From Native and Climate Buddies - Native and Climate Buddies want to invite you to come and watch a powerful and hopeful movie on how the solar industry is booming and delivering on the promise of a clean, affordable, abundant and local energy economy for all. "...
From Shades of Green - Please join us for this week's edition of "Shades of Green", Austin's only live, green talk radio program, on KOOP 91.7FM and streaming online! On Thursday, we'll celebrate KOOP's rooftop installation & station-wide switch to solar energy! We'll welcome the solar experts...
From Solar Austin - Solar is booming, but the share of electricity coming from solar is still very small. As that changes, it will be important to find ways to integrate larger amounts of solar energy in ways that keep the grid stable. As has already...
Nestled 25 miles north of Austin in conservative Williamson County sits the first city in the United States to officially make the switch to 100 percent renewable energy. Georgetown, with a population of roughly 55,000 people, announced in spring of 2015 that its city-owned utility...
Guest Post - from Al Braden Al Braden is a longtime climate activist and energy policy wonk located here in Austin. In recent posts, he's taken readers behind the scenes into the negotiations behind the future of energy generation in Austin. At stake is a big...
Austin continues to be a leader in the adoption of renewable energy with the help of a new $4.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. This week the city's electric utility, Austin Energy, announced that it had won the award, which will enable it to,...
Sponsored Post - from Revolve Solar You'll have a difficult time finding a city that's embracing renewable energy and sustainability more readily than Austin. Businesses are going solar, Austin Energy is buying solar, and homeowners all across the city are making the switch to clean, solar energy and...
From Solar Austin - Our first happy hour of the year is going to be one you won't want to miss. Georgetown will soon be powered by 100% renewable energy. How is it achieving this goal so much more rapidly than Austin and most other cities?...
Guest Post - from Al Braden The Navigant study of Austin Energy’s (AE) proposed 500 MW combined cycle gas plant has been completed and given to the Electric Utility Commission (E.U.C) and to Austin City Council. You can find it online here. Part of the 2015 to...
Sponsored Post - from Revolve Solar In its annual “Fast 50” publication, Austin Business Journal identifies the fastest-growing companies in Central Texas. On the evening of October 22nd, the final rankings for the prestigious shortlist were announced, and Revolve was named the second fastest-growing company with a compound...