News

New TxLED Guidelines Remove Limits on Blending Biodiesel – Effective December 16, 2011
Posted: December 22nd
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS-2) has mandated significant use of “biomass-based” diesel in the United States. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has concluded that the volumes of biodiesel blended in the Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED) market to meet these requirements will have no measurable negative impact on Texas’ air quality. Consequently, TCEQ now allows biodiesel to be added to any TxLED compliant fuel, at any ratio, without additional additization.

Chris Winland named to San Antonio Business Journal's 40 under 40.
Posted: November 10th

PUC holds Two Workshops on Energy Storage in Texas: TESA Comments
Posted: September 30th
TESA submitted comments to the PUC on Project No. 39764 - Issues Relating to Energy Storage and Emerging Technologies.

GRIDbot unveils its installation in Houston September 8th.
Posted: September 7th
The largest fleet installation of EV Charging in the country is a highlight of the City’s commitment to clean technology.

A Mighty Wind
Posted: August 22nd
President of Good Company mentioned in Texas Monthly article on the history of wind in Texas this month.

Can Clean Energy Drive Job Creation? San Antonio, Austin take different routes to find out
Posted: August 22nd
Good Company President quoted.

Good Company selected for Railroad Commission's Eagle Ford Task Force
Posted: August 5th
Chris Winland joins large and small producers, oil field services companies, local elected officials, landowners, and other environmental groups on the task force.

Texas Energy Storage Alliance Bill Signed by Governor
Posted: June 17th
Senate Bill 943 (Carona), a TESA-supported consensus bill, clarifies the rights of energy storage resources that bid into the competitive wholesale market.

Good Company Helping to Launch New Clean Energy Incubator in San Antonio
Posted: May 16th
Chris Winland has been named the interim director of the newly created San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Sustainable Energy Research Institute. UTSA and UTEP were each awarded competitive grants from SECO and the Austin Technology Incubator in February to launch their new incubators.

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Efficiency Texas

Good Company Associates brought together Efficiency Texas, a broad-based coalition of electricity consumers interested in reducing their electricity consumption, peak power demand and electricity costs by expanding and improving the electric utility efficiency programs offered in Texas. Efficiency Texas includes commercial building owners, retailers, churches and small businesses. The Coalition represents over 40,000 retail stores, more than four million employees and nearly one billion square feet of building and office space.

History

As part of the 1999 Texas Electric Restructuring Act (SB7), the Texas Legislature required each investor-owned electric utility to offer cost-effective, market-based energy efficiency programs to meet at least ten percent of the utility’s annual electric load growth on a going-forward basis. The Public Utility Commission of Texas subsequently established rules to administer the legislative mandate and to ensure that all consumer classes – residential, commercial and industrial – benefited from the efficiency programs. 

Issue

While the Texas energy efficiency programs have been somewhat successful, Texas can do more. Texas lags behind many key industrial states in its spending on energy efficiency programs no matter how you measure it.  Increasing our efficiency is imperative:

  • Texas uses more electricity than any other state in the U.S.,
  • Texas has one of the highest growth rates in demand for new electricity, and
  • Texas electricity prices for residential, commercial and industrial consumers are above the national average, and well above the regional average.

Efficiency Texas supports the funding of open, standard-offer efficiency assistance programs as a cost-effective, low environmental impact, alternative means to meet the future energy needs of Texas.  If administered as originally envisioned, these programs allow any customer to work with any qualified contractor to determine the best efficiency investment option, and apply for applicable incentives.  This allows customer choice to drive the efficiency programs and assures competition in the market is not disrupted.  If the funding for these programs can be made reliably available during the year, more customers and more contractors will get involved and create more energy savings and clean energy jobs as a result.

Efficiency Texas Members