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Go Solar Texas

 

What's New

On June 30, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing to consider whether to approve a staff proposal to finally implement a 2005 law requiring 500 megawatts of “non-wind” renewable energy by 2015. The proposal includes a set-aside for at least 100 megawatts of solar. Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger testified in support of the rule and encouraged the commissioners to include a program to provide rebates for residential and commercial customers to install on-site solar.

 

Environment Texas' Go Solar Videos

Renew Texas with solar

Watch our video "Renew Texas," which makes the case for expanded investments in solar, here.


Member videos:
Check out the short videos our members put together on solar power here.

Brief Summary

Texas has the greatest solar resource potential in the nation. We can protect our environment and move to a cleaner energy future by using our technological know how to tap into solar energy. From the NASA researchers innovating new solar technologies at Johnson Space Center to the small businesses installing solar panels on Texas rooftops, solar power is already a reality here in Texas. Attractive for its clean, reliable, and independent energy, solar is being used by schools, homes, even the oil industry! Texas helped create a boom for wind power, and it can do the same for solar.

Solar power has environmental, economic, and health benefits that Texas can harness. Solar meets peak demand, reduces congestion on transmission and distribution lines, creates local jobs, generates pollution-free energy, and provides price stability as there is no associated fuel cost.

Now it's time to help Texas Go Solar by creating rebates and incentives to make it easier for homeowners and businesses to install solar on their rooftops, investing in solar for schools and in large-scale solar farms, and requiring utilities to pay consumers a fair price for surplus electricity they generate.

Solar Fact Sheet

 

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Read our new report: Wildcatting the Sun: A Texas Solar Roadmap

Texas has the “right stuff” to become a world leader in solar energy development – reaping the benefits of cleaner air, a robust economy and reduced dependence on fossil fuels. Read the full report here.