A diverse group of Texas energy leaders brought together by the Advanced Power Alliance on February 9th discussed the clear need for more, not less, energy in Texas. As the group looked back on the impacts of Winter Storm Uri, they highlighted that the need to update the Texas grid to accommodate the flow of multiple formsContinue reading “One Year Later: Advanced Power Alliance Supports Call for ‘All of the Above’ Energy in Texas”
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Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas
Solar and wind projects help diversify local economies, creating new revenue for rural governments, school districts and landowners; but anti-economic development bills threaten that growth. Wind power, solar power, and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation, and multi-generational revenue through a growingContinue reading “Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas”
29 States and 21 Cities Recognize and Celebrate National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) with Proclamations from Governors and Mayors
National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) kicks-off today with proclamations from more than half of the nation’s governors recognizing September 20-24, 2021 as Clean Energy Week in their respective states in conjunction with the fifth anniversary of NCEW. “Thank you to this distinguished, bipartisan group of our nation’s state and local leaders for recognizing the important role that clean energy plays in addressing economic and energy needs through their Clean Energy Week proclamations,”Continue reading “29 States and 21 Cities Recognize and Celebrate National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) with Proclamations from Governors and Mayors”
APA Vice President Mark Yates Joins JR/Now Webinar to Discuss Energy Impacts of Recent Winter Storms
Advanced Power Alliance Vice President Mark Yates joined other Oklahoma energy experts to discuss recent winter storms that affected energy supplies across the United States and plunged portions of Texas into blackouts due to frozen natural gas supplies and faltering power supplies. In the wake of the blackouts, it is becoming apparent that a viciousContinue reading “APA Vice President Mark Yates Joins JR/Now Webinar to Discuss Energy Impacts of Recent Winter Storms”
APA and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation (CTEI) Host Forum of Experts on Texas Blackouts
In response to the unprecedented 254 county weather emergency in Texas and the subsequent loss of power to millions of Texans, The Advanced Power Alliance and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation today hosted a forum of energy experts to assess two very important questions: What went wrong in Texas and what should we do aboutContinue reading “APA and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation (CTEI) Host Forum of Experts on Texas Blackouts”
Clean Energy Groups Applaud MISO/SPP Moving Forward on Needed Transmission Development
Washington D.C. (September 14, 2020) – The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), along with regional partners Clean Grid Alliance (CGA) and Advanced Power Alliance (APA), applaud the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for agreeing to move forward on a significant joint transmission planning effort on the seam between their two footprints. TheContinue reading “Clean Energy Groups Applaud MISO/SPP Moving Forward on Needed Transmission Development”