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 […]
Texas Tribune: Wellinghoff says Texas Needn’t Fret Over Climate Rules
Originally published in the Texas Tribune here. Wellinghoff: Texas Needn’t Fret Over Climate Rules by Jim Malewitz March 28, 2015 During this legislative session, Texas lawmakers are debating several proposals with major implications for the state’s power grid. So the Tribune asked an expert to weigh in. Jon Wellinghoff, who served as chairman of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FERC Assessment: U.S. Electric Grid Counts on 29 Gigawatts of Demand Response
According to a staff report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in December 2014, the electric grid in the United States relies on 29 gigawatts of demand response. Findings included that independent system operator markets for demand response increased over 9% between 2012 and 2013; and that demand response resources were critical to balancing […]
AEMA Urges ERCOT to Focus on Expanding Demand Response
The following statement was issued by the Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) in response to the report released Tuesday by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) that analyzed the impact of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (including the Clean Power Plan) on Texas. The report can be found on ERCOT’s website: http://ercot.com/content/news/presentations/2014/Impacts%20of%20Environmental%20Regulations%20in%20the%20ERCOT%20Region.pdf AEMA Chairman […]
Advanced Energy Management Alliance Applauds U.S. Solicitor General Decision to Appeal Case to Highest Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2014) – The Advanced Energy Management Alliance expressed optimism today after the U.S. Solicitor General, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., announced that his office would be filing a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court, in conjunction with filing for an extension in response to the DC Circuit […]