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Originally published on CBS Austin
Potential power outages are top of mind as Texas experiences the hottest start to May in Austin’s history.
“That means a whole lot of extra demand and yesterday we hit 71 gigawatts. To put that in perspective, the all-time record for ERCOT in June was broken yesterday, it was 70.2. We went above 71
As some franchise dealerships warily eye electric vehicles, it’s important to realize that the car business isn’t necessarily changing—it’s how vehicles are being fueled
Change in the auto industry can often happen at a glacial pace. Take, for example, the transition from the horse buggy to the automobile, which took years—decades—at the beginning of the
Originally published via the Austin Chamber.
Freedom Solar Marks its Entrance into the Senior Living Industry with a Large Installation at Westminster Promising Significant Long-Term Savings and a Kinder Environmental Impact
Austin-based Freedom Solar, one of the leading turnkey solar energy installers in Texas and nationwide with operations in nine states, today announced its partnership with Westminster senior
Green living is moving into senior living communities, and it’s bringing new residents and cost savings with it. From infrastructure innovations to practice changes, communities are embracing renewable energy and ways to reduce reliance on traditional fossil fuels and the costs that go with them.
Most recently, Westminster, a senior living community in Austin that Pi designed, partnered with Freedom
Originally published on Community Impact Newspaper.
Six Central Austin businesses are celebrating 20 or more years in operation.
1. Westminster, a senior living community, is celebrating its 55th anniversary in April. The facility, located at 4100 Jackson Ave., Austin, offers activities, upscale amenities and social opportunities, and it was one of the first retirement communities built in Austin. Recently, it
Originally published on Tampa Bay Business Journal
EDUCATION: Lenoir Rhyne University
Justin McCombs serves as Freedom Solar’s leader in Tampa, our flagship Florida location. A former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver, McCombs proved to be a natural leader in our Houston market when he made the shift to solar last year. When the opportunity arose to relocate his family to the
Originally published on EnergyWire
LAS VEGAS — Jason Hooe is a Ford dealer who can’t wait to sell the electric F-150 to the young and hip of Bentonville, Ark. But the chargers are a problem.
Earlier this month, he paced the floor of America’s biggest auto dealer conference, talking to vendors who sell the new fueling system. He peppered
Originally published on REDnews.
Freedom Solar Markets Entrance into the Senior Living Industry with a Large Installation at WestminsterPromising Significant Long-Term Savings and a Kinder Environmental Impact
AUSTIN, TEXAS—March 28, 2022. Austin-based Freedom Solar, one of the leading turnkey solar energy installers in Texas and nationwide with operations in nine states, today announced its partnership with Westminster senior living
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced investments totaling $890,000 to help 16 Kentucky businesses to improve their energy efficiency including four Elizabethtown businesses.
The department made these 16 investments through the Rural Energy for America Program, which provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Solar customers will be keeping some money in their pockets come January. The board of directors for the Pedernales Electric Cooperative revoked increasing rates for solar customers during a meeting Friday.
The proposed changes would have included time of use charges, which would mean higher rates during peak hours, typically
Originally published on One Toyota.
Ben Keating says his investment in solar power will quickly pay for itself, then generate a steady return longer term in the savings on the electricity he doesn’t have to buy off the grid.
Ben Keating, by his own admission, is no environmentalist. He is a businessman. Pure and simple.
So his decision to
Austin-based Freedom Solar has raised objections to a slate of regressive policies in Texas, including at least a 20-25% rate increase, that Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) plans to initiate for its members who choose to use solar energy for their homes. The PEC Board of Directors approved the action unanimously in December 2020 and plans a final vote
HOUSTON (CW39) – The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Does that play a role in where you put the panels on the home?
“Absolutely. What we are looking for is solar radiant factor and you are going to find that on the east, south, and west side of the home”, says Freedom Solar Representative Gene Smith.
When blackouts hit Houston last February, Rob and Robin Dickehuth’s home became a port in the storm for neighbors, thanks to a $35,000 solar and battery system [from Freedom Solar] that kept windows aglow and devices fully charged.
“We were pretty much the only home on the block with light,” Rob said. “I think this was a hard lesson for
Before becoming CEO at Freedom Solar, Bret Biggart’s career had been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs.
School was always a struggle for him due to attention deficit disorder. He managed to squeak by in college and talk his way into Rice’s MBA program, which he admitted was very hard and he almost failed.
He landed choice positions at
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