SPEER Releases Report on Benefits of Demand Response
For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Gehrig Doug Lewin 512.448.4950 512.279.0753 mgehrig@piercom.com dlewin@eepartnership.org SPEER Releases Report Detailing Benefits of Demand Response Within Wholesale Electricity Markets Following Supreme Court Hearing Texas, […]
mySA: Strategic reduction in electricity demand means big savings
Original post in mySA (San Antonio’s homepage) here. FRANK LACEY, FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWS : AUGUST 9, 2015 As the blazing summer heat continues, Texans need to know that the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to powering the lights, electronics and other appliances. […]
EDF Blog: State Can Further Empower Texans to Manage Their Electricity Use
See posting on EDF blog here. By: Frank Lacey, Chairman of Advanced Energy Management Alliance and Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Market Strategy, for CPower With blazing summer heat ahead, Texans need to know the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to […]
Demand Response in the Lone Star State: Still Some Work To Do
Original article published here in the Star-Telegram. State still has work to do to keep lights on BY FRANK LACEY Special to the Star-Telegram With blazing summer heat ahead, Texans need to know that the electric grid is up to the challenge of keeping millions of air conditioners running at full speed, in addition to […]
Greentech Media: Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85 Million in One Day
Story originally published in Greentech Media on June 2, 2015. Katherine Tweed reports on a study by South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) that indicates Texas could have saved $200 million over five days in 2012 and 2013 if demand response were allowed to fully participate in ERCOT. Two bills were introduced in the […]
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 […]
AEMA Testifies in Support of Demand Response Legislation
March 26, 2015 Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com AEMA TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF DEMAND RESPONSE LEGISLATION House State Affairs Committee hears HB 3343 by Rep. Sylvester Turner The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) on Wednesday urged the House State Affairs Committee to pass legislation that would remove constraints to the use of demand response […]
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 […]
Utility Dive: Demand Response Growing in Texas?
From Utility Dive, March 11, 2015: Demand response (DR) advocates in Texas are preparing a bill they say would open up the state’s energy markets and unlock DR growth. Reducing power consumption can help control up to 4% of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) peak load, FERC determined in a 2012 report. That’s […]
AEMA: SPEER report reinforces need to expand demand response in Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kirsten Voinis FEB. 17, 2015 (512) 922-7141 or kvoinis@kvoinis.com Statement in support of SPEER Commission recommendations on energy efficiency The Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) applauds recommendations issued Tuesday by the South–central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) Commission on Texas Energy Efficiency Policy that lay out […]