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Point Austin: Return on Investment
Austin Energy rate cuts are both a financial and political dividend
"...To what do we owe our Austin Energy bounty?..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: Shake-up
How green was my Austin Energy
"...A close-knit community of green energy proponents have spent the last two weeks wrestling with..."

June 15, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Cool Cities: Dispatches From Copenhagen
Climate change, clean energy ... and bicycles
"...Given Austin's aspirations to market itself as a "Clean Energy Capital" for economic development, it would do well to..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Pandora's Promise
Bringing a fresh voice to an old controversy, this documentary argues that nuclear power is the true green energy.
"...nuclear power that argues it is the true green energy. It would be hard to imagine a film more..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Cash in on Pecan Street Project
A how-to talk
"...got – or want to start – a renewable energy business, check out this free event: "How Energy Entrepreneurs..."

Feb. 1, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Pickens and Pope
Possibilities open up when the Sierra Club can find common ground with a Texas oilman
"...end our oil dependence and move us toward a clean-energy economy."..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Before the Well Runs Dry
The city moves toward conservation, but is it moving fast enough?
"...also aptly lyricizes the inexorable connections between water use, energy use, pollution, and even climate change – connections that..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Going Green
Going green is easier than it seems
"...me and shudder down to 77. Within days, Austin Energy installed a spiffy new digital one -- absolutely free...."

Aug. 3, 2007 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Savings or Slush?
In a tight budget year, Austin Energy's debt management fund is under scrutiny.
"...raises and citizens live through hard times, city-owned Austin Energy has $183 million in cash in the bank. Why..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

MoreThan It Can Chew?
City Plans to Create Energy Services Business
"...commercial rebate program and replace it with a city-owned energy services company that will provide a wide range of..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Opinion: PACE Program May Provide Pandemic Lifeline to Businesses, Nonprofits, Private Schools
Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea and Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant make the case for a clean energy program
"...many property owners looking to upgrade to environmentally or energy-friendly fixes. The question is: How can they afford it..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Column by Brigid Shea

Cool Cities: AE Task Force
Austin Energy moves one step closer to a generation plan
"...City Hall to talk about "the future of Austin Energy" – more specifically, what magical mix of renewable power..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Green Events: Sept. 28-Oct. 3
"...it out to Fredericksburg this weekend for the Renewable Energy Roundup, be sure to catch one of the keynote..."

Sept. 27, 2007 Columns Post

Lightbulb Moment at City Hall
Get yer free bulbs at City Hall, HEB …
"...helps launch lightbulb initiative that will help Austinites save energy, money In a major public-private partnership, Council Member Sheryl..."

April 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Rolling Blackouts Almost Happened Last Night. What About Tonight?
Risk of outages "very real," mayor says
"...Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued its first energy emergency alert since 2021’s winter storm...."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Council Considering AE Settlement [UPDATE]
Agreement would cut overall utility rates by $42.5 million
"...is poised to approve a settlement recommendation between Austin Energy and 20 stakeholders – from major commercial customers to..."

Aug. 29, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Perry on Power
'No energy subsidies' or 'No, energy subsidies"
"..."We don’t need to be subsidizing energy in any form or fashion," Gov. Rick Perry said..."

Oct. 25, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Mountain
The case against mountaintop mining in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia in made in this passionate documentary.
"...sacrificed over the decades to America’s ever-increasing demand for energy. Of this, there is no doubt. Putting aside the..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Daily Hustle: 10/6/10
Return of the rebate
"...green doesn't just cover its ecological bonafides. No, Austin Energy's solar rebate program is back, baby...."

Oct. 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Climate Consortium Denmark
Learning from Copenhagen, Post #4
"...Given Austin’s aspirations to market itself as a “Clean Energy Capital” for economic development, it would do well to..."

Oct. 5, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

APD Pot-Hunters Are Data-Mining at AE
Are you using 'too much' energy? Inquiring drug cops want to know.
"...David Dudley, argues that APD Detective Jeff Haynes used energy-consumption information from thousands of Austin Energy customers – without..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Risk
"...Ilku, Molly Price, Jack Gwaltney and Christie Macfadyen. “Sexy energy” is how Nikki (Price) describes the dynamic between her..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels
Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds
"...Austin Energy is almost done tweaking its Resource, Generation and Climate..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Dealing With a Surplus
AISD real estate; a clean energy future
"...to create an electric grid based completely on clean energy."..."

July 28, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Then There's This: Clouds Over Solar
Is AE throwing shade at sun-powered energy?
"...but the culprit isn't the weather. Rather, it's Austin Energy's arbitrary decision to cut the compensation rate to residential..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Power to the People
Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance
"...it again, albeit with a different city department, Austin Energy, whose employees are the focus for PowerUP, premiering this..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Got Your Smart Grid Right Here
Dept. of Energy awards $10.4 million to Pecan Street Project
"...– in this case, a $10.4 million Department of Energy grant to the Pecan Street Project to underwrite “an..."

Nov. 24, 2009 News Post by Michael King

Mickey Blue Eyes
"...might work in another story, but it deflates the energy of Mickey Blue Eyes and muddies the mood. At..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Pre-Eminent Local Producer Danny Reisch Moves South to Lockhart
The challenge as he moves is to maintain the same creative space and energy
"...us how to be good people, and to understand energy and how to work with people. It's not all..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

AE's Coal Conundrum
Energy planners and the fight over Fayette
"...we need to build the bridge to the new energy future."..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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