Energy Policy Archive
Fixing Austin’s Green Rate
Austin City Council voted on a substantial price reduction for the GreenChoice electric rate.
This is great news for the people of Austin.
But even if the Austin rate drops as expected, saving a typical green residential customer $38 per month, it will still be higher than the average green electric rate...
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By Mike Sloan for PowerSmack.org
They blinked!
Austin Energy has proposed that its GreenChoice Batch 6 charge be lowered to a much more affordable price point (5.7 cents/kWh down from a current level of 8.0 to 9.5 cents/kWh). This is a positive development for electric consumers in Austin.
But In reading the 7/25/09...
Read More PowerSmack 2009 at Solar Austin
Mike Sloan discussed Austin's energy future at the May 13 Solar Austin meeting and announced the launch of the PowerSmack web site. Goals for Austin's energy future:
Decouple city funding from burning
Take the lead on things the world needs.
Maximize energy efficiency and encourage self-generation.
"De-stinkify" - more clean energy, split utility.
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