Save the date: March 4 - 5, 2013 Texas State Capitol Building |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Mon., March 4, 2013 9:00AM
Omni Hotel Downtown
Austin, Texas
Mon., March 4, 2013 Noon - 2PM
Omni Hotel Downtown
"Renewable Energy - What It Means to Texas"
Mon., March 4, 2013 2:30 PM
Texas State Capitol
TREIA Legislative Reception
Austin Club
TREIA Members & by Invitation
"The Role of Renewable Energy In Texas' Evolving Competitive Electricity Market"
Tues., March 5, 2013 9:00 AM
Texas State Capitol
March 12 - 14, 2013
Dallas, TX
April 4 - 5, 2013
Denver, Colorado
Thurs., April 4, 2013
Austin, TX
$350 registration discount to TREIA Members
$350 exhibitor discount to TREIA Members
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NEW MEMBERS
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Anthony Devore
DFW Solar Electric LLC
Flower Mound, TX
Chris Chricton
Austin, TX
Larry Howe
Plano, TX
Brian Vogel
Austin, TX
Owolabi Ibikunle
Irving, TX
N.N. Dharma Dharmarajan
SEETS, Inc.
Mesquite, TX
Kevin Kutnink
Abilene High Lift Aerial
Abilene, TX
Griselda Blackburn
Austin, TX
Doug Russell
Cedar Park, TX
Tom Carbone
Tri Global Energy, LLC
Dallas, TX
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TREIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2013
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PRESIDENT
Billy J. "B.J." Stanbery,
HelioVolt Corporation
VICE-PRESIDENT
Josh Grubaugh, Recurrent Energy TREASURER Richard Amato, Venti Energy SECRETARY Cynthia Redwine, Clean Power Professionals PRESIDENT EMERITUS Steve Wiese, Clean Energy Associates BOARD MEMBERS Kevin Gresham, E.On Climate & Renewables Mitch Jacobson, Clean Energy Incubator Steve Krebs, OwnEnergy Jamie Mitchell, Austin Energy John Pitts, SunPower Corporation Cyrus Reed, Sierra Club - Lone Star Chapter Carol Tombari, Carol Tombari Consulting Mark Walker, NRG Energy |
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TREIA STAFF
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Executive Director:
Russel Smith
Manager of Operations: Scott Kornfeld 
TREIA CONTRACT ASSOCIATES
Texas Legislative Consultant:
Susan Ross
Director of Finance:
Judy Fort
Communications:
Debrah Dubay
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Greetings!
Welcome to the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, TREIA 2013 newsletter. This newsletter is sent to you as a member of TREIA or Friend of TREIA. TREIA members should watch for notices in yellow type alerting you to special discounts and opportunities.
If you've got suggestions please let us know by hitting reply and giving us your feedback. Thanks for staying in touch!
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TREIA Reaches Out To County Officials With Legislative Agenda
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Randy Sowell discusses issues with Oldham County Judge Don Allred
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TREIA exhibited at the V.G. Young Institute of County Government's State Judges and Commissioner's Conference on February 19-20 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. The Institute is a part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and The Texas A&M University System.
Participation provided an opportunity to showcase TREIA's Legislative Objectives as well as to provide information about renewable energy resources and technologies. Hundreds of County Judges and County Commissioners from across the state were in attendance.
TREIA Executive Director, Russel Smith, Policy Committee Chair Clay Butler, The Butler Firm, and Randy Sowell, Lionshare Advisory Services, staffed the booth. A significant focus of their message centered on the need for continuance of, and improvements in, the existing economic development tools found in the Tax Code, Chapter 313 (Limitation on Appraised Value).Officials from the more rural counties of the state seemed to have the greatest interest in that issue.
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Note: Friday (3/1) at 3 p.m. is the cut-off for online registration for the Renewable Energy Finance Forum and Policy Luncheon!
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League of Conservation Voters Announces Green Tie Fundraiser
 On Thursday, April 4th, the Texas League of Conservation Voters (TLCV) will be holding its third annual Green Tie event from 5:30 to 7:30 at Malverde in downtown Austin. This year we will be honoring Congressman Lloyd Doggett for his work in Texas and Washington D.C. growing and sustaining green jobs in Texas.
