Industry Spotlight: SolarAPP Foundation
In each Solar Report newsletter, we feature one of our highly regarded Platinum Business Members with an exclusive interview. This month, TXSES Communications Director Tamara Kowalski reached out to new Platinum Business Members SolarAPP Foundation and Head of Marketing Amanda Brodbaek to learn about the company’s history, mission, accomplishments, and impacts on customers. Please tell us about the SolarAPP Foundation’s […]
Solar Legislation Passed in Texas’s 89th Legislative Session
Three major solar-related laws that TXSES worked on getting passed in the last Texas legislative session went into effect on September 1, 2025. One was on streamlining solar permitting (SB 1202) and two were on consumer protection (SB 1697 & SB 1036). Details for each are laid out below. Permitting – SB 1202 Streamlines permitting […]
Op-Ed: “More Rooftop Solar, Less Red Tape”
Photo by NewSaetiew / Getty Images Dallas Should Adopt Department of Energy App to Speed Solar Permitting. TXSES Executive Director Patrice “Pete” Parsons co-wrote this excellent article published in The Dallas Morning News with Ian Seamans of Environment Texas. Power outages affecting 325,000 people in southeast Texas and 650,000 in North Texas at the end of May were a further […]
Solar energy is working, but red tape across Texas cities remain
In the middle of a heat wave, this renewable source is helping to offset the increased need for energy with help from the sun.