EDF Blog: A Legislative Push to Get Texas Serious About Energy Storage
Originally posted on: http://blogs.edf.org/texascleanairmatters/2015/04/20/a-legislative-push-to-get-texas-serious-about-demand-response/ EDF Energy Exchange: http://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/ April 20, 2015 By: Suzanne L. Bertin, Director of Regulatory Affairs at EnerNOC With the blooming Texas bluebonnets signalling the end of winter and at least a few weeks before the blazing heat begins, spring might not seem the ideal time for the Texas Legislature to debate laws about […]
Texas Tribune: Legislation Could Boost Efficiency in State
Originally published in Texas Tribune here. Legislation Aims to Boost Electricity Conservation by Jim Malewitz March 31, 2015 In January of 2014, a bone-chilling “polar vortex” swept across much of the country and knocked two North Texas power plants off-line just as residents were turning on their lights and cranking up the heat. The simultaneous […]
AEMA Supports Demand Response Legislation Filed in Texas Legislature
March 12, 2015 Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com AEMA SUPPORTS DEMAND RESPONSE LEGISLATION FILED IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE Statement on filing of SB 1284 by Sen. Kirk Watson and HB 3343 by Rep. Sylvester Turner (AUSTIN, TX) The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) applauds the filing of legislation that would help give Texans more opportunity […]
Houston Chronicle: AEMA Calls for Demand Response for Consumers in Texas
The Houston Chronicle featured AEMA in a story about a call for additional demand response to benefit consumers and the electric grid in Texas. The full story can be found here and below. BUSINESS Group urges more rewards for power savers The approach, called demand response, is limited in Texas By Ryan Holeywell January 17, 2015 […]