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ENGIE Powers Einstein Bros.® Bagels with Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy
From Engie North America ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced on March 17 a contract with Einstein Bros.® Bagels, a significant step in ENGIE’s commitment to providing 24/7 renewable energy to its commercial customers by 2030, reinforcing the ENGIE Group’s recently reaffirmed ambition to offer round-the-clock clean energy solutions worldwide. With this contract that runs throughContinue reading “ENGIE Powers Einstein Bros.® Bagels with Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy”
Senate Bills 1824 & 1825 (Schwertner)
APA supports SB 1824 (Schwertner), which establishes clear decommissioning requirements for battery energy storage systems (BESS), and SB 1825 (Schwertner), which ensures all BESS facilities in Texas meet the highest fire safety standards.
House Bill 3229 (Lambert)
APA supports HB 3229 (Lambert), which strengthens landowner protections, improves environmental outcomes, prevents future liabilities, and promotes accountability in the growing recycling industry related to wind and solar energy facilities.
House Bill 3228 (Lambert)
The Texas Legislature in recent years has enacted some of the nation’s most robust decommissioning requirements for wind and solar facilities. APA supports HB 3228 (Lambert), which builds on existing statutes at a critical time, as portions of Texas’ wind fleet are being repowered, while utility-scale solar power experiences enormous growth.
Texas’ Clean Energy Boom Faces Onslaught of Anti-Renewable Bills
Legislators in the state, which leads the nation in building solar and wind, have circulated about 60 proposals to curb renewable development and boost gas. Source: Politico on March 21, 2025 No one builds renewables like Texas. In the first month of 2025, Texas installed more renewables and batteries than 41 other states did inContinue reading “Texas’ Clean Energy Boom Faces Onslaught of Anti-Renewable Bills”
RWE and Meta Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Offtake from 200-megawatt Energy Project in Texas
From RWE Clean Energy.: RWE, the third largest renewable energy company in the U.S., and Meta today announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for offtake from a 200-megawatt (MWac) solar project in Texas. Under the agreement, Meta will purchase 100% of the output from RWE’s Waterloo Solar project in Bastrop County, Texas, which isContinue reading “RWE and Meta Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Offtake from 200-megawatt Energy Project in Texas”
Texas Broke Its Solar, Wind, and Battery Records in One Spring Week
Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large numbers. Source: Canary Media on March 10, 2025 As winter turns to spring, Texas is setting new records with its nation-leading clean energy fleet. In just the first week ofContinue reading “Texas Broke Its Solar, Wind, and Battery Records in One Spring Week”
FACT CHECK: Wind and Solar Energy Have Minimal Impact on Bird and Bat Populations
Wind and solar developers routinely follow a regimented, science-based protocol to evaluate sites for risks to species and their habitats and to mitigate any potential impacts, which include coordinating with the appropriate subject matter experts at state and federal wildlife agencies. Learn more in APA’s response to Senate Bill 819 (Kolkhorst).
APA Testimony to House Committee on Energy Resources – March 3, 2025
Read APA Vice President Judd Messer’s written testimony to the Texas House Committee on Energy Resources, provided on March 3, 2025.