WTP4: Running on Overruns?
Austin Water wants more money for WTP4
"...commissioners. Meszaros still wasn't ready to say that the utility would need all of the authorization. But he was..."
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Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin
Council: Follow the Props and the Money
It's a full docket as council tries to set November's bond election
"...to form an independent board to govern the energy utility, and 2) an authorization for council to lease or..."
Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Michael King
Typical One Percenters
"...They want an “independent board” to govern the people-owned utility, the better for them to manipulate to get lower..."
July 13, 2012 Postmarks
Budget in Plain Sight
Council adopts a budget with the sausage prepared in public
"...from Austin Energy due to the record demand the utility's seen this summer. The bulk of the meeting was..."
Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
This Is Your City Budget
More police, vanishing grants, rising costs, and ... Jazzercise?
"...environmentally irresponsible money pit diverting conservation dollars, it's clearly affecting utility fees...."
Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
'Completing Communities'
A conversation with Kathie Tovo
"...very fixed income. She said [of] the increases in utility charges, the increase in water charges, "These are going..."
June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Timing Is Everything
Events in Japan cast a long shadow
"...in mind, NRG has also offered to buy the utility's share of the coal-burning Fayette Power Project...."
March 18, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Eco-Currents: Party Circuit
Solar trailer makes the social rounds; wind power blows hot and cold
"...the suggested options in its application with the Public Utility Commission could "produce more than 20,000 possible routes," but..."
Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
The Daily Hustle: 8/10/10
Budget for parking costs!
"...Chris Riley asked, “What drives the proposed Austin Water Utility rate increase in FY11??” There's two pages worth of..."
Aug. 10, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 6/18/10
More MRF madness next meeting
"...12 years. Burbank Water and Power is a municipal utility in urban Southern California with a 2009 budget of..."
June 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 5/13/10 (Updated)
Arizona travel ban, water conservation, and other subjects left unsaid
"...The next briefing came regarding the Austin Water Utility's conservation marketing plan. Laura Morrison said she was "feeling..."
May 13, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Pecan Street Project Unveils Smart Grid Solutions
Report highlights path toward clean energy future
"...think we can not just re-create or improve the utility but really come up with a new energy system,"..."
April 2, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
City Hall Hustle: Fluoride, Firewalls, and Fusion
The fluoride fight goes on, and in other news ...
"...board's city staff liaison had previously contacted the Water Utility for a briefing on the staff report, thereby implying..."
Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Time to Deregulate Austin
"...to hear this nonchallengeable response when inquiring about higher-than-usual utility bills. Higher than usual is insult to injury when..."
Oct. 21, 2009 Postmarks
Point, Counterpoint
The debate over WTP4 goes to a public forum
"...Speaking for the project: Austin Water Utility Director Greg Meszaros; AWU Assistant Directors Daryl Slusher (environmental..."
Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
New Water Treatment Plant Is a Boondoggle
"...Dear Editor, Katherine Gregor’s article on the Austin Water Utility and Austin environmental advocacy groups doesn’t mention the enormous..."
Sept. 16, 2009 Postmarks
Gregor's Greenwashing
"...Treatment Plant No. 4 will not reduce Austin Water Utility greenhouse-gas emissions as claimed by the utility. Instead, it..."
June 23, 2009 Postmarks
Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?
This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear
"...The big positive changes at Austin Energy, Austin Water Utility, the fleet department (which controls all city vehicles), and..."
April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
BFI Landfill Is for the (Dead) Birds
A homeowner near a BFI landfill thought the scourge of vultures was bad enough – then they turned up dead
"...in voltage dips that can damage customers' equipment." The utility spends around $200,000 a year on discouraging the birds,..."
March 20, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
PUC Gathering the Western Wind
A new source for electricity is on the wind
"...In July, the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a plan to build nearly..."
Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Austin Climate Protection Plan Year One Highlights
A progress report on Austin's war on global warming
"...155 biodiesel, 187 E85, 37 electric hybrid, 39 propane. UTILITY PLANMake Austin Energy the leading utility in the nation..."
April 18, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"...At issue was a rule proposed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas addressing "net metering" or the measurement..."
April 4, 2008 News Feature
Rights of Citizens Marginalized
"...The City Charter states that citizens should vote on utility revenue bonds. With the exception of part of the..."
March 17, 2008 Postmarks
Austin Energy's Coal Considerations Smoked Out?
Council to be asked to consider authorizing city manager to negotiate land agreement for future "clean coal" plant
"...coal to meet the city's future power needs. The utility's plans to secure long-term land and water rights on..."
Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Energy Efficiency One Way or Another
Wanted: new rules to ensure funding is available year-round for consumers seeking to lower their electricity use
"...Good Company Associates, which is made up of both utility customers and private companies, filed a petition with the..."
Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
City Budget Breakdown
The final presentation of the city's $525.3 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2007 is Friday, Aug. 31; the focus: Major Utilities and Infrastructure and Growth Management – yea haw!
"...as part of its budget, the debt-riddled Austin Water Utility is planning a rate increase. Today the city emphasizes..."
Sept. 1, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
WTP No. 4: Still migrating
Stakeholders at city and county level struggle to catch up with City Council's decision about plant location
"...As an alternative, water utility staff proposed building the plant on the nearby Cortaña..."
Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Beside The Point
Mueller neighbors aren't against a new water tower, they just want a better-looking one.
"...drinks are banned from City Council chambers, Austin Water Utility director Chris Lippe trotted in last Thursday with a..."
April 14, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Get It While It's Green
City pimps out limited supply of clean energy
"...Austin Energy customers calling to sign up for the utility's GreenChoice program have been out of luck lately, being..."
Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
North Austin neighbors protest the utility's tree-cutting plans
"...15 feet of clearance between the vegetation and the utility's 69-kilovolt lines above. The trees are between 40 and..."
