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Live from the SPEER Newsroom:
- New SPEER Members
- Industry + Policy Workshop 2025: Thank You Sponsors!
- Upcoming Events & Webinars
- Noteworthy
- What We're Reading
| | We are thrilled to have two incredible new members join our organization of 70+ members! Thanks to 360 Energy Savers, Carrier and all of our incredible members for your continued support to advance energy efficiency in our south-central region. See how your organization can get involved and learn more about SPEER membership here. | Industry + Policy Workshop 2025: Thank You Sponsors! | |
We'd like to give a huge shout out to our fantastic sponsors for this year's Industry + Policy Workshop: Daikin, Texas PACE Authority, Mitsubishi Electric, TEESI, CLEAResult, TRC, Blink Energy Services, WaterFurnace, and CleanTX.
Have you registered yet? This year’s packed conference agenda dives into the most timely and relevant topics facing our industry today: from cutting-edge technologies to people-centered strategies. Save your spot and join us September 18-19 as we explore how we can all do more with less energy and less waste.
Take advantage of our discounted hotel block and register today. We look forward to seeing you in Austin in less than two short months!
| Upcoming Events & Webinars | |
August 21 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Weatherization in Focus: Focus Group on Community, Coordination, and Impact
Join us for an in-person Weatherization Focus Group as we explore ways to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability across our communities. This session welcomes stakeholders from the Central Texas region to share insights, challenges, and best practices around weatherization.
Hosted by SPEER and HARC, this event is designed to spark collaboration, identify opportunities for improvement, and build stronger partnerships to drive progress. Your voice matters, and we look forward to learning from your experiences and working together to advance weatherization efforts across the region.
Stakeholders include:
- Weatherization Implementers
- Utilities
- Weatherization Program Managers
- Community Action Agencies
Register today!
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Webinar: High Performance Heat Pump Solutions with LG: Comfort, Efficiency, and Compliance
August 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Presented by: Kevin DeMaster, LG Air Conditioning Technologies
Join us for a deep dive into LG’s innovative heat pump technologies for air conditioning, space heating, and water heating. As energy codes become more stringent and the push for electrification grows, HVAC systems must evolve to meet higher performance and efficiency standards. LG Air Conditioning Technologies is rising to the challenge with industry-leading solutions that combine comfort, energy savings, and code compliance.
In this live webinar, we’ll explore:
- What sets LG’s HVAC and heat pump products apart from other manufacturers
- How their solutions align with IECC, ENERGY STAR, and electrification goals
- Strategies to integrate LG technologies in new and retrofit residential and commercial projects
Register here.
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Webinar: 2025 Texas 89th Legislature Wrap-Up – Grid Reliability, Energy Efficiency, & Legislative Outlook
August 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The 89th Texas Legislative Session addressed some of the most pressing energy challenges facing the state—from grid reliability to energy affordability. This webinar, presented by SPEER, offers a comprehensive review of key legislation and policy trends impacting Texas’ electric grid, energy efficiency programs, distributed energy resources (DERs) and other demand-side resources.
Attendees will gain insight into major bills such as SB 6, the continued implementation of the Texas Energy Fund, and legislative efforts related to renewables, workforce development, and building codes. Learn how the session’s outcomes may shape regulatory priorities, customer costs, and energy strategies ahead of the 90th Legislature as we Identify and analyze the most impactful energy-related legislation from the 89th Texas Legislature.
| Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice for Comment: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD and USDA-Financed Housing | |
HUD and USDA published a Final Determination on April 26, 2024, adopting the 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 energy codes as minimum requirements for programs covered under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The Final Determination found that adoption of the energy codes would have no negative impact on the affordability and availability of EISA-covered housing. The agencies plan to review the analysis contained in the Final Determination and are seeking public comments to inform the review.
Comment Period ends on Aug 6 at 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT.
| AESP Flex Connect Conference | |
Join AESP in Salt Lake City from Aug. 13 -15 for Flex Connect, a hands-on event bringing together energy efficiency, demand flexibility and distributed energy resources to create smarter, integrated solutions.
Attendees will gain strategies, hands-on learning and real-world insights to bring energy efficiency, demand flexibility and distribute energy resources together, delivering greater value for customers, grids and programs.
| Energy Efficiency Day 2025: October 1st | Energy Efficiency Day is on October 1st this year! Energy efficiency helps us save money, cut pollution, create jobs, and ensure a more resilient, reliable grid. Read about energy efficiency's pivotal role and how SPEER is driving energy efficiency forward as a demand-side solution. How will you celebrate #EEday this year? Learn more. | DOE'S Better Buildings Summer Webinar Series | |
DOE's Better Buildings Summer Webinar series takes on the most pressing topics facing energy professionals, with DOE and National Lab experts leading the conversations on proven best practices, cost-effective strategies, and innovative new ways to approach energy performance.
Head here to to view all upcoming webinars. You can also visit the on-demand webinars page to watch other webinars you may have missed.
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Industrial Training & Assessment Center at Oklahoma State University Named Center of the Year
Huge congrats to our friends at the Industrial Training & Assessment Center at Oklahoma State University for being named Center of the Year at this year’s ITAC Directors Meeting!
OSU's ITAC does fantastic work providing their clients with industrial assessments to reduce energy and waste, increase productivity, and educating the next generation of energy, waste, and productivity professionals. Great work y'all!
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