The Renewable Energy Roundup
& Green Living Fair
September 27 - 29, 2013
See the latest developments, sign up to speak, get tickets, exhibit, see sponsorship opportunities and more.
TREIA members who exhibit receive $150 discount.
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Save the Date
November 11 - 13
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NEW MEMBERS
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Pete Valenzuela
San Antonio, TX
Janice Van Dyke Walden
Houston, TX
Janet Hughes
Janet Hughes Solar Consulting
Austin, TX Bob Mattson Soil Secrets of Texas Lubbock , TX Deborah Kimberly Austin Energy Austin, TX Marita Mirzatuny Environmental Defense Fund Austin, TX Andrew Giraldo National Renewable Energy Corporation (NARENCO) Charlotte, NC Dennis Stout E.ON Climate and Renewables North America, Inc. Cedar Park, TX
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Aug. 27 - 28, 2013
Houston, TX
Register prior to July 30 to receive $300 discount also
$100 off registration for TREIA Members
TREIA Quarterly Board Meeting
Fri., Aug. 30, 2013
Austin, TX
Sept. 9 - 11, 2013
Washington, DC
15% discount for TREIA Members
ENERGY STORAGE NORTH AMERICA
September 10 -12, 2013
San Jose, CA
10% registration discount for TREIA Members
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS CONFERENCE 2013
September 22 - 24, 2013
Austin, TX
RENEWABLE ENERGY ROUNDUP & GREEN LIVING FAIR
Fri. September 27 - Sun. September 29, 2013
Fredericksburg, TX
TREIA members receive $150 discount on early exhibit registration.
SOLAR FEST 2013
Sat. October 12, 2013
San Antonio, TX
SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL
October 21 - 24, 2013
Chicago, IL
TREIA members save 15% on registration.
TOTAL ENERGY USA
November 19 - 21, 2013
Houston, TX
TREIA members receive $100 discount on early registration.
US MEXICO BORDER ENERGY FORUM XX
November 6 - 8, 2013
San Antonio, TX
TEXAS RENEWABLES 2013
Nov. 11 - 13, 2013
San Antonio, TX
Early Registration Discounts Going on NOW
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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
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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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PACE Stakeholder Working Groups Formed To Develop "PACE in a Box"
The process of developing what is being called "PACE in a Box" is under way. The effort centers on developing process and program templates that can be used to help municipalities, counties individually or in regional groupings to implement PACE programs. The hope is that by letting folks know across the state about the effort governments will wait to move ahead in shaping programs until the "PACE in a Box" becomes available. The more entities that work from the provided templates the more consistent programs will be, making energy and water industry participation easier, more efficient, and hopefully more profitable.
For details on who is currently participating click here>
www.keepingpaceintexas.org
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Butler Steps Down As TREIA Policy Committee Chair - Redwine Appointed To Position
 Clay Butler, Managing Partner, The Butler Firm, was appointed chair of the TREIA Policy Committee in January of 2012. Following the close of the 83rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature this year at the end of May, Clay announced he would be stepping down.
The TREIA Board supported president B. J. Stanbery's appointment of corporate and transactional attorney Cynthia Redwine as new TREIA Policy Committee chair at its meeting on June 28. Cynthia is founder and principal of
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ERCOT Extends Pilots, Postpones Reserve Margin Action Austin, TX (July 24,2013
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New Book Chronicles Texas Wind Ascent
The University of Texas Press has announced the release of "The Great Texas Wind Rush" authored by Kate Galbraith and Asher Price. Galbraith and Price tell the story of the development of the wind industry in Texas in a detailed and engaging way including personal reminiscences of pioneers in the business. Many of the pioneers were TREIA members and are still members today, and TREIA archives played a significant role in guiding the research behind the story.
Two events held in Austin put the authors in the public eye - a 2:00 p.m., August 8, KOOP 91.7 FM radio show, Shades of Green, and an in-store book reading and signing at BookPeople on August 10 at 4:00 p.m.
More about the book: Click here>
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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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SK Group Expands Investment In HelioVolt Corporation
Seoul, Korea & Austin, Texas (August 5, 2013)
Today SK Group, Korea's third-largest conglomerate, announces an additional $19 million investment in US-based HelioVolt Corporation's commercial expansion. HelioVolt manufactures monolithically integrated CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) modules. Founded in 2001 with a strong focus on manufacturing technology development, HelioVolt is expanding its commercialization efforts.
Contact: HelioVolt Corporation, Valerie Paxton, 512-767-6000.
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Starwood And NRG Energy Form Alliance Developing Solar On Hotel Properties
Stamford, NY (5/21/13)
From the Caribbean Summit of Political and Business Leaders that took place in the British Virgin Islands last week, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) on Friday announced a new global alliance to expand the use of renewable energy systems at Starwood properties.
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Texas Tech Breaks Ground On "First Of Its Kind" Wind Turbine Test Facility
Lubbock, TX (July 9, 2013)
As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy that develops every available source of American energy, the Department of Energy and Vestas Wind Systems joined with Sandia National Laboratories and Texas Tech University to break ground on a new state-of-the-art wind turbine test facility in Lubbock, Texas. The Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility is the first public facility of its kind in the world to use multiple wind turbines to measure how wind turbine wakes interact with one another in a wind farm. Continue Reading Click Here>
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E.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Anacacho Wind Farm
Chicago, IL (July 29, 2013)
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured institutional equity financing for approximately $76.6 million and a commitment to fund further capital contributions from JPM Capital Corporation (J.P. Morgan) in exchange for a partial interest in EC&R's Anacacho Wind Farm. Continue Reading Click Here>
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IREC Designated American National Standards Developer
Latham, NY (6/11/2013)
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Principal Solar Acquires 3MW Solar Power Plant In Fayetteville, Tennessee
Dallas, TX (June 19 2013)
Principal Solar, Inc., a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced its most recent acquisition: the 3MW Powerhouse One, LLC (PH1) solar power farm - four 750kW ground-mounted PV systems located in Fayetteville, Tennessee, cumulatively operating as a 3MW ground-mounted PV system. PH1 is one of the largest operating PV systems in Tennessee.
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Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) Honors CPS Energy
San Antonio, TX (July 24, 2013)
 Three awards in two months. CPS Energy is being recognized on the local, state and national level, with the Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) adding to the list of accolades today as it honored Greater San Antonio's energy provider for outstanding system achievement at the TPPA annual meeting in San Antonio. Continue Reading Click Here >
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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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