Matthew Boms leads Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA), the Texas state chapter of Advanced Energy United. He currently serves on the Texas Backup Power Package (TBPP) Advisory Committee, as well as the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Task Force. Prior to joining TAEBA, Matt worked with The Climate Reality Project as Director of Strategic Programs in Latin America, where he founded and directed a long-term decarbonization program in Colombia's energy and transport sectors with support from the UK government. In his previous position, he served as International Manager, supporting The Climate Reality Project’s international branches. Prior to his work with Climate Reality, Matt was the Communications Manager for the Communitas Coalition in New York, securing a Sustainable Development Goal for cities and communities in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Current Projects
- Decision-maker Education & Engagement
- Driving Technology Adoption & Market Transformation - Central
- Electrifying Transportation
In the News
- KBTX News 3: New ‘Southern Spirit’ Could Mean Cheaper Energy Prices in Texas
- San Antonio Express-News: As Texas Embraces Battery Energy Storage, Hill Country Residents Push Back — ‘Not in Our Backyard’
- The New York Times: America’s Oil Country Increasingly Runs on Renewables
Areas of Expertise
- Energy Efficiency
- Legislative Engagement
- Renewable Energy Policy
- State Legislative Policy