Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance

Texas has come a long way since 2021, when Winter Storm Uri left millions of Texans without power for days during a stretch of below-freezing temperatures. In the four years since Uri hit, Texas has made enormous improvements toward making the grid more reliable, in part by significantly increasing energy capacity. This growth is driven almost entirely by increases in advanced energy deployment.

E&E News identifies key energy topics under consideration in Texas’ 2025 legislative session, including new permitting requirements for wind, solar, and battery storage projects. Matthew Boms of Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (United’s state affiliate) stated that industry standards are making battery storage safer, encouraging lawmakers to recognize the role batteries have in creating a more reliable and resilient grid.

Fast Company reports that Texas has become a national leader in the clean energy space, now tied with California as one of the largest employers of advanced energy jobs in the country. Matthew Boms of Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (United’s state affiliate) praised Texas’ clean energy job growth, highlighting how the state’s free-market framework has supported the growth of renewables over two decades.

San Antonio Express-News reports on the growing Texas battery energy storage boom, but some Hill County residents are worried that new battery storage sites will be noisy, increase the risk of fire, and cause environmental damage. The article quotes Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance’s (United’s state affiliate) Matthew Boms, who spoke to the importance of battery storage sites in the state.

Amid rising energy demands, the New York Times reports that America’s biggest oil-producing state, Texas, has turned to solar power and battery storage to see it through extreme weather over the years. The article quotes Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance’s (United’s state affiliate) Matthew Boms who speaks to Texas’ renewable energy potential.

Amidst ongoing power outages and calls for investigations in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, TAEBA is advocating for Texas leaders to reevaluate the state’s approach to grid resilience.

The Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance’s Micalah Spenrath outlines the ADER Pilot Project, a testing ground for allowing consumers to contribute energy to the electricity market, thereby becoming prosumers that can both consume and produce electricity.

Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) encourages the Public Utility Commission of Texas to prioritize reforms to Texas’ energy efficiency programs and to continue to make progress on the Energy Efficiency Implementation Project.