Solar Thermal Energy: The Time is Now

William T. Guiney, Director, Solar Heating & Cooling Business, Johnson Controls Inc.,
also co-chair of TREIA Solar Water Heating Policy Subcommittee
PDF format, 577 KB

On May 8, TREIA hosted the

TREIA Electric Generation Adequacy & Reliability Forum:
The Case for a More Diversified Grid

featuring

Forum Keynote Speaker

 Rolando Pablos, Commissioner
Public Utility Commission of Texas

ADEQUACY & RELIABILITY PANELS
Panel 1: Resource, Environmental, Infrastructure and Financial Challenges
Panel 2: Role and Viability of Renewable Energy and Storage in Meeting Challenges

Agenda & Speakers - Updated 05/04/2012

Presentations can be reviewed on the Public General Archives page.

IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference
June 3 - 8, 2012 * Austin, Texas
TREIA Members can register at the discounted IEEE member rate - a $200 savings
Members, login to the TREIA web site for details.

Renewable Energy World North America Conference 2012 Session
"Transmission Access and Lessons from ERCOT and FERC"
Organized and Moderated by Russel Smith, TREIA Executive Director
February 15, 2012 - Long Beach, California

Building a Robust Transmission Grid with Significant Renewable Generation, Ken Donohoo, P.E. - Director, System Planning Distribution and Transmission: Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC - PDF format, 2 MB

Transmission Policy & Variable Resource Integration, Paul Hudson - Founder and Principal: Stratus Energy Group - PDF format, 9 MB

Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and Operating Public Utilities, Andrea Spring - Specialist: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - PDF format, 422 KB

Testimony on House Interim Charge relating to the issue of Resource Adequacy in the Texas Electric Market

- by Steve Wiese, TREIA President - Comments at Texas House State Affairs hearing - Feb. 9, 2012 - PDF format, 714 KB.

Comments at Senate Business & Commerce Committee hearing on Sen. Interim Charge relating to Impact of Drought on Texas Electric Generation Capacity

by Bob Webb, TREIA Legal Committee Chair - Jan. 10, 2012 - PDF format, 156 KB

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Description: Production figures for Alternative energy sources. Measurements are in Btu (British thermal units) and MBtu (1,000 btu) - Adjusts every second.

Data Source: Latest Energy Surveys, IEA, DOD. Updated monthly or when new figures are released. 

New Analysis Continues to Disprove Food v. Fuel Canard

(July 11, 2011)  Washington—There is no statistical evidence to support the argument that growth in ethanol production is driving consumer food prices higher, according to a comprehensive study released today by Informa Economics. Rather, the report concludes that retail food prices are determined by a complex set of inter-related factors, including supply chain costs for energy, labor, transportation, packaging and other marketing-related expenses.