Save the date: December 10 - 12, 2012 Bastrop, TX |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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TREIA Board Meeting
April 13, 2012
Denver, CO April 16 - 19, 2012
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NEW MEMBERS
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Nisha Desai
Aurora Clean Energy Partners, LLC - Houston, TX
Michael Dougherty
Individual Member
Houston, TX
Angelo Mitlo
Max Torque Industrial
Houston, TX
Mike Shaw
MIB Engineers, Houston, TX
Michael Moreno
Student, Hutto, TX
Sanjay Tourani
Student, Austin, TX
Greg Vaughn
The Texas Green Chamber
Dallas, TX
Sandy Fardi
1Soltech, Farmers Branch, TX
Ali Razavi
1Soltech, Farmers Branch, TX
Zak Fardi
1Soltech, Farmers Branch, TX
Pat Strandberg
1Soltech, Farmers Branch, TX
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TREIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President: Steve Wiese, Clean Energy Associates
Vice President: Hala Ballouz, Electric Power Engineers, Inc.
Secretary: John Lichtenberger, SunEdison
Treasurer: Richard Amato, Venti Energy
Members:
Kevin Gresham,
E.On Climate &
Renewables
Andrew McCalla,
Meridian Solar
Colin Meehan,
Environmental Defense
John Pitts,
SunPower Corporation
Mike Sloan, Virtus Energy
Research Associates
Billy J. "B.J." Stanbery,
HelioVolt Corporation
Carol Tombari,
Carol Tombari Consulting
Mark Walker, NRG Energy
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TREIA STAFF
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Executive Director:
Russel Smith
Director of Finance: Kathryn Houser
Manager of Operations: Scott Kornfeld
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Greetings!
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From the president...
Steve Weise, President, TREIA Board of Directors
"We tend not to think of distributed renewable generation (DRG) in the same manner that we think about larger incremental additions of renewable energy capacity. But we need to." - Steve
What are the largest solar projects in Texas? Austin Energy's new Webberville PV plant is the largest to date, at 30 MW. CPS Energy's 16 MW Blue Wing project is second. The third might be a surprise. How about the collective distributed PV installations under Oncor's Solar PV Pilot Program, which will top the 10 MW mark this month?
We tend not to think of distributed renewable generation (DRG) in the same manner that we think about larger incremental additions of renewable energy capacity. But we need to start doing so. Texas is now home to ... More>
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TREIA President Testifies On Resource Adequacy At House State Affairs Committee Hearing
President Steve Wiese presented testimony on February 9, 2012 at a Texas House of Representatives State Affairs Committee hearing on behalf of TREIA. The Committee is chaired by Rep. Byron Cook of Corsicana. The hearing, which entertained invited testimony only, addressed the Committee's interim charge to "Examine the issue of resource adequacy in the Texas electricity market, federal and state interventions in the marketplace that may be negatively impacting future adequacy, and the best way to maintain resource adequacy." ... More>
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TREIA Presents Transmission Session At Renewable Energy World In Long Beach - Access Presentations
On February 15, at the request of the program committee for the Renewable Energy World Conference in Long Beach, CA, TREIA Executive Director Russel Smith organized and moderated a panel session on electric transmission. While the session was title "Transmission Access and Lessons from ERCOT and the Pacific Northwest," its content evolved over time to address a broader discussion. A grid access case in the Pacific Northwest was still in play as the conference approached and the presenter from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was restricted in discussion of anything relating to the case. In the end the session explored how ERCOT accomplished ... More>
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City of Austin 2nd In U.S. For Local Government Green Power Use
Austin, TX (February 3, 2012) -
The City of Austin municipal government is ranked 2nd in the country for the largest purchases of renewable energy by a local government for their electricity use and 8th overall nationally by any organization or business including some of the nation's top Fortune 500 companies, according to rankings just released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. The City of Austin government also ranks third overall for the largest purchases of renewable energy to power 100% of all of its electricity use. ... More> |
Groundbreaking Home Builder McMaster Masters The "Point Source Home"
Boerne, TX (February 22, 2012) -
Sustainable Homes Inc, of Boerne, TX recently completed the highest scoring verified home in the country using the NAHB Green Building Standard (the only such program in the country with American National Standards Institute certification). More>
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NREL, Gamesa To Collaborate On Next Generation Wind Turbine R&D Project
Golden, CO (Jan. 27, 2012) -
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El Paso Developer Solar Smart Living Touts 1st Texas Utility-Owned CPV Facility
In late 2011 El Paso Electric (EPE) became the first electric utility company in Texas to own a Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) power generation project. The project, known as the Wrangler Solar Facility, is located on El Paso's East side at the company's Wrangler Substation.
The 52 kW peak production rated installation manufactured by SolFocus was developed and constructed by Solar Smart Living. ... More>
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ImagineSolar's Michael Kuhn Lauds Solar Austin's Solar Job Survey
Austin's solar industry attains major employment status
 Michael Kuhn, President and CEO, ImagineSolar, spoke at Solar Austin's Press Conference last week where a survey was released stating that Austin's solar industry supports over 615 direct full-time solar jobs. Adding standard jobs multipliers, the total direct and indirect employment supported by the Austin solar industry is 1,180 to 2,190 jobs. ... More> ImagineSolar contributes to Austin's economic growth as a solar and smart grid training school that prepares participants for NABCEP certifications and clean energy careers. TREIA members receive 10% discount on the Spring 2012 solar training courses. |
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ONTILITY Launches PV Installer Course To Meet NABCEP's New Educational Requirements
Austin, TX (February 24, 2012) -
Nationally recognized ONTILITY Solar Training has responded quickly to the newly changed NABCEP PV Installer Certification requirements. Becoming a NABCEP Certified PV Installer will require longer and more advanced education to meet the new stringent requirements to qualify for the NABCEP Certified PV Installer Exam. NABCEP changed the amount and type of PV installer solar training needed and the number of PV installations required.
The ONTILITY Solar Training curriculum development team has introduced a new 88 Hr Certified PV Installer Track to more than satisfy the 58 hour educational requirement that was announced by NABCEP on January 14, 2012. ... More> |
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PPA For Generation From 100 MW Solar Project Sought By Tariff Power
New TREIA member Tariff Power, Inc. has announced plans for development of a utility-scale solar power plant.
 Tariff Power, Inc. has purchased a 1350 acre site, received all approvals to build, and scheduled interconnection for 100Mw. We are ready to begin construction as soon as we secure a buyer in a long-term power purchase agreement. We are currently entertaining offers for available power in 20-100Mw blocks with fixed cost or escalating rate structures starting at 8¢ Kwh. ... More> |
DISCLAIMER: Reference to a specific company, product, or service, in TREIA's Renewable Energy Record, does not constitute or imply recommendation or endorsement by TREIA. TREIA is not legally responsible or liable for claims by third parties expressed herein or in links from this publication. We hope the information in this newsletter was of value and easy to read. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for timely topics!
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Russel Smith, Editor
Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association
Debrah Dubay, Layout & Design
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