Solar in the Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl
by Patrice “Pete” Parsons, TXSES Executive Director The devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl this summer left millions of Texans reeling, including nearly 3 million in the Houston area who were without power in 100+ degree temperatures, with many still out weeks afterwards. Throughout the outage, one thing became crystal clear: localized distributed energy resources (DER), […]
TXSES Study Finds Solar Owners Shortchanged by 78% of their Worth
by Ethan Miller According to a new study commissioned by the Texas Solar Energy Society and produced by Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors, the value of solar (VOS) is experiencing externalities. Externalities, according to the International Monetary Fund, are a market failure that occurs when a good’s “indirect effects have an impact on the consumption […]