Advocating for policies which build green jobs in Texas is a core mission of TLCV, which we pursue through our advocacy, lobbying, and common agenda work. We hope you will come celebrate the work of our organization and our honoree, and don't forget to wear your favorite green attire.
Individual tickets are $25. To purchase tickets or for more information on how to sponsor, please visit www.tlcv.org/events.
More details click here>
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Earth Day Events Abound Across Texas - Renewables Chance To Shine
Earth Day is celebrated in April. Companies and organizations involved in renewable energy will have many opportunities to promote their products, services, and information at Earth Day events across the state. Here are just a few of the larger events TREIA is aware of. Renewable energy should be represented at as many of them as possible. Those interested in exhibiting at any of these should contact organizers soon. Let's join in and get the message out about renewables and the role they play in a more sustainable, cleaner, greener earth.
Click here to see a list of Earth Day events in Texas>
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Nexolon Breaks Ground On $100 Million PV Manufacturing Plant In San Antonio
San Antonio, TX (February 20, 2013)
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Nexolon America president Woo Jeong Lee receives a Texas welcome from Russel Smith, TREIA Executive Director
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America broke ground today on its new manufacturing headquarters at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio. The $100 million facility will build high-efficiency solar panels for operations here and throughout North and South America, including solar farms for CPS Energy that will produce 400 megawatts of power.
"This groundbreaking is another step in the long-term commitment we've made to investing in this region," said Woo Jeong Lee, president of Nexolon America who spoke at the groundbreaking. "We're putting down roots here that will create high-technology manufacturing jobs and continue to grow stronger with each year."
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Winter Wind Propels ERCOT To New Wind Record Of 9,481 MW
Austin, TX (February 13, 2013)
A strong weekend cold front that brought needed rain to much of Texas also propelled the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to a new wind power record, with wind generation providing 9,481 MW of power at 7:08 p.m. on Feb. 9.
The generation provided nearly 28 percent of the system load in ERCOT at the time and surpassed the previous record of 8,667 MW set on Jan. 29 by 814 MW.
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· 7,205 megawatts (MW) came from West Texas.
· 1,620 MW came from the Texas Gulf Coast.
· 431 MW came from North Texas.
· 225 MW came from South Texas.
One MW is enough electricity to power about 200 homes during periods when electric use is highest and about 500 homes during periods of typical consumption.
"As wind generation capacity continues to be added in ERCOT and additional transmission lines are being completed to accommodate that generation, we continue to set new records," said Kent Saathoff, ERCOT's vice president of Grid Operations and System Planning. "While wind generation over the course of a day can change very quickly, improved tools help us predict those patterns and enable us to reliably use this resource to its fullest potential."
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Sierra Club Partners With Native To Help Families Go Solar
Austin, TX (February21,2013)
The Sierra Club, the nation's largest grassroots environmental organization, today announced a new partnership with
Native Inc., one of Texas' leading residential solar and green construction providers, to help families go solar easily and affordably. The partnership will help consumers save money on electricity bills, reduce pollution, and support the Sierra Club's overall mission to explore, enjoy and protect the planet. Through the new venture, Native is offering Sierra Club members a $500 credit toward solar installations and a $250 credit toward eligible energy efficiency upgrades. Native will also match  the member credit by giving $250 to $500 to the Sierra Club. The partnership is available to qualifying residential customers who visit buildnative.com/sierra.
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SolarCity, Honda Partner To Provide Solar To Honda And Acura Customers And Dealerships
San Mateo and Torrance, CA (Feb. 20, 2013)
SolarCity® (Nasdaq: SCTY) and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced a partnership to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the U.S., providing a cleaner source of electricity at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. The partnership, which is aimed at addressing global climate change by reducing CO2 emissions from home, business, and transportation energy use, establishes an investment fund to finance $65 million in solar projects to assist Honda and Acura customers with the initial cost of solar power installation. Millions of Honda and Acura customers and hundreds of dealerships in SolarCity's 14-state service area may be eligible for the special offer, and SolarCity and Honda expect to be able to accommodate thousands of interested homeowners in the fund.*
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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
Dubay Communications |
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