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NATiVE Solar is partnering with Fruitful Commons and Festival Beach Food Forest and friends for a Fall Equinox Celebration & Solar Cookout — a fun community celebration centered around local food and climate resilience.

There will be an abundance of food, art, games, educational programs and activities for all ages! Highlights include a passive solar oven cooking competition, presentations from solar cooking experts, and a showcase of the vision plan for the Farah Rivera-Ortiz Cocina de la Cosecha (Harvest Kitchen) at Festival Beach Food Forest.

This event is sponsored by the City of Austin, Austin Parks Foundation, RBJ Senior Housing and us - NATiVE Solar.

There will be plenty of SHADE!!! See ya'll there! Here's the event link: https://www.facebook.com/Festivalbeach/posts/pfbid0BcTqXYG6tHaoV8yaXLkgX3wrQnpKCTvGgP87EBb6teiakWtbYWkasbqaCG9FnV25l?rdid=uEr0e0goVoWW7HHY #

Hi Folks!

We recently posted an article about recent (and in-process) legislation coming from the state house and senate which will effect Texas's Solar and Renewable Energy policy (and therefore, everything else solar-related) going forward.

It's a quick read -head on over to The Feed (our blog) and check it out if you're interested in getting up-to-speed on this topic.

https://nativesolar.com/texas-solar-policy-2025-2026-2027/

NATiVE Solar is hiring!!!

Hello Austin-area Facebook Friends!

NATiVE Solar is currently hiring for Solar Service Coordinator positions here in Austin. This is a critical role which sits between our residential solar customers and our technical support team. Here's more about the role directly from the website job posting:

"NATiVE seeks an organized, empathetic, and detail-oriented Service Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will be the central hub connecting our clients with the services and resources they need to repair and/or service their installed solar energy harvesting system. You will handle scheduling, client communication, and administrative tracking to ensure our operations run smoothly and our clients receive top-tier support."

If you know someone who might fit the requirements and is interested in learning about today's solar markets and technology, this could be a great opportunity!

Here's the full details: https://nativesolar.com/solar-service-coordinator/

Hail Storms happen in North Texas.

Here's some info about how to think about hail and your rooftop solar installation -and what to do if your property gets hit.

https://nativesolar.com/solar-rnr/

We just published a couple of new blog entries as we step into 2026.

These are quick reads designed for quick insight and info. Here's the second:

Solar Opportunities (and Tax implications!) for Commercial Property and Land Owners How solar, wind, and battery storage affect taxes, incentives, and long-term economics for commercial and industrial facilities across Texas.

We just published a couple of new blog entries as we step into 2026.

These are quick reads designed for quick insight and info. Here's the first:

Austin Energy Warns of ‘Tremendous Strain’ on the Grid as Data Center Growth Surges -

Austin Energy Warns of ‘Tremendous Strain’ on the Grid as Data Center Growth Surges Explore how Austin Energy grid strain is affected by growing data centers and the challenges they pose to local power resources.

The team at NATiVE Solar would like to wish everybody in our extended circle of family and friends a wonderful New Years time -and the very best wishes for a fantastic '26!

Austin battery storage startup raised a Billion dollars to set up shop and begin building home energy storage batteries in the old Austin-American Statement building near downtown Austin.

Their goal is to place energy storage in thousands of homes and connect them all to the grid via their planned VPP (virtual power plant) -which could have a number of benefits for both their battery customers and anyone connected to the Texas grid.

Read about it in a quick article we wrote highlighting the important bits here...

Austin Startup Raises a Billion Bucks to Put Big Batteries Everywhere (and connect them together!) Solar in ERCOT now hits nearly 30 GW midday, powering millions of homes but much is wasted without storage.

Every major component in the solar supply chain can now be made on American soil.

Interested to know what's driving the cost of electricity on Texas right now? Solar and Wind power aren't the whole story...

Is New Solar Harvesting Capacity Driving the Retail Electricity Cost in Texas? (hint: it's a mixed bag) Explore what's driving retail energy prices in Texas in 2025: fuel costs, weather impacts, and policy design all play a role.