Beyond Solar, Austin Energy Not Doing What It Could

"...["AE Drops a Solar Bomb," News, Dec. 5]. Its Fayette power plant, co-owned with LCRA, puts out 170 tons..."

Dec. 8, 2003 Postmarks

Like a Rose

The LCRA and Mark Rose: It's a Beautiful World

"...and that can give him quite a base of power."..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...directors, as a public utility in Texas the city's power company has to go through a statutory administrative hearing..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council: Out With the Auld Lang Syne

"...enables a new 500 MW "more efficient" natural gas power plant (subject to an independent study of the necessity)...."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

AE's Long Road to Reducing Emissions

AE's generation plan doesn't please all

"...total generation. That includes reducing the output of Austin's coal-powered Fayette Power Plant ­­ – responsible for 70% of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Environmental Cage Match

After a history of pulling its punches, is EPA finally forcing TCEQ to clean up the Texas air?

"...state on permitting and building a dozen new coal plants. Even so, she was shocked by what she discovered..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...goal, the plan includes retiring the Decker natural gas plant by 2018, and to begin a phase-out of the..."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Texas Gets Coal Shoulder for the Health of It

New EPA standards crack down on sulfur dioxide emissions

"...highest SO2 levels – including Texans living near coal-fired power plants, petroleum refineries, diesel exhaust, and other sources...."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Arch-Subversive

"...as self-sufficient as possible. Rather than relying on a power plant miles away, it will use photovoltaic cells to..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Opinion: Is Austin Energy Committed to Sustainability and Affordability? Its Rate Proposal Raises Doubts.

Opinion: The rate hike is bad for consumers and runs counter to the city's climate goals

"...the utility continues to invest in the over-40-year-old coal-burning Fayette Power Plant and asks customers to pay for those..."

July 15, 2022 Column by Kaiba White

Rate Case = Full Calendar for Council

Giving Austin Energy's numbers the old scrub-a-dub-dub

"...staff's general explanation – last summer's heat, outages at Fayette Power Plant and South Texas Project, and the inclusion..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

ACPP Update

Municipal & Utility Progress

"...100% carbon-neutral by 2020. A supporting goal is to power all city facilities with renewable energy by 2012...."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The LCRA and the City

A Match Made in Heaven, or Hell

"...while consolidating the ownership of generation facilities like the Fayette Power Plant. The city owns 40% of the facility,..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Austin at Large: Everything’s a Priority Now

Council lines up its asks as a boom-time budget season nears its liturgical climax

"...to gauge impacts of continued operation of the coal-fired Fayette Power Plant; and nearly double Cronk's proposed rental assistance..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Steve Adler’s Year in Review

A lot of little victories, if the mayor may say so himself

"...Austin Energy rate case, financing the shuttering the coal-fired Fayette power plant in 2022..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

"EcoNetwork" Launches Online Enviro Voters' Guide

Environmentalists can see where candidates stand

"...more on the nuances of shutting down the coal-fired Fayette Power plant (or squirming out of a junior stake..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Greg Harman

Council: Ridin' the (R)App

Council continues TNC debate

"...River Authority on the city's ownership interests in the Fayette Power Plant (Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, CMs Bill..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Rehab and Reuse

Will TNCs make it back to the agenda?

"...can somehow acquire ownership of both units at the Fayette Power plant...."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Still in Torment

Uber and Lyft up for discussion

"...• There's plenty more (re: Fayette Power Plant, and the density bonus program in the..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Follow the Props and the Money

It's a full docket as council tries to set November's bond election

"...utility property (potentially, the city's interest in the coal-burning Fayette power plant). In the discussion thus far (both at..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

A Council's Work Is Never Done

A recap of last week's City Council action

"...to the sale of the city's interest in the Fayette Power Plant, but subject to both a two-thirds council..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...generation plan, the appointed citizen group concluded that solar power should be AE's "default new generation resource through 2024."..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cool Cities: AE Task Force

Austin Energy moves one step closer to a generation plan

"...Energy" – more specifically, what magical mix of renewable power the utility ought to establish over the next decade..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...Energy's troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power, the utility announced plans to significantly lower the price,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels

Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds

"...get there: its reliance on an investment in hydrogen power to replace fossil fuels. Sierra Club’s Cyrus Reed, a..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Falling Short on Clean Air

New rules could pressure Austin to clean up its act

"...of ozone, the largest individual sources are Texas' coal-fired power plants. And the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra..."

July 22, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

2020: More Solar, Higher Cost

"...council (30%). While the plan does not close the Fayette coal plant, it does propose "setting the stage for..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Eco-Currents: Spring Roundup

Butterflies, hummingbirds, power plants, and more

"...as "scrubbers") to units one and two of the coal-powered Fayette Power Project in La Grange, about 60 miles..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Day Trips

Oak Thicket Park on Lake Fayette received a complete makeover when no one was looking.

"...Oak Thicket Park on Lake Fayette received a complete makeover when no one was looking...."

Jan. 28, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Top 10 Environmental Stories

An oil spill and a water treatment plant top the list

"...DROP TO DRINK The decades-long saga of Water Treatment Plant No. 4 dominated the year's enviro debates, with most..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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