Save the date: The Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair September 27 - 29, 2013 Visit TheRoundup.org to see the latest developments, get tickets, see sponsorship opportunities and more. TREIA members receive $150 discount on early exhibit registration. |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Solar Powering Your Community Workshop
HEART OF TEXAS GREEN EXPO 2013
DISTRIBUTED WIND EXPO 2013
39th Annual IEEE-Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Sun. June 16 -Fri. June 21, 2013
Tampa Bay, FL
Austin, TX
San Francisco, CA
10% registration discount to TREIA Members
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NEW MEMBERS
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Serge Krebs
French Embassy Service Economique Regional
Houston, TX
William Swann
Individual
Houston, TX
Michael Albrecht
Individual
Austin, TX
Andrew Zoppo
Student
Austin, 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.
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Legislature Heats Up And PACE Quickens
BREAKING NEWS!
Pace Bill Leaps Another Hurdle - On Wednesday (5/8) SB 385 passed the House. This means one more step remains before it can be sent to the Governor. It must go back to the Senate for a final vote.
The 83rd Texas Legislature comes to an end on May 27 and Legislators are picking up the PACE. For the last couple of weeks TREIA has had eleven bills on a Hot/Special Attention List out of the 51 we have positions on and the additional 54 we are tracking. I've added seven (8) bills to that group which now number nineteen (19).
Click here to see Additions to the Hot List
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U.S. DOE "Solar Powering Your Community Workshop" Set For Arlington May 20
The U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership is joining with the North Central Texas Council of Governments to present a "Solar Powering Your Community Workshop" in Texas. The workshop is scheduled for Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will be held at the Tom Vandergriff Conference Center, Transportation Council Room, 616 Six Flags Drive, Centerpoint Two, in Arlington.
Local governments interested in learning more about solar development in the Dallas region are invited to attend the workshop and meet with national and local experts in solar. The program will provide information on creating a local-level solar program that focuses on:
- An overview of solar technology and why solar is viable for the region;
- Streamlining permitting processes; and
- Innovative financing options for solar projects.
Lunch will be provided for registered participants. Those completing the workshop are eligible for 2 AICP CM Credits.
Online registration is available at:
http://solaroutreach.org/events-landing/
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Energy Storage North America (September 10-12, 2013 in San Jose, CA) is North America's premier energy storage conference and expo - focusing on applications, customers, and deal-making. ESNA will connect utilities, developers, and energy users at all levels to strategize, learn about, and shape the market for energy storage in North America.
TREIA members receive 10% registration discount.
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The Solar Foundation Releases U.S. Solar Jobs Numbers And Map
By Andrea Luecke, Executive Director, The Solar Foundation
April 18th, 2013
Through our National Solar Jobs Census series and other labor market research efforts, we have been working hard to raise public awareness of the employment value of the solar industry.
To this end, we are very proud to announce that our State Solar Jobs Map (www.solarstates.org) went live this morning. This interactive map provides the first-ever count of solar workers in each of the 50 states and includes individual state profiles containing figures on jobs as well as solar subsector ranks by employment, key solar policies, homes powered by solar, and a handful of other useful facts. Visitors can show their support for solar in their home state by sharing these profiles through social media and email.
Since I feel our map does such a great job telling each state's story, I don't want to reproduce the information it contains. What I would like to do in today's blog post, however, is provide a little bit of analysis.
- Key Takeaways
- Who's in the Lead?
- A few more notable results:
- What's Driving this Success?
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 Save the date for Intersolar North America 2013, being held for the sixth year in a row at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and meet the international solar business community July 9-11, 2013.
Intersolar North America is recognized as North America's premier b2b exhibition and conference for the solar industry. It is the best opportunity to finalize your next major deal. The total attendance in 2012 was nearly 29,000 solar professionals (visitors, conference attendees and exhibitor staff) - making Intersolar North America the most-attended solar event in the U.S.!
