Workshop: Industrial EE Programs for Utilities (Oklahoma City, OK)
Conference: Texas Conference on Regionalism (San Antonio, TX)
Roundup: Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair (Fredericksburg, TX)
Conference: Gulf Coast Power Associaton (Austin, TX)
Summit: Clean Energy Venture (Austin, TX)
Workshop: Waste Heat to Power (Chicago, IL)
Annual meeting: USCHPA (Washington, DC)
CHP policy forum & trade show: GC RAC - U.S. EPA - TXCHPI (Austin, TX)
Conference: TREIA Texas Renewables (San Antonio, TX)
Legislative session: 82nd Texas Legislature convenes (Austin, TX)
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DOE's 2030 Target
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a report in August 2009 advocating a threefold increase in nationwide CHP adoption to eventually comprise 420 GW, or 20% of the national electric capacity. Download
The Gulf Coast Clean Energy Application Center encourages the deployment of the following clean energy technologies in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas through educating prospective end-users and policymakers and through providing project support:
The U.S. EPA CHP Partnership and GC RAC are co-hosting the "2010 CHP Partnership Meeting and Texas CHP Policy Forum," held in conjunction with the Texas CHP Initiative's Industry Trade Show, on Nov. 1-3 in Austin, Texas. More
The U.S. EPA CHP Partnership and GC RAC are co-hosting the "2010 CHP Partnership Meeting and Texas CHP Policy Forum," held in conjunction with the Texas CHP Initiative's Industry Trade Show, Nov. 1-3 in Austin, Texas. More
Texas A&M University has been awarded a $10 million grant by the U.S. DOE to help fund its new CHP system. More
The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a final ruling on docket no. 37623 related to energy efficiency goals for the state. The ruling also clarified CHP's eligibility under the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program. Download ruling
A PDF of GC RAC's presentation at the recent CATEE conference is available. Download
The Louisiana PSC has produced a draft implementation plan for the state's Pilot RPS. (Deadline for public comment: Aug. 27.) Entergy hosted a Bidder's Conference on Aug. 18 to provide an overview of the RFP process (updates to be posted on Entergy's RFP website)
A PDF of our recent webinar "CHP in Colleges and Universities" is now available. Download
UT-Austin won the Association of Energy Engineers' Region IV award this year for "Corporate Energy Management," in large part due to its highly efficient and adaptive CHP system.
The Houston Chronicle published GC RAC's opinion-editorial on the energy security benefits of CHP in its July 7 edition and a staff editorial response on July 10.Op-ed | staff editorial
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law Oklahoma Energy Security Act, which would create a goal-based renewable energy standard (RES) that includes CHP and waste heat recovery. More
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