{"id":4730,"date":"2013-08-07T16:35:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T16:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:56:03","slug":"what-does-it-mean-for-energy-efficiency-to-be-a-resource-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/08\/07\/what-does-it-mean-for-energy-efficiency-to-be-a-resource-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean For Energy Efficiency To Be A Resource In Texas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We\u2019ve discussed the potentially grave impacts of the Texas Energy Crunch<\/a> in a number of our previous blog posts<\/a>. Time and time again, we repeat<\/a> that the cheapest, cleanest and most reliable energy resource is the energy we save through energy efficiency. But our energy efficiency programs in Texas are still modest<\/a> compared to other states. Beyond politics, there is another key issue limiting our state\u2019s energy savings: Texas does not treat energy efficiency as a \u2018resource.\u2019<\/p>\n

Traditionally, energy efficiency is left \u2018invisible\u2019 to utilities and grid planners\u2014so they lose count of its many benefits. Treating energy efficiency as a resource<\/a>, instead, puts it on a level playing field with other energy resources, such as power plants. This allows utilities to realize the unique benefits energy efficiency has over other energy sources.<\/p>\n

Energy efficiency can reduce harmful greenhouse gases, save people money and create jobs \u2013 and it is extremely competitive with other energy resources. When the energy saved through efficiency is weighed against new energy resources, efficiency upgrades to buildings and homes generally weigh in at just one-third of the cost of building a new fossil-fuel power plant. On top of that, energy efficiency upgrades can eliminate the need to install or replace other expensive electric grid equipment. This cost-savings is one of the many benefits generally overlooked by utilities and electric grid planners.<\/p>\n

Part of what prevents electric grid planners from counting efficiency as a resource in Texas is the way that the energy market is structured. When Texas deregulated its energy market in 1999<\/a>, the aim was to increase options for customers and lower prices. Efficiency programs were not included in the new market structure. Instead, they were left for transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs), the \u201cwires\u201d companies that deliver electricity from power plants to customers, to manage. With efficiency left out of the restructured energy market, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and other state leaders tend to view efficiency programs as subsidies that exist outside of the market.<\/p>\n

According to a recent report<\/a> by the South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource<\/a> (SPEER), Texas can give energy efficiency a more equal footing with conventional fossil fuel resources, such as power plants, by allowing it to bid into the state\u2019s wholesale electricity market. The market is administered by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas<\/a> (ERCOT), which oversees the operations and planning for Texas\u2019 electric grid. Moving energy efficiency to the domain of ERCOT would allow it to participate as a resource in ERCOT\u2019s operation of the electric grid. This would open up more competition in the market and spur new investment to help lower energy prices.<\/p>\n

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The notion of moving energy efficiency programs into the electricity market is an interesting idea. The Texas PUC is currently debating whether changes should be made to the state\u2019s electricity market structure to overcome Texas\u2019 ongoing energy crunch, or what electricity planners refer to as \u201cresource adequacy\u201d issue (i.e. not having enough electric supply to meet the greatest demand for energy and definitively avoid a blackout). One option is to move away from an energy-only market (our current structure) by adding a capacity market. In an energy-only market, power plants are paid only for the energy they actually produce. Adding a capacity market would also pay power plants for the maximum amount of energy they could<\/em> produce, if called upon to do so.<\/p>\n

Capacity markets put an obvious price on the cost<\/a> of adding new generation resources. Because of this feature, it\u2019s usually easier to understand the benefits of demand-side resources in a capacity market. A demand-side resource, also known as a customer-side resource, is simply a source of electric power owned and operated by an electric customer. The most common example of a demand-side resource is rooftop solar panels. Energy saved through efficiency upgrades, such as better insulation<\/a> and more efficient heating and air conditioning systems, and through demand response<\/a> (which rewards those who reduce electricity during peak times) both count as demand-side resources. While a capacity market makes it easier to include these resources, it can also be expensive to implement. A capacity market pays energy generators for merely existing, and these costs could potentially be passed on to customers. It\u2019s no surprise that a switch to this market structure has seen resistance<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n

A third alternative is a capabilities market<\/a>, which emphasizes reliability and flexibility \u2013 not just the ability to produce energy. This type of market would be able to tap into resources that are much more flexible in responding to rapid changes in energy demand. The Regulatory Assistance Project<\/a> (RAP) has developed a framework that examines what a capabilities market would look like. RAP suggests that Texas will need a more flexible market structure that can incorporate demand-side resources to meet its electricity needs as the Texas Energy Crunch<\/a> increases.<\/p>\n

Working energy efficiency into the electricity market is a complicated issue, but it\u2019s also an important one. The electric infrastructure in this country is in dire need<\/a> of an upgrade. Texas, in particular, is grappling with serious resource adequacy issues in addition to a multi-year drought<\/a> and extreme weather \u2013 both of which are expected to get worse<\/a> due to climate change. The PUC and ERCOT have made it clear that they want to act. Now is the time to be thoughtful and bold\u2014to prepare the state for what\u2019s coming. Whatever market structure or changes Texas leaders decide to adopt, energy efficiency should have a seat at the table as an equal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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