Through TREIA's partnership with Intersolar North America, TREIA Members are invited to visit the exhibition and its complimentary programs in Moscone Center free of charge. TREIA members please login to the TREIA website for free visitor registration Promotion Code and save up to $150. Additional discounts for Intersolar North America Conference, taking place at InterContinental Hotel next to the exhibition center, are available for TREIA members:
TREIA members can login and access codes for event discounts.
For more information on Intersolar North America please visit: http://www.intersolar.us/
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American Wind Energy Association Names Tom Kiernan CEO
Washington, D.C. (April 25, 2013)
 By unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today announced that Tom Kiernan has been named as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer. Kiernan has served as President of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) since 1998. On May 28, he will officially take the helm at AWEA, the national trade association representing American wind power interests and over 1,200 companies across the U.S. and around the world. |
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Circular Energy Donates Solar Installation To Austin Children's Shelter
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Rep. Mark Strama, Kelly White (CEO, ACS) and JC Shore (CEO, Circular Energy) cut the ribbon.
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Circular Energy has donated and installed a brand new solar PV system for the Austin Children's Shelter (ACS) at their facility in East Austin.
The 10,000-watt system allows ACS to reinvest the money saved on their energy bills into caring for the traumatized and neglected children the shelter serves.
To commemorate accessible alternative energy in Texas, the Austin Children's Shelter and Circular Energy formally announced the Shelter's solar installation on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Featured speakers shared how sustainable energy is having a positive impact on the community, locally and statewide, in Texas.
Speakers included:
- Mark Strama, Texas Representative
- Kelly White, CEO of the Austin Children's Shelter
- Jose Beceiro, Director of Clean Energy at The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
- JC Shore, CEO of Circular Energy
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Green Mountain Partners With Nest, Offers First Renewable Energy Package
Austin, TX (April 22, 2013)
Green Mountain Energy Company announced a new first for customers: the opportunity to pair 100% renewable electricity with the NestŪ Learning Thermostat™. Consumers can now receive the Nest thermostat at no charge as part of the Pollution Free™ Efficient with Nest renewable electricity package offered in Green Mountain's service areas in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Green Mountain is Nest's only retail electricity partner that is dedicated to cleaner energy. The Nest thermostat learns its owner's schedule, enabling it to automatically save energy when nobody's home and can be controlled from a smartphone or computer. Combined with the Pollution Free™ Efficient with Nest plan, customers can significantly reduce their energy usage while supporting renewable energy, which helps Green Mountain customers save energy while making a difference for the environment.
"Pairing 100% renewable energy with the Nest Learning Thermostat aligns with our customers' and company's passion for doing the right thing for the environment," said James Steffes, president, Green Mountain Energy Company. "We're a company founded on the mission to 'change the way power is made,' which we're further enabling by giving consumers the opportunity to conserve all they can and use renewable energy to cover the rest."
- Exclusive Green Mountain Customer Benefits / Product Details
- Exclusive Relationship Announced Today
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S&C Electric $2.6MM Contract To Upgrade 585 MW Texas Wind Farm
Chicago, IL (May 6, 2013)
S&C Electric Company, , a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces it was awarded a $2.6MM contract by Sweetwater Wind to upgrade a portion of their 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, Texas. This upgrade will enable Sweetwater Wind to meet new renewable energy generation interconnection standards that have been enacted in Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
Wind farm power production can rapidly change due to the intermittent nature of the source-ultimately creating voltage instability on power grids. Last year, ERCOT revised its grid code by modifying the reactive power capability requirements. The new standards require Sweetwater Wind to provide a lagging power factor capability of 0.95 or less and a leading power factor capability of 0.95 or less at the point of interconnection (POI). Sweetwater Wind turned to S&C for a solution to meet the new standards.
"S&C worked with Sweetwater Wind to evaluate the current system and develop the best long-term solution that can quickly meet the new requirements, which is critical to avoiding production curtailments," says Dan Girard, director -Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Business Development, S&C. "This upgrade will help Sweetwater Wind maximize its wind project production while ensuring the grid is protected."
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Renewable Energy Record Editor's Note: S&C's TREIA Voting Rep. is David Veach, Renewables Applications Director. He may be contacted at 773-338-1000, david.veach@sandc.com.
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Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association
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