Texas

Texas Led the US in Energy-Related CO2 Emissions From 2000-2010

Texas Led the US in Energy-Related CO2 Emissions From 2000-2010

AOL Energy, Conway Irwin: May 14, 2013

Texas is number one.

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

First insight: Both parties see the grid’s sources of electricity are shifting.

Home Energy Networking Alert: SEP 2.0 Goes Live

Home Energy Networking Alert: SEP 2.0 Goes Live

Jeff St. John: April 29, 2013

The smart energy profile that includes ZigBee, Wi-Fi and HomePlug is now ready for download.

Texas Energy Sector: Booming, Contradictory, Promising

Texas Energy Sector: Booming, Contradictory, Promising

AOL Energy, Peter Gardett: April 23, 2013

Does Texas lead because of, or despite, its idiosyncrasies?

Portraits of a Maturing Solar Market: How Key States Are Faring

Portraits of a Maturing Solar Market: How Key States Are Faring

Stephen Lacey, Herman Trabish and Eric Wesoff: April 23, 2013

The state of play in the Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas solar markets

Demand Response Needed to Beat the Heat in Texas

Demand Response Needed to Beat the Heat in Texas

Frank Lacey: April 18, 2013

Texas has a power problem.

SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle

SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle

Herman K. Trabish: March 29, 2013

SunEdison explains why a market failure is allowing great sun to go to waste.

Startup Wins $4M From KPCB to Help Consumers Shop for Energy

Startup Wins $4M From KPCB to Help Consumers Shop for Energy

Eric Wesoff: March 26, 2013

Where does your energy come from and how much do you pay for it? Texans know.

Numbers From the War on State Renewables Standards

Numbers From the War on State Renewables Standards

Herman K. Trabish: March 25, 2013

At least 22 states have fights on their hands.

Getting More Renewables Into the Texas Energy Mix

Getting More Renewables Into the Texas Energy Mix

Herman K. Trabish: March 8, 2013

Texas could generate up to 35 gigawatts of electricity from renewables—and it might have to, given its slim reserves.

Wind Energy Records Fall in Washington, Texas, Colorado

Wind Energy Records Fall in Washington, Texas, Colorado

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: February 20, 2013

Wind’s growing role as a U.S. electricity producer is made clear with record-setting performances in three disparate states.

Texas and Inner Mongolia Need Transmission to Integrate Wind

Texas and Inner Mongolia Need Transmission to Integrate Wind

Herman K. Trabish: February 19, 2013

A Texan and an Inner Mongolian wind developer walk into a bar…

Wind Topped All New US Generation Capacity in 2012, Ahead of Gas and Coal

Wind Topped All New US Generation Capacity in 2012, Ahead of Gas and Coal

Herman K. Trabish: February 7, 2013

Record-breaking numbers at competitive prices

The Smart Grid Consumer State of the Union

The Smart Grid Consumer State of the Union

Jeff St. John: January 28, 2013

The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative cites success stories in the emerging realm of connecting utilities to their customers.

California Expands the Smart Meter to Home Area Network Market

California Expands the Smart Meter to Home Area Network Market

Jeff St. John: January 16, 2013

SDG&E is now synching in-home devices to customers’ smart meters, and PG&E has launched a HAN program.