Podcasts about texas solar power association

The shutdown and shelter-at-home orders throughout the United States have affected all industries. The solar power industry in Texas is still strong and adapting to the new ways of doing business. Our guest on Shades of Green is Charlie Hemmeline the Executive Director of the Texas Solar Power Association. He gives us an update on the solar industry in Texas, both utility and residential-scale and how it is adapting. We discuss new initiatives and policies that are affecting the immediate and long-term future of solar power.

Our guests for the show are solar energy experts discussing the incredible growth in Texas. Also, they discuss local and state policy issues affecting solar power. And will the Texas Legislature help move the marker to create even more growth in solar? Charlie Hemmeline is the Executive Director of the Texas Solar Power Association, a statewide industry trade association that promotes the development of solar electric generation in Texas. He discussed Bills in the Texas Legislature that might affect the solar industry and how our listeners can get involved. Stan Pipkin is the VP Managing Director for Lighthouse Solar, an Austin solar company providing solar solutions for residential and commercial customers. He is also on the Board of Solar Austin. Stan updated us on local Austin solar issues and how the industry continues to grow.

John Pitts, Jr., lobbyist at Texas Star Alliance, represents Texas Solar Power Association (TSPA) at the state legislature. He joins hosts Kyle Frazier and Tim Duffy to share the story of his career in public policy, give us the inside story on the Texas legislative process, and consider the future of energy policy in the Lone Star State.

Charlie Hemmeline, the Founder and Executive Director of the Texas Solar Power Association, joins hosts Kyle Frazier and Whitney Torres to discuss the state of the solar energy industry in the Lone Star State. They cover topics including the economics of solar in Texas, the California mandate for solar on new homes, import tariffs, the water-energy nexus, storage, microgrids, policy and politics, and what the future may hold.

This week, Inc. editors and writers talk about Ballistic Furniture Systems, a company that is making bullet-resistant panels for office furniture and public space to help protect people during mass shootings. During this week's Serious Business debate, Inc. editor Jim Ledbetter hosts a debate between Ed Ireland, from the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council, Bud Weinstein, Southern Methodist Universioty's Maguire Energy Institute; Ledbetter; Charlie Hemmeline, from the Texas Solar Power Association, Shalini Ramanathan, from wind and solar project developer RES Americas, about if businesses should receive renewable energy subsidies. Lastly, Jonathan Zweig, founder of AdColony, talks about how he sold his company to Opera for $350 million.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices