In April, Sam Jones, (Retired CEO of ERCOT and PAT Advisory Board member) gave a presentation on the status of the ERCOT grid at the Texas Civil Engineering Conference in San Antonio. Click here to view the slides from the presentation.
Power Across Texas members and corporate sponsors enjoyed an insightful dialogue with Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst on February 29 at the Headliners’ Club in Austin. The intimate policy forum offered a unique opportunity to ask the Lt. Governor questions on a variety of key energy issues. We are excited to share a brief clip [...]
Last month, Power Across Texas challenged WhyPower! students from across the globe to tap into their creativity and develop short videos describing the educational power of WhyPower! games. Click HERE to view the winning video, as well as the four honorable mentions.
The final version of Dr. Fred Beach’s report, “An Analysis of the Potential for Expanded Use of Natural Gas in Electrical Power Generation, Transportation, and Direct Use: Texas as a Case Study” has been released. http://www.poweracrosstexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NatGasFinalReport31712.pdf
Kids from around the world have chosen to accept the mission of learning about energy issues through an innovative online game WhyPower! created by Power Across Texas (PAT) and its partners (DaVinci Minds and Numedeon). The WhyPower! platform hosts several popular games, including Green Build, which teaches students to build an energy efficient home and [...]
Power Across Texas is pleased to welcome its newest member—the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and its newly appointed general manager, Becky Motal. Featured in the latest “Power Minute” video released today, Motal became the LCRA’s 10th general manager on July 2, 2011 and is the first female general manager of the 77-year-old organization which [...]
Today, the EPA released a proposed rule that provides a carbon pollution standard for future power plants. The proposed standard only applies to power plants built in the future and EPA’s press release states that the goal of the standard is to “ensure that… progress toward a cleaner, safer and more modern power sector continues.” [...]
Power Across Texas is proud to announce two new corporate members: LCRA and Lone Star Transmission, LLC. We especially want to thank Becky Motal, General Manager of LCRA,Mike Grable, President of Lone Star Transmission, and Eric Gleason, President of NextEra Energy Transmission (Lone Star’s parent company). We know that their participation will help PAT strengthen [...]
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Edison Electric Institute’s VP of finance and energy supply wrote a commentary published by Risk.net that stated that (1) regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives markets and (2) tax rates on dividends and capital gains will be the key priorities for EEI in Washington this year. http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/opinion/2144507/utilities-crucial-issues-2012-edison-electric-institute# (subscription required)
