Industry Conversation: Bret Biggart, CEO Freedom Solar
For the past 10 years, Biggart has built Texas-based Freedom Solar from two to more than 500 employees in five states. We had the chance to sit down with CEO Bret Biggart to learn more about Freedom Solar’s humble beginnings to its current position as a leading solar energy company. Here’s our conversation. TXSES: How […]
2022 on the Horizon: Creative Cooperation, Lasting Solutions
Another year draws to a close, and even in these trying times of inflation and supply chain concerns, we have much to be thankful for. With energy inflation a substantive part of our household expenses, Texans are adapting and installing solar at a pace like never before. Solar continues to be installed at record levels […]
Austin’s Children’s Haven Association Goes Solar!
A bedrock in the Austin community for more than seven decades, The Children’s Haven Association (TCHA) has helped disadvantaged individuals and families in marginalized communities within Travis County and surrounding districts. In November 2021, in partnership with Solar Austin, TCHA installed an 8.64 kW photovoltaic (PV) system at its facility in the heart of East […]
The Brothers Hoffman: Solarizing the Texas Hill Country One County at a Time
Since they were teenagers, Derrick and Eric Hoffman have been in the electrical services business, learning the basics from their father, Tom. As their apprenticeships evolved from part-time to journeyman to master electrician, the brothers Hoffman knew there was more they wanted to do in their trade. We caught up with Derrick to learn how […]
San Antonio wins SolSmart award for supportive solar program adoption
The City of San Antonio announced in May that it, and CPS Energy, San Antonio’s municipally owned utility, have been selected for national recognition for programs and practices that make it faster, easier, and cheaper to go solar. A SolSmart designation is a signal that the community is “open for solar business,” helping to attract solar […]
Garland municipal utility taps into west Texas solar facility
As the latest development in the boom taking place across Texas, Southern Company announced the commissioning of the 102 MW Lamesa solar plant, according to this May pv magazine article. ERCOT had previously listed Lamesa as one of 19 solar projects with interconnection agreements and anticipates 879 MW of utility-scale solar will come online this year. […]