U.S Solar Market Growth Predictions for 2025
By Mohammad Alkhatib Solar Energy: A Bright Future Ahead You’re probably aware that renewable energy is the future, but did you know that solar energy is set to lead the charge in the next few years? According to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar power generation in the […]
New Value of Solar Study: Rooftop Solar Cuts Costs for the Texas Grid
TXSES commissioned a new study quantifying grid-stabilizing value and cost savings of rooftop solar For Immediate Release: July 16, 2024Contact: José Medina, jmedina@citizen.org AUSTIN, Texas—Energy supplied by rooftop solar is much more valuable than the average kilowatt-hour sent to the ERCOT grid by other means, finds a new study commissioned by the Texas Solar Energy […]
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 If it feels like there are more people than ever in your hometown, you’d be right. […]
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) solar. Up until now, getting a realistic idea of how many buildings had rooftop systems […]
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 from fiction and educating decision-makers on the critical importance of sound, favorable solar policies that […]
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 Bluebonnet Energy Expo, and TXSES was prominently present. Executive Director Pete Parsons and I had the opportunity to educate visitors […]
Modern Modeling Provides Better Insights into Solar, Storage and the Role of Distributed Energy Resources
For nearly two years now, a coalition of clean energy developers, advocates, and experts from across the U.S. has been working to develop a better understanding of how to build the least-cost, most reliable grid possible. The outcome of this work by the Local Solar for All (“LS4A”) coalition (localsolarforall.org) documents the exciting and money-saving […]