Energy Efficiency Works: Use Less: Save More
Question whether energy efficiency will save you money?
Just look at how much Texas businesses, organizations and cities are saving and investing in energy efficiency measures.

A recent headline read: Continued Investments in Energy Efficiency Good For Business. The article was about how companies in Texas and across the country are "continuing to invest in energy efficiency and to incorporate sustainable practices that will lower their future carbon emissions while creating jobs and helping their own bottom line." Since TexasIsHot focuses on YOUR bottom line, this last point is particularly important. Energy efficiency will save you money - but don't take our word for it - see for yourself in the recent news articles below. Reducing business-related energy use (including industrial and commercial sectors) is particularly important in Texas because it accounts for more than 60% of our state's energy consumption.

Recent Company, Organization and City Energy Efficiency Savings and Investments in the News

AT&T Collaborates With GE to Switch to LED Signage More Energy Efficient Lighting
Press Release, July 16, 2009
AT&T is expected to save more than 5.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year. Because GE LEDs are up to 80 percent more energy efficient than commonly used neon, the new lighting system will also provide AT&T with financial savings. "We knew a switch to more efficient signage would be a sustainable business decision, both environmentally and financially," said Shawn McKenzie, senior vice president of Corporate Real Estate, AT&T Services Inc.

Efficiency Projects Save Texas Instruments $5.1M
GreenBiz.com, July 14, 2009
Texas Instruments saved $5.1 million last year by undertaking 159 projects designed to save energy, water and other resources.

Saving Energy Saves EPISD Millions
KVIA ABC, El Paso, July 14, 2009
We've heard how going "green" can save the planet, but how about your cold hard cash? El Paso Independent School District officials say it's saving them about seven million dollars a year.

Farmers develops ‘green’ homeowners insurance policy in Texas
San Antonio Business Journal, July 6, 2009
"This is quite literally an investment in our global future."Customers who add Farmers’ “Eco-Rebuild” option to their homeowners’ policies will have access, as part of claims, to $25,000 to rebuild or replace a home using “green” materials, upgrade qualified homes to meet Energy Star requirements and be reimbursed for recycling debris rather than disposing of it.

HEB gets greener with solar power
Austin American-Statesman, June 24, 2009
"We are continually pushing for more energy efficiency all across our stores." The company has a history of experimenting with energy-saving measures, Lockett said. Programs that began on a trial basis, such as freezer lights that turn on only when a customer opens the door, are now common in new stores.

USAA Real Estate once again honored for energy efficiency
San Antonio Business Journal, Spring 2009
San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co. is the only real estate company in America that has won seven Energy Star awards. Nationwide, American saved $19 billion on their energy bills last year and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an equivalent of 29 million vehicles by investing in Energy Star products, services, new homes and buildings, according to the EPA.

EPA Unveils Top Four Texas Cities with the Most Energy Star Buildings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Spring 2009
The list is headed by Houston, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio. These four metropolitan areas had 404 Energy Star qualified buildings in 2008 which resulted in $130.7 million in energy cost savings.