SummaryAustin City Council is getting close to making a final decision on proposed increases to electricity rates at Austin Energy. Action BoxHave thoughts about the rate increases? Sign up to speak at Council's December 1st meeting or send an email to your Council member. Have...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. In the future we will mix Zoom programs with in-person/hybrid programs. ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 We'll start off with Announcements on current events...
Almost one year ago, Texans across the state suffered from an unprecedented failure of our electricity grid system, as Winter Storm Uri placed extreme demand on an unprepared system. This failure led to hundreds of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in losses via infrastructure...
Join us on July 27th as ERCOT's Warren Lasher sits down with Solar Austin to discuss what’s happening behind the scenes in Texas energy! As Texans adapted to COVID lockdowns, extreme winter weather, and soaring summer temperatures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) underwent its own...
In the fight to address climate change and decarbonize our economy, we must decarbonize homes and businesses to eliminate building sector emissions. But how? Pecan Street’s 2019 Electric Texas report examined the possibility of converting all residential heating in ERCOT’s service area to electric. Building on that effort,...
Last month's winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity. So what is the Legislature doing about it? In the latest episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, we sit down with state Representative Vikki Goodwin to find out. Vikki Goodwin represents Texas House District 47...
SummaryThere have been a lot of news stories flying around about high electric bills in the wake of the winter storm. Fortunately, Austinites are unlikely to see such crazy bills. Action BoxEven though Austin Energy customers are not going to see crazy spikes in their...
Been reading a lot of headlines about what happened to our electric grid during winter storm Uri? Still confused? In the latest episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, we answer all your questions. Featuring special guest John Hoffner, who has spent nearly all his career...
SummaryMore than 4 million Texans lost power during one of the worst winter storms in recent memory. How did that happen? We cover the basics in our latest guide. Action BoxDonate to the Community Resilience Trust's Emergency Relief Fund to support Austin's unhoused residents. These...