To understand the inevitability of Texas solar power, just look at efforts to stop it.
May 24, 2023
As I recently wrote in the Houston Chronicle, efforts to stop solar power in Texas only prove its inevitability.
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Celebrating the Past and Looking Forward to the Future
April 5, 2023
I write a lot about the transformative role solar power can play in people’s lives and society — the ways it helps people live more powerfully, and the lessons it offers to decision-makers in government and beyond.
Here’s how some of those same lessons have shaped this company and me.
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Austin-Area Nonprofits Decide to Face the Sun and Go Solar
March 21, 2023
Supporting non-profits is a bigger and bigger part of our work at Freedom Solar. We feel especially lucky to have recently partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas, providing and installing 42 solar panels on the rooftop of their building at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin.
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3 Solar Adoption Obstacles in The Woodlands, Texas
March 8, 2023
What’s slowing down solar power in communities like The Woodlands? It’s the Three B’s: Bureaucracy, Big Business, and Backyards.
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Austin Resident Weathers Ice Storm & Gives Meaning to “Live More Powerfully”
February 28, 2023
Austin resident kept their lights on during ice storm that knocked out power for the city, allowing them to stay warm and help neighbors.
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Tree cover affects The Woodlands’ solar energy growth as adoption lags
February 20, 2023
Originally posted on houstonchronicle.com.
At first glance, The Woodlands may seem to be an optimal location for residential solar panel installations – Texas is expected to lead utility scale solar energy growth again in 2023, interest in energy independence has increased after power grid failures, and
Another Winter Storm Shows Solar’s Value
February 15, 2023
Two weeks ago, a devastating ice storm knocked out electricity across Austin and Central Texas. It took until this weekend for power to be fully restored.
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Texas’ Clean Energy Industries Face Threats During 2023 Legislative Session
January 26, 2023
Texas' energy industries need “to coexist, adapt and evolve” for Texas to maintain its energy leadership.
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What Do Texas Solar Customers Want from the Legislature This Year? Nothing.
January 18, 2023
Texas legislators convene in Austin this week for the 2023 legislative session. What do Texas solar customers want from them? Nothing.
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Statesman Op-Ed: Put Texans First in Rethinking Texas’ Electricity System
December 22, 2022
By Bret Biggart
If you’re following the news, you may have seen that the state is considering a massive redesign of its power grid. It could change the way we power Texas. More than that, it could cost billions and billions of dollars.
You know what’s missing?
You are.
Solar Kept People Safe During Hurricane Season in 2022
November 29, 2022
By Bret Biggart
Hurricane season 2022 officially ends this week. This year saw 14 storms big enough to be named, and two hurricanes that reached at least Category 3 status.
The most infamous was probably Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that slammed into Florida in late September. The storm knocked out power for
Texas Needs All Options to Fight Energy Inflation
November 21, 2022
People across Texas and elsewhere are wrestling with inflation, and energy prices are a big reason why.
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The New Solar Boom Turns Homeowners into Power Generators — What Does That Mean for Texas?
November 1, 2022
The solar boom is here, and Texas needs to think about what it means. Congress recently created a runway for solar power unlike any we’ve ever seen. The Investment Tax Credit, which refunds part of the cost of a rooftop solar system to customers who buy it, was increased to 30% and extended 10 years.
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This Year, Solar Is on the Ballot in Texas
October 24, 2022
“Clean solar energy, Texans’ electricity bills, and Texas’ energy future are very much on the ballot.” Read CEO Bret Biggart’s latest on the upcoming November election.
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Solar Users Find Silver Lining to Summer Heat
September 28, 2022
By Bret Biggart
The blast furnace heat of this summer repeatedly pushed Texas’ power grid to the brink. If there’s any silver lining at all, it belongs to solar power users.
When temperatures are this hot, it means the sun is shining brightly. The same energy that cranks highs into the triple digits also packs electrons into solar panels, where
Hey Texas Governments and Utilities: Let Clean Energy Work!
September 20, 2022
Solar power makes Texans more free and more safe. So what do delays and red tape mean for people who’ve invested in this affordable clean energy?
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Solar Installation in Houston Moves Data Company Toward Net-Zero
September 14, 2022
By Bret Biggart
Last week, TGS, a global company with a big Houston presence that provides energy data and intelligence, unveiled one of the area’s most innovative and largest solar panel projects — one that Freedom Solar helped them create.
Oil & Gas Company Uses Parking Lot for Solar PanelsTGS and Freedom Solar cut the
Editorial: Solar Helps Texans Live More Powerfully
September 6, 2022
The following op-ed was written by Freedom Solar CEO Bret Biggart and published by The Texas Tribune.
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