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.

Good Company develops market opportunities for companies with products and services that are good for the environment and good business.

Energy Storage

Large-scale energy storage and large-scale deployment of distributed energy storage, holds untapped potential for the electric power industry and customers.  Electric power and thermal energy storage technologies can cleanly and cost-effectively reduce the need for new power plants and transmission lines, reduce congestion in urban areas, and improve system reliability, and save money.  Good Company Associates has previously worked individually with a number of energy storage clients, including a large scale compressed-air energy storage (CAES) company, a flywheel energy storage start-up, and a coalition of thermal energy storage companies organized under the American Refrigeration Institute (ARI).  We helped find funds for the start-up of an exciting thermal storage technology made to complement smaller scale HVAC systems for homes and businesses.

Good Company is providing staff support to the Texas Energy Storage Alliance, a group working to advance the policy environment for energy storage in the Texas and ERCOT markets. Please visit the Alliance web site to find out more about the coalition and how you can participate.

What We Can Do for You

We can provide legislative and regulatory affairs services to energy storage companies and other energy companies wanting to diversify into the storage business. In 2005 we helped pass legislation to define energy storage as an energy efficiency measure, making customer installations eligible for rebates in much of Texas. In the 2011 session we helped our industry alliance clarify the definition of electric storage within the ERCOT framework.  We can help emerging storage technology companies navigate the Texas market and the evolving regulatory environment for storage. We can help resolve legal and regulatory issues and bring together the partners and stakeholders you need to make energy storage projects successful, or help develop creative business strategies.