Interesting article that made me wonder if Oncor would consider this as a way to offer grid reliability. https://rmi.org/clean-energy-101-virtual-power-plants/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=spark&utm_co

Argonne National Laboratory has released an online geospatial mapping tool to support siting decisions and identify areas that are suitable for solar, wind and other clean energy infrastructure projec

Interesting article about solar incentives and the solar industry in Texas. Let's all hope (and work to ensure) the estimates / projections of stunning growth in solar in Texas will occur. It would be

An 8 minute segment on heat pumps was shown on the PBS New Hour (local channel KERA-13 TV) tonight. You can view or listen to it here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/more-homes-using-heat-pumps-as-

NTREG's January 14 meeting is a Field Trip to the University of Texas at Dallas, and a tour of the UTD Wind Energy Laboratory. Our host, Dr. Todd Griffith, has asked attendees to arrive and be in the

Educational opportunity from the nonprofit Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute in line with NTREG's interest in energy efficiency. https://tepri.org/ ----------------------------------------------

SPECIAL NOTICE! Starting January, 2023, NTREG will no longer meet at the Vickery Park Library. We thank the City of Dallas and Vickery Park Library staff for providing space for the past year. Please

Good afternoon, All! I’ve run this past Mark Witte. Green Careers Dallas is seeking several volunteers for assistance with testing on panels that Michael Fladmark got donated to GCD a few years ago fr

The consensus of scientists about the pathways humanity must follow to reach net zero emissions and help stabilize the climate seems consistent with ASES / TXSES and NTREG goals. Clean Electricity Sho

The Dallas Environmental Commission meets Wed. 1/11/23, 5:30 pm & the Dallas City Council Environment & Sustainability Committee meets Thu 1/12/23, 1:00 (special called meeting following cancellation

The emphasis of this NRDC op/ed seems to be on the transmission part: Now We All Have to Be Wind, Solar, & Transmission Builders Now We All Have to Be Wind, Solar, & Transmission Builders NRDC Wind, S

SPECIAL NOTICE! Starting January, 2023, NTREG will no longer meet at the Vickery Park Library. We thank the City of Dallas and Vickery Park Library staff for providing space for the past year. Please

Empowering the All Electric Society The key to sustainable business success is constantly offering the best possible solutions for the world’s true needs. The solution – a sustainable electric revolut

All, Do you want to make a difference in the direction of NTREG? Do you want to be involved in Board-level decisions about NTREG? Do you want to ensure your thoughts and opinions about NTREG are known

1) Interesting podcast from “With Great Power”, 05/01/2023 (or 1/5/23): “Finding the local value of renewables can be a complex exercise. If rates don't properly reflect the value of distributed energ

I just finished my 2022 house energy data input/calculations. I'm still running an Energy Use index (EUI) around 7kBtu/sf/yr, with solar offsetting over 80% of that. I posted last month about an old h

Folks, I'm forwarding this email from Eco El Paso, a NTREG sister chapter, as an example of a large, community-focused effort they're undertaking. I'm certainly not suggesting any NTREG members travel

Start the New Year with a continuing education opportunity! Sign up for the next morning edition of the Friendly Climate Science Workshop – 10am, Wed Jan 18. Sign-up at tinyurl.com/FCSWorkshop. Plano

Excerpts re. ERCOT from Ric O'Connell via the GridLab List Serv online community discussion group (see ref. below to sign up if interested): "I hope everyone had a relaxing and safe holiday - I know s

Large fleet companies transitioning to EVs will expedite the overall EV rollout. Companies like Hertz realizing their profits will dramatically increase when they replace their ICE cars with EVs is a