TXSES Annual
Meeting
Sat. Jan. 8, 2011
1:00-4:00
Trinity RIver Audubon Center Dallas, TX
Join us at this spectacular facility. Mingle with other solar enthusiasts, drink good beer and hear our guest speaker address the prospects for Net Metering in the state. Read more
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Chapter News
 TXSES has chapters in San Antonio, Houston, Austin, North Texas, El Paso and recently the RIo Grande Valley. Read what's happening in your neighborhood & hook up with your solar community.
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which raises awareness and funds for 70 environmental and conservation minded organizations through workplace donations.
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Chairman's Corner
John Gardner/TXSES Chairman
December 2010
We have had another productive year for the Texas Solar Energy Society. The year started with new Board members (new faces and fresh ideas).
We helped sponsor these events in 2010: Stampede in Salado in April; The Cool House Tour in Austin in June; Renewable Energy Round Up in Fredericksburg; solar tours in San Antonio, Houston and North Texas. We added two new Texas state chapters in 2010: Solar Austin and Rio South Texas in the Valley. We also revitalized NTREG in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
We provided scholarships to students and grants to high school programs that promoted solar and renewable energy. See, I told you we were busy! Read more |
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Solar and Renewable Energy Bills Are
Now Being Filed at the
the Texas State Legislature
 By Michael Albrecht The 82nd Texas Legislative session begins on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Pre-filing for the session began on November 8, 2010. Several solar and renewable-related bills have been filed and more are expected as the session gets underway, including one for a statewide solar rebate program. Though the session is expected to be dominated by the state budget shortfall and redistricting, renewable energy bills will be debated in the State Affairs, Energy Resources, and Technology, Economic Development and Workforce committees. Read more about the importance of the upcoming session relating to renewable energy in Texas.
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Solar America Cities Grant:
Update and Expansion
By Natalie Marquis
TXSES is now on round two of its SAC grant work. After a number of pathways were explored, we seem to have come to a strong and vibrant scope of work to be carried out, specifically for the Austin Independent School District (AISD). In a recent meeting with AISD, TXSES demonstrated what it has to offer their teachers in terms of both solar training and curriculum. Read more
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The Quest for Net Zero in
North Texas
By Mike Renner
It started out in the early 80's with an article in Popular Science magazine. The article showed a detailed plan on how to build a small solar heater that could be mounted in a window to provide heat for a house. I followed the instructions and mounted it in the window of our rent house. I was amazed at how well it worked and from then on I was hooked on solar. Read more of Mike's quest.
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TXSES Welcomes New Chapter
Rio South Texas
By Lucy Stolzenburg
Think of the Rio Grande Valley and it's hard not to think of sunshine. So it's with great pleasure that TXSES welcomes their sixth chapter, Rio South Texas.
Born out of the desire to retool her plastics molding manufacturing facility to accommodate the production of solar panels, Sue Tseng and other entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to educate Valley residents on the power of the sun. With the help of John Lloyd from the Rapid Response Manufacturing Center at UT Pan American, and Charo Mann at the SW Community Investment Corp & Women's Business Center, the chapter was created in late Summer 2010. Read more
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ASES Solar Tour a Great Success for Three
TXSES Chapters
By Debrah Dubay
Texas Solar Energy Society member organizations participated in the October 2, 15th Annual ASES National Solar Tour, self-guided tours where participants learned the effect of solar energy applications used in over 60 homes and businesses in communities across Texas. TXSES chapters in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio/Bexar County presented tour goers with a wealth of solar energy opportunities.Read more
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Recommended Reading
TXSES Executive Director, Natalie Marquis, is intrigued by this article that reviews the premise of a new book by Roger Pielke, The Climate Fix. |
The Solar Reflector is a publication of TXSES
Executive Director - Natalie Marquis
Chairman - John Gardner
Editor - Lucy Stolzenburg
Copy Editor - Susan Tedter
The Texas Solar Energy Society, a 501 (c) (3), was founded in 1976 as a non-profit organization created to increase awareness for the potential of solar and other renewable energy applications and to promote the wise use of sustainable and non-polluting resources.
TXSES is a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, shining light on the solution since 1954.
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