Tag Archives: Austin Energy
Samsung, Freescale reject new energy tariff terms
Samsung Austin Semiconductor and Freescale Semiconductor – Austin Energy’s largest customers – have rejected the contract terms of a new tariff that City Council unanimously passed on Thursday. Catherine Morse and John Holmes, representing Samsung and Freescale, respectively, issued a…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Nov 16, 2015
Austin Energy supports Clean Power Plan
Although Texas is a major player in a legal challenge to the federal Clean Power Plan, Austin Energy and three utilities outside of Texas have joined Houston-based Calpine Corp. in a legal motion to support the plan. Austin Energy General…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Nov 10, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Let the good times roll
Rock ‘n’ roll … and energy audits?… While touting an uptick in compliance with the city’s Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure ordinance at Thursday’s Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting, Debbie Kimberly, Austin Energy’s vice president of customer energy solutions,…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 26, 2015
Austin Energy committee considers new tariff
City Council appears to be moving closer to deciding how to charge Austin Energy’s two largest industrial customers, an issue it has grappled with since May. Convened as the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee, Council heard a presentation Thursday from…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 23, 2015
Council expands immediate solar energy purchase
Just two weeks after approving 288 megawatts’ worth of solar energy contracts, City Council upped the total on Thursday to between 400 and 450 MW. In addition to the immediate purchases, the body directed Austin Energy to reach an ultimate…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 16, 2015
Austin makes major investment in new solar
The Austin City Council took a huge step toward achieving the city’s renewable energy goals on Thursday when it approved up to 300 megawatts’ worth of utility-scale solar contracts that will last for the next 15 to 25 years. The…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 2, 2015
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Austin Energy one step closer to energy storage
Local energy storage – essentially a giant battery connected to a power grid – seems like a simple idea, but for years it has been too costly for Austin Energy to pursue. That could change next year, though, when the…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 28, 2015
Full-scale solar option remains on table
In spite of a lengthy debate about how much solar capacity the city should contract into next month, the City Council Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee did not appear to rule out any options at its meeting on Thursday. The…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 25, 2015
Debate heats up over solar energy contracts
There is a solar energy tug-of-war taking place at City Hall. Amid calls from solar advocates for the city to quickly procure 600 megawatts of utility-scale solar energy, Austin Energy will propose to City Council at an Oct. 1 meeting…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 24, 2015
Council changes energy demand charge policy
Following weeks of buildup, City Council has amended a contentious Austin Energy policy in an attempt to help small businesses avoid potentially costly demand charges. Rather than adhere to an Electric Utility Commission recommendation that Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 10, 2015
Demand charge change could cost $7 million
As the deadline closes in for City Council to decide whether to increase the demand charge threshold for small commercial Austin Energy customers as part of the city budget, utility staff has released figures that may impact that decision. Austin…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 4, 2015
Pressure mounts to change demand charge policy
As City Council comes closer to adopting the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, members of the public are stepping up their requests for amendments. One such push reached a turning point last week when the Electric Utility Commission passed…
