Texas Solar Energy Society is proud to announce that it has begun the daunting task of estimating the cost of grid service interruptions to the Texas economy
How Much Does Texas’ Unstable Grid Cost Texans? We’re Finding Out.
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TXSES Internship: CRM and Research Assistant
TXSES is seeking a highly-organized and responsible CRM and Research Assistant intern to support our grant writing team, perform clerical and website tasks and assist with various research projects to spread awareness about our work as the single statewide non-profit organization that advocates for the distributed solar industry.
Texas pays Bitcoin miners to save energy. Why not homeowners to produce it?
Patrice 'Pete' ParsonsTXSES Executive Director Houston Chronicle (Opinion), December 2, 2023 Texans know nothing comes free, and certainly not energy. So when homeowners are sending their own self-generated solar energy to the grid to prop up its strained resources...
Infinite Power: Take Your Share of the Texas Sun!
By Pete Parsons, TXSES Executive Director This much-deserved fall-like weather is our reward for those brutal triple-digit months. Finally. And while we're reveling in the moment, we’re already on high alert for winter and its unpredictable temperatures. Source: NOAA...
Houston’s Journey with SolarAPP+ and the Future of Solar Permitting
By Steven Ùgalde, TXSES Marketing & Outreach Coordinator The City of Houston and the Houston Permitting Center (HPC) have achieved remarkable success in the solar and renewable energy industries, largely attributed to the cutting-edge software development,...
Counting Texas’ solar rooftops. The numbers may surprise you.
Ethan Miller, TXSES Intern, and Larry Howe, Solar and Climate Solutions Advocate It’s not hard to find estimates for utility-scale solar capacity in Texas; ERCOT regularly releases that information.1 What has been harder to find are estimates of distributed (rooftop)...
TXSES Launches Infinite Power: Take Your Share of the Texas Sun!
Statewide educational campaign aims to double the amount of distributed solar by 2030 November 2, 2023 Austin, TX – As the Texas distributed solar industry matures and diversifies, there is an increasing need for consumers to understand the benefits, separating fact...
TXSES Talks Distributed Solar Energy at Bluebonnet Energy Fair
By Steven ÙgaldeMembership and Marketing Outreach Coordinator As the Texas distributed solar industry continues to expand, TXSES is thrilled to witness proactive initiatives by providers like Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. This past weekend, they hosted the...
Summer 2023: the bad, the ugly and the spectacularly good
Although this summer’s heat is behind us, the fragility of the Texas grid is right where we left it: front and center in our lives and livelihoods.
Transmission, Not Renewables, to Blame for Texas’ Summer Energy Woes
By Ethan Miller and Pete Parsons Being blamed for problems you didn’t cause is frustrating and can even be grounds for defamation. For the Texas renewables industry, it’s just another day. On September 6, the Electric Reliability Grid of Texas (ERCOT) issued an Energy...
TXSES Announces Addition of Steven Ùgalde as Membership and Marketing Outreach Coordinator
With a wealth of experience in customer success relationships, data analysis, case/project management and social media, TXSES welcomes Steven Ùgalde who will be instrumental in helping grow TXSES’ base, acting as the main liaison between TXSES and its members while...
Business Member Highlight: Freddy Gonzalez – CEO and Founder of Lonestar Solar Services
By Steven ÙgaldeMembership and Marketing Coordinator Our different levels of business memberships are an integral part of TXSES’ overall mission. They share their expertise in educating Texans about the benefits of solar energy, separating fact from fiction. They...
All about ERCOT: a conversation with Beth Garza
By Jane Pulaski, TXSES Director of Communications Before Winter Storm Uri, few people knew about or had heard of ERCOT. But since then, and especially this summer, hardly a day goes by without press in state, national and international media reporting about how...
The enormity of its impact: happy 1st birthday, IRA!
By Patrice 'Pete' ParsonsTXSES Executive Director Another day, another dozen or more articles about the relentless positive impact of the Investment Recovery Act (IRA) on all of us. Admittedly, it’s hard keeping up with the daily eye-popping stats: tens of thousands...
Meet Laura Doll, Secretary of TXSES Board of Directors
In each issue of The TXSES Report, we’ll feature a member of our esteemed TXSES Board of Directors. The TXSES board of directors plays a critical role in our success, including setting our strategic direction, ensuring that we have the necessary resources to achieve...
SolarAPP+: Advancing Efficiency in Solar Permitting in the City of Houston
SolarAPP+, the Solar Automated Permit Processing, is an innovative online web portal designed to revolutionize the plan review and permitting process for code-compliant residential photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Meet Dr. Ariane Beck, Chair, TXSES Board of Directors
In each issue of The TXSES Report, we’ll feature a member of our esteemed TXSES Board of Directors. In the August 6, 2023 issue, we introduce you to Dr. Ariane Beck, Chair of the TXSES Board.
Energy efficiency: doing more with less and reaping the benefits
I don’t know about you, but I grew up with parents who were relentless with sanctions if we didn’t turn lights off when we left a room.
The affordable future of grid resilience in Texas
Another week, another round of local, state and national news articles about how the Texas grid is trying to handle the relentless heat and keep up with increasing electricity demand.
Texas Solar Car Challenge revs up July 16!
For 30 years, under the skilled leadership of Dr. Lehman Marks, the Solar Car Challenge has motivated students in science, engineering and alternative energy awareness. The Challenge teaches high school students around the world how to build and race roadworthy solar...