INDUSTRY UPDATES
Texas leads the nation in solar installed on its power grid, surpassing California. Download article here.
Houston Chronicle
INSIDEEVs
ChargeX Aims to Improve US Public EV Charging. Download article here.
ELECTREK
Telsa applies for $700 million expansion of Gigafactory Texas. Download article here.
CONTRACTOR NEWS
All 50 States, DC and Puerto Rico have submitted EV Charging Network Plans Download article here.
US battery storage tripled to 4.6GW in 2021 and broadened out of ancillary services. Download article here.
Energy Storage News
Texas adds battery storage to support grid Download article here
renewable energy world
Inside Climate Energy
Inside Clean Energy: The Lone Star State led the nation in new renewable energy capacity in 2021, and is poised to continue to be the leader. Download article here.
TEXAS
Observer
Texas Solar Hits a Turning Point. As the coronavirus pandemic devastates the state’s already flailing oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth.
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TEXAS PACE
Authority
Powering Coastal Texas participates in webinar series. Property Assessed Clean Energy is a proven financial tool that incentivizes Texas’ property owners to upgrade facility infrastructure with little or no capital outlay. Owners gain access to private, affordable, long-term (typically 10-20 years) financing that is not available through traditional funding avenues. For additional information, please visit here.
Energy industry overview
Houston is the U.S. energy headquarters and a world center for virtually every segment of the oil and gas industry including exploration, production, transmission, marketing, supply and technology.
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Houston Business
Journal
Google names Houston top U.S. city for rooftop solar potential
Texas wants to strengthen the power grip. Are batteries the answer?
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE
electrek
Hyundai shuts down its engine development team amid focus on electric cars.
Energy Storage News
US developer Nexus Renewables gets US $100m to build distributed solar, storage and hybrids
Energy Industry Observer
Large scale solar farms are being proposed and developed throughout Texas as the drive toward renewable and sustainable energy gains momentum. An overview of this rapidly growing marking will impact energy generation and the business opportunities it presents for electrical contractors. Please click to learn more.