Austin is leading the way in advancing solar energy in the US. This week, the city was recognized by the US Department of Energy for its work in improving access to solar energy. Together, Austin City Council, local advocates, and Austin Energy have done this by...
From Solar Austin - Distributed solar on homes and businesses has traditionally been largely ignored by electric markets. The energy produced benefits the customer and their electric utility, but hasn't been valued by the market that determines when all other energy resources - including utility scale...
From Solar Austin - Solar Austin Happy Hour - Perspectives on Utilities: Where Does Solar Fit In? As solar, storage, demand response, and energy efficiency continue their ascent, new utility business models are emerging that align utilities’ financial incentives with increasing distributed energy resources (DERs) . What...
Sponsored Post - from NATiVE The 20th Annual Cool House Tour, a collaboration of Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) and the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) is this Sunday, June 12th from 10am to 6pm! This year there are eight homes, two communities, and an Austin...
Austin Energy is getting close to the launch of its innovative new Community Solar program. The idea is to provide clean energy access to those who traditionally haven't had it. This includes anyone from apartment-dwellers to those that can't afford the large, upfront costs associated with rooftop...
From Solar Austin - An unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur race to lead the clean energy future. But who wins and who loses the battle for power in the 21st century? Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the...
Rooftop solar power is a big piece of Austin's fight against climate change. Not only do solar panels on homes and businesses help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they also help to support the city's local solar industry, and all of the jobs that it...
Sponsored Post - from Revolve Solar Forget all that "Winter is Coming" nonsense. We Texans have a far more menacing threat than George R.R. Martin could have penned rapidly approaching—summer. Sure, it sounds glamorous with sunnier days and its abundance of roadside peach stands, but we all...
From Solar Austin - Plan to be inspired by the solar opportunity within the Living Building Challenge™. LBC is the built environment's most rigorous performance standard. It calls for the creation of building projects at all scales that operate as cleanly, beautifully and efficiently as nature's architecture. The certification process...
Sponsored Post - from the Austin Earth Day Festival This series introduces the sponsors of Austin Earth Day Festival in the weeks leading up to our April 23rd event. It’s great to be able to feature these businesses and organizations that are helping to make Austin...