Austin is about to get more than half its energy from renewables. And that's a pretty big deal. Austin Energy, our city's electric utility, just announced a new wind power contract that will allow Austin to get 61 percent of its energy from renewables (once the wind farm is complete...
Once again, the City of Austin has been recognized for being a leader in green energy. The EPA recently released its annual ranking of top Green Power Partners. The City of Austin is fifth in the nation among local governments that purchase renewable energy. Currently, the City of Austin gets 100 percent of...
More renewable energy is coming to Austin. Our city's publicly-owned electric utility, Austin Energy, just signed to a contract to bring 200 MW of additional wind power online. Once it's operational, the new wind farm will produce enough electricity to power 54,000 households. This will allow Austin Energy to...
From Net Impact Austin - This month we're hosting Melissa Miller, standing board President of TREIA (Texas Renewable Energy Industry Alliance) and wind power developer, who will speak with us about the current wind power climate in Texas and how the PTC extension has spurred development of the...
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...