Hosted by the Sierra Club - NOTE LOCATION CHANGE THIS MONTH: El Mercado - Uptown, 1702 Lavaca Street We will be meeting int he FIESTA ROOM. When you walk in, go past the bar and to the left towards the back and look for the Sierra Club banner. Happy...
From Solar Austin - For our May happy hour, Amanda Bybee will share the story of the Clean Energy Credit Union (CECU), a first-of-its-kind financial institution dedicated to providing affordable financing for clean energy products or services, such as EV purchases or home energy efficiency projects...
From Solar Austin - Energy in a Smart City – What is going on in Austin? For our April happy hour, Karl Popham will share Austin Energy’s innovative efforts in the utility’s alignment with the city’s goals of Mobility, Affordability, and Health/Environment. This will include an update...
From Solar Austin - For our March happy hour, Jim Walker will give an overview of the UT Austin Sustainability Master Plan and specific initiatives related to energy and renewables. He will share his perspective on how university efforts fit into the broader context of City of Austin...
From Solar Austin - We’re switching things up a bit for our February happy hour. We won’t be at Scholz Garten this month, so don’t go there, or you’ll be lonely. Instead, we hope you’ll join us for an expert-guided look at the green features – including...
From Environment Texas - Join our solar energy adventure at Austin High on December 15th at 11am for some family fun! We'll do a hands-on solar oven activity where kids use common reusable items to create cardboard and foil heating devices (cookies included), learn about the power...
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, January 22nd at 10am – John Simon from Freedom Solar Power presents “Austin Solar Workshop.” We have a lot of sunshine in Texas, and it’s the most natural form of energy available. Why aren’t we using it? Learn why now is the right...
From the Texas Solar Energy Society - Please join the Texas Solar Energy Society November 28, 4:30pm, for a FREE screening of Solar Roots- the Pioneers of PV. The organizers of the Solar Business Festival have graciously offered us a large room to show this film and you need...
From Solar Austin - This month we are partnering with the Solar Business Festival for a panel on how to make the solar industry more inclusive, equitable, and diverse for our November 2018 Happy Hour. The panel will examine barriers to systematically make businesses, nonprofits, and the...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club On Thursday, October 18th in a 9 -1 vote, Austin City Council approved an Austin Energy utility-scale solar contract for a 144 MW solar power plant to be located southeast of Pflugerville. When completed...