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Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
As other cities catch up, 'Solar Austin' advocates look to prime the green-power pump
"...Austin Energy likes to call itself the greenest utility in the country, and Austin would like to be..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Chuck, We Hardly Knew You
Chuck Manning's departure from Austin Energy comes at a most inopportune time for the city.
"...of the issues at hand:Deregulation As a municipally owned utility, AE got (and the City Council has exercised) the..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

No Man's Land
Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres
"...Erdmann, wholesale services manager for Austin's water and wastewater utility.Widespread Phenomenon All things considered, Northridge Acres isn't as bad..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Council Watch
sos board votes no on the proposed bradley settlement
"...when he was first selling his proposals for municipal utility districts over the Edwards Aquifer, she "followed him around"..."

March 3, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City
Austin Energy debates plans, initiated in the last budget cycle, to start burying above-ground power lines.
"...up with debate over using Austin Energy funds for non-utility purposes...."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Licking the Platter Clean
"...with a last-minute $4.8 million windfall (better-than-expected tax and utility revenue, lower-than-expected costs for fleet vehicles and the Mexic-Arte..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks
Get a Hog!!
"...a $65 million raid on Water & Wastewater (W&WW) utility rate payers that was conceived in secrecy and is..."

April 17, 1998 Column

Musical Chairs
Re-shuffling the Deck at the City's Enviro Department
"...that will field customer service calls for the Electric Utility Department...."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

MoreThan It Can Chew?
City Plans to Create Energy Services Business
"...will be funded by capital transfers from the Electric Utility Department. The ESCO will target small and medium-sized commercial..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Jackie Be Good, Man
The Swing Vote Leaves Council Watchers Dizzy
"...giving mouth-to-mouth to a proposal from the Davenport Municipal Utility District (D-MUD), which hopes to become a pick-up point..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

EUD's Self-Help Program
Cutting Down Never Hurt So Much
"...councilmember was metaphorically highlighting the problems of the Electric Utility Department (EUD), some thought that the self-help program approved..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...discount on their energy bills -- that our electric utility staffers were pushing the commission to sign off on..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature

Leaner, Cleaner PR?
Reinventing The City's Public Information Office
"...some PI officers in other departments like the Electric Utility. According to an Inter-Office Memorandum obtained by the Chronicle,..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature

Off the Desk
"...be grouped under a new department called the Drainage Utility, which will be run by Mike Heitz, who will..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Heal Thyself
Council Watch
"...The city's Drainage Utility, from whence comes a portion of the funds used..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Column

Council Watch
Freeport's Back
"...between officials from Freeport and the water and wastewater utility, is the installation of a $4 million water system..."

July 7, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?
Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
"...Pattern Energy, a private company that owns and operates utility-scale solar and wind facilities in the U.S., Canada, and..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant
Locals continue to get coal for Christmas
"...year when it considers an update to the public utility's 2030 resource plan. But that pressure, and even an..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed
Average customer will see bill increase of $9 in March 2023
"...The ratepayer-owned utility spent nine months in deliberation with interveners in the..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: What’s Public, What’s Private
Power and parks: My conflicting views of privatizing public services and spaces
"...should let Austin Energy operate more like a private utility, but I have qualms about the city Parks and..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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
"...In addition to running energy efficiency incentive programs, the utility adopted tiered rates for residential customers that charged more..."

July 15, 2022 Column by Kaiba White

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give
Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council
"...of the total GF income. The rest comes from utility transfers (15.5%), development revenue (4.3%), and "other" (14.3%) –..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

How Accurate Is Your Water Bill?
Residents complain they're being overcharged; city disagrees
"...Catrett told the Chronicle that she called Austin Water Utility after noticing her and her neighbors’ pricy bills and..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Green Thoughts in a Green Shade
Adler and Martinez debate enviro records and policies
"...the candidates’ views on the Save Our Springs ordinance, utility and land planning, conservation programs, recycling, even (briefly) coyote..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Then There's This: Water Talk Bubbles Forth
Exploring the unknown future of Austin's water supply
"...Alliance) about a lack of inclusiveness in Austin Water Utility's "integrated water resource planning."..."

May 16, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Clouds Over Solar
Is AE throwing shade at sun-powered energy?
"...solar and a step backward for a municipally owned utility that just a few years ago was blazing new..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: High and Dry
When it rains it pours, but the drought doesn't budge an inch
"...The drought is so bad, he said, that the utility may be forced to place further restrictions on its..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Power to the People
Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance
"...northeast of the Expo Center Show Barn studded with utility poles and a 100-foot-tall transformer tower – she moves..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Council: Still Pondering Austin Energy
AE Governance still the big issue
"...responsibility – hoping to persuade his colleagues that ongoing utility management could be delegated to an appointed professional board..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Water for Sale
WTP4 has to pay for itself, by hook or by crook
"...day's agenda calls for consideration of the Austin Water Utility's request for an additional $15.5 million to finance WTP4's..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

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