariff (VOST) has received national attention. Join us to learn more about the VOST from the man behind it and to celebrate our recent victories for local solar in Austin. When: Tuesday, November 19th, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Where: Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78701 Please RSVP here. […]

Defense Energy Summit

When: November 11-13, 2013 Where: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin Join the Nation’s energy, business and defense leadership as they accelerate the development and deployment of new energy and infrastructure solutions and projects. The Defense Energy Summit delivers the entire defense energy ecosystem, focusing on the needs […]

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 […]

Solar Austin Happy Hour – Learn the Latest at Austin Energy!

We invite you to join us at the Chapel Stage at Spider House on Wednesday, February 20th at 6:30 pm to meet Deborah Kimberly, Austin Energy’s new VP of Distributed Energy Services, and get an update on Austin Energy’s solar programs from Lesley Libby, the Solar Program Manager.  Please RSVP. SPEAKERS: Deborah Kimberly As of […]