American Solar Energy Society’s 25th National Solar Tour Goes Virtual!
For a quarter-century, the American Solar Energy (ASES) has organized and delivered the National Solar Tour, the largest grassroots solar event in the U.S. This year’s all-virtual tour is being extended beginning September 28 and running through the official tour weekend, October 3 and 4. Carly Rixham, ASES Executive Director, talks about the Tour’s long-standing […]
The Path to LEED Certification in the Built Environment
Guest editorial by Jonathan Kraatz, Executive Director USGBC/Texas and Robert Pegues, Quality Assurance Manager, Single Family Division, TexEnergy | Us-EcoLogic LEED, Leadership for Energy Efficiency and Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving […]
Solar Homes Tour in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex: October 3
This year, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour is featuring more than 60 locations nationwide, including homes and businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Because of COVID-19, the national and all local tours will be virtual. We caught up with Rosa Orenstein, J.D., Executive Director of the North Texas Renewable Energy Group […]
Green Building & Cool House Tours in Texas: Chair’s Corner – September 2020
By Katherine Searcy, Chair, TXSES Board of Directors The Texas Solar Energy Society’s mission is Equitable Access to Solar Energy for Every Texan. Green building enables the efficient use of solar energy by reducing the total energy needed for a home or business, which in turn reduces the size of the required solar photovoltaic system. […]
From Software to Solar: the need for diversity in the clean energy workforce
Guest blog: Katherine Burk Cheema is a West Texas native and a proud Texas Longhorn Alumna. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, paddle boarding and kayaking. All opinions are her own. I found my way into solar by way of the software industry. I grew up in West Texas […]
TXSES 2020: A New Vision
From the outset, I knew that 2020 would be a year of great change for TXSES.
Introduction to Community Solar: Texas-Sized Potential
By Hanna Mitchell, Program Director for Solar United Neighbors of Texas While demand for solar is growing across Texas – and some Texas cities have recently doubled down on their investments, going solar may still feel out of reach for millions of Texans. And while the cost of solar has dropped dramatically in recent years, […]
What Does COVID19 Mean for the Solar Industry and for Texas, too?
By Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D. , Research Associate, Webber Energy Group University of Texas/Austin There is not much in this world that has not been touched by this pandemic. Most news feeds and social media streams seem to be about the same thing: COVID, COVID and more COVID. But then again, it has touched all […]
The Psychology of Solar Module Prices
Making cost predictions over any time frame is a dicey game, but using the past decade as a handy portent ($2 to 18 cents), in several years we could be celebrating the spot price of solar modules falling to a nickel per watt.
Our commitment to you: COVID-19 update from TXSES Executive Director
Dear valued TXSES members and sponsors, In these unprecedented times when things are changing around us at incredible speed, we believe kinship is more important than ever. Staying in touch, especially now, strengthens bonds with each other and deepens our connection with community. Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, TXSES will continue what we’ve done […]