The Texas Legislature is debating spending billions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize expensive new gas and nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, Texas families and small businesses are paying higher utility bills while wasting energy through leaky homes and buildings. New power plants could increase costs on Texas families and businesses.
Electric utilities are responsible for overseeing energy efficiency programs that help homes and businesses weatherize and lower their utility bills. Right now, they are only saving about 0.25% per year – way behind states with more ambitious goals.
The energy efficiency goal for Texas has not been updated in 14 years. Texas now ranks 36th nationwide in energy efficiency savings, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
SB 1915 & HB 4374 would update Texas’s outdated energy efficiency standards by establishing an additional goal of one percent energy savings by 2032.
Third Act is joining Sierra Club in supporting SB 1915 & HB 4374 because:
- Energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest and quickest way to stabilize our grid
- Energy efficiency saves Texans money
- Energy efficiency reduces air pollution
- Energy efficiency creates jobs
Your role as a constituent means you have power. Every email, letter, phone call, and visit from people like you can make a huge difference, and reshape the debate about our energy future in Texas.
Please take a moment to express your support for energy efficiency and SB 1915 & HB 4374 to your state senator and representative. It’s time they hear from people in their district, not just corporate lobbyists.