Transparency Archive
Utility Proposes Energy Future
More Wind and Solar Part of Austin Energy’s Plan, But Coal and More Gas Too
By Axel Gerdau for PowerSmack.org
Austin’s energy future will be greener, but at least until 2020 it should also include electricity from coal, widely regarded as the world’s dirtiest fuel. That’s what senior staff at...
Read More In the Press: More Transparency Needed, Lower GreenChoice Rates Coming
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This weeks cover story in the Austin Chronicle, “Twisting in the Wind – Austin Energy is all tangled up in smoke and wind mills over energy pricing”, provides a glimpse into the ongoing debate over Austin’s energy policy. Author Nora Ankrum...
Read More Austin is Running on Coal far into the Future
By Axel Gerdau for PowerSmack.org
For 30 years Austin has been running on the world’s dirtiest fuel – and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Administrators at Austin Energy want to continue our dependence on coal power. If City Council and Mayor Lee Leffingwell accept the utility’s “Recommendation for the...
Read More Transparency: A Cornerstone of Public Policy, But Not Austin’s Energy
By Axel Gerdau for PowerSmack.org
A budget shortfall is threatening institutions of civic life in Austin. The newly elected City Council is scrutinizing municipal expenditures in order to save at least $43 million this year, and its members are considering shutting down swimming pools, cutting police services and reducing funding for...
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