Op-Ed: “More Rooftop Solar, Less Red Tape”

Op-Ed: “More Rooftop Solar, Less Red Tape”

Photo by NewSaetiew / Getty Images Dallas Should Adopt Department of Energy App to Speed Solar Permitting. TXSES Executive Director Patrice “Pete” Parsons co-wrote this excellent article published in The Dallas Morning News with Ian Seamans of Environment Texas....

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Misinformation & Disinformation in Solar

by Patrice ‘Pete’ Parsons, TXSES Executive Director Misinformation and disinformation are at all-time highs in recent years, not only in politics, but also when it comes to protecting our environment and improving the use of our resources. Although a Pew Research...

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Texas’ Transmission Troubles and CREZ II

Texas’ Transmission Troubles and CREZ II

Transmission towers and lines at sunset in East Texas (Credit: Matthew T Rader, MatthewTRader.com, License CC-BY-SA) By Ethan Miller Back in October, I wrote an article arguing that many of last summer’s electric reliability scares and energy price increases were not...

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Industry Spotlight: Krannich Solar

Industry Spotlight: Krannich Solar

Each month, we highlight one of our esteemed Business Members with an exclusive interview in the TXSES newsletter. This month, TXSES Marketing Outreach Coordinator Steven Ùgalde spoke with Chloe Rousseau from our newest Platinum Member, Krannich Solar, to learn...

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TXSES at RE+ Texas Conference

TXSES at RE+ Texas Conference

May 14-15, 2024 • George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX • TXSES Panel on SolarAPP+ | Tuesday, May 14, 2024; 11:30 AM• Expo Hall, Level 3 (Energy Transition Theater) Join TXSES for a panel discussion on the cutting-edge permitting platform SolarAPP+...

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Solar Panel Installer Hiring Events

Solar Panel Installer Hiring Events

Check with Green Careers Texas for upcoming solar training and hiring events • Houston Location: HBI Houston Build Strong, 10631 Harwin, Suite 606, Houston, 77057 • Dallas Location: Hatcher Station Training Farm, 4500 Todd St., Dallas 75210 • Austin Location: American...

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A Matter of Supply vs. Demand

by Patrice ‘Pete’ Parsons, TXSES Executive Director You’ve probably seen the headlines this past week from ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas), including: "ERCOT warns of possible power emergency amid rising temperatures in Texas" “Texas’ electric grid is...

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Industry Spotlight: Axis Solar

Each month we highlight one of our esteemed Business Members with an interview in our newsletter. This month, we feature Platinum Business Member, Axis Solar. TXSES Marketing & Outreach Coordinator Steven Ùgalde reached out to Axis Solar CEO Graeme Walker for a...

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Tamara Kowalski Joins TXSES as Communications Director

PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release CONTACT INFORMATIONTexas Solar Energy Society (TXSES)Patrice ‘Pete’ Parsons210.722.7270 [AUSTIN, Texas, March 28, 2024] The Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) is pleased to announce the addition of Tamara Kowalski as its new...

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Going Solar in 2024. Who Do You Trust?

Going Solar in 2024. Who Do You Trust?

by Patrice 'Pete' Parsons, TXSES Executive Director According to a recent Forbes article, nearly 90% Of Americans couldn’t be more ecstatic about their rooftop solar system. In fact, some 83% of those homeowners are raving to friends and family about how happy they...

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Holt Renewables: Industry Highlight

As a benefit of being a TXSES Platinum Business Member, we highlight the member’s company in our newsletter. For the March newsletter, we sat down with Kevin Chavez, operations officer/manager of Holt Renewables, an engineering, procurement and construction firm for...

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Sharing the solar love

By Patrice 'Pete' ParsonsExecutive Director, TXSES Last weekend, I had the privilege of sharing our work at the annual/monthly meeting of the North Texas Renewable Energy Group (NTREG), one of our sister state chapters. As I began to put a presentation together to...

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