Agreement with ENGIE will power 12 RTX sites in Texas From ENGIE: https://www.engieresources.com/rtx-signs-its-largest-renewable-electricity-deal-to-date.html RTX announced an agreement with a subsidiary of ENGIE North America that will provide 100% renewable electricity to 12 of the company’s Texas facilities. The agreement with ENGIE Resources LLC, which runs through 2033, will begin with six RTX locations in Texas inContinue reading “RTX Signs Its Largest Renewable Electricity Deal to Dates With ENGIE North America”
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APA Statement on Fort Bend County Weather Event and Solar Facility Impact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2024 The following statement can be attributed to Judd Messer, Texas Vice President of Advanced Power Alliance: “A recent hail event in Fort Bend County has prompted questions as to whether damage to a utility-scale solar power facility can have adverse environmental or health implications for the surrounding community. Solar panelsContinue reading “APA Statement on Fort Bend County Weather Event and Solar Facility Impact”
Texas now leads the nation in solar energy: What that means for the grid – Dallas Morning News
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on March 18, 2024. AUSTIN — For about five hours on Feb. 25, electricity for most of Texas cost nothing. As the sun shone on a banner day of near-perfect sunny, mild and breezy weather across the state, wind and solar produced electricity at an unprecedentedContinue reading “Texas now leads the nation in solar energy: What that means for the grid – Dallas Morning News”
Opinion: Messer: The Texas Grid Did Its Job During the Freeze, But the Job’s not Done
The following opinion, authored by Judd Messer, APA Texas Vice President, appeared in the Dallas Morning News on January 22, 2024. Since the winter freeze of 2021, Texas policymakers have been working thoughtfully to ensure the ERCOT grid is able to withstand extreme temperatures, especially during the winter months and for longer periods of time. The LegislatureContinue reading “Opinion: Messer: The Texas Grid Did Its Job During the Freeze, But the Job’s not Done”
New Data Confirms Renewable Energy’s Growing Contribution to the Texas Economy
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Renewable energy and battery energy storage projects continue to generate tens of billions of dollars in tax revenue and landowner payments while contributing significant and essential power generation resources to the electric grid, according to findings showing 2023 growth released by the Advanced Power Alliance (APA), Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation (CTEI), andContinue reading “New Data Confirms Renewable Energy’s Growing Contribution to the Texas Economy”
Dallas Morning News: Texas Grid Passed a Big Cold Test
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on January 17, 2024. The biggest question going in Texas this week was how our grid would perform as bone-chilling cold created record demand for energy across the state. The answer, so far, is reassuring if not cause for declaring victory. The number to keep in mindContinue reading “Dallas Morning News: Texas Grid Passed a Big Cold Test”
Renewable Energy Contributes Record Power to the Grid During Second Hottest Summer in Texas
AUSTIN – During the second hottest summer on record, advanced power technologies made record-breaking contributions to the Texas grid, keeping electricity costs more affordable for Texas consumers and enhancing the electric system’s reliability. Throughout June, July, August, and September, renewable energy production reached new heights and, on August 9, a new record was set as just over 31,585 megawattsContinue reading “Renewable Energy Contributes Record Power to the Grid During Second Hottest Summer in Texas”
Texas Comptroller Visits Roscoe Wind Complex for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today joined RWE and Advanced Power Alliance (APA) in visiting Roscoe Wind Complex, owned and operated by RWE and one of the largest onshore wind farms in the U.S., as part of his Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition. “Beyond providing cheap, clean power, renewable energy projects offer vast economic benefits,Continue reading “Texas Comptroller Visits Roscoe Wind Complex for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition”
New Study Shows No Negative Impact on Residential Property Values Near Utility-Scale Solar Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 2, 2023Media Contact: Haley Durbin, 713-476-1172, hdurbin@mwcllc.com AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new study released today, commissioned by Advanced Power Alliance (APA) in partnership with Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation and the Solar Energy Industries Association, shows no evidence of negative market impact for residential properties near utility-scale solar facilities. In all countiesContinue reading “New Study Shows No Negative Impact on Residential Property Values Near Utility-Scale Solar Projects”
Millions of Texans Celebrate National Clean Energy Week with City and County Proclamations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 29, 2023Media Contact: Haley Durbin, 713-476-1172, hdurbin@mwcllc.com AUSTIN – More than eight million Texans from twenty-eight cities and counties are celebrating National Clean Energy Week with proclamations attesting to the importance of clean energy investment in our cities’, states’, and nation’s future. “This enthusiasm demonstrates that Texans value the many economic benefitsContinue reading “Millions of Texans Celebrate National Clean Energy Week with City and County Proclamations”