Austin Energy Proposes New Gas Generation as Part of 2035 Resource Plan Update

Critics say it “blows up” climate plans; AE says it improves emissions

"...Kirk Watson’s urging that AE needs to exit Fayette Coal Plant no later than January of 2029, the original..."

Dec. 9, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Casar Introduces Act to Help Fossil Fuel Workers Transition to Clean Energy Jobs

Bill proposes training, supplementary wages, priority hiring

"...years, is showing a long-term trend of flatlining, and coal jobs are at an all-time low...."

Sept. 17, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

In Crowded District 7 Race, Candidates’ Similarities Outweigh Differences

Candidates talk environment, housing options, and public safety

"...Austin out of its ownership stake in the Fayette coal plant and help offset the energy reliability loss by..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fayette Fail

"...to “Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit its Despised Coal Plant” [News, Dec. 1, 2023] after Austin Energy General..."

March 28, 2024 Postmarks

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Contemplating No Coal Plant: Austin Energy’s general manager, Bob Kahn, has announced..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Ciao, Coal: Mayor Kirk Watson last week urged the closure of..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature

Mayor Urges Closure of Fayette Coal Plant by 2029

Austin Energy under pressure to finalize its plan for net zero

"...Kirk Watson unexpectedly made Austin’s failure to get off coal the focus of his weekly newsletter, the Watson Wire...."

Feb. 21, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels

Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds

"...unless AE eliminates the emissions that come from the coal-powered Fayette Power Project and the Decker and Sand Hill..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Energy Considers Adding Natural Gas Plant to Resource Plan

Possible controversial addition to 2030 climate plan

"...Generation, and Climate Protection Plan: a new natural gas plant, to be converted to carbon-free hydrogen generation by 2035...."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Fayette on the Naughty List

"...Dear Editor, Great reporting in December 1st’s Coal Stocking cover on our Fayette coal plant. [“Why Austin..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Postmarks

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...for the closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant responsible for about a quarter of our city's..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...In March 2022, Tesla opened another Gigafactory in the coal mining state of Brandenburg, Germany, called Giga Berlin, which..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Texas’ Shoddy Haze Plan

Another development in the Fayette coal plant saga

"...suit would require stricter standards for Texas’ worst polluting plants in the nation, including Austin Energy’s own Fayette Power..."

June 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Could New EPA Haze Rule Push Fayette Power Plant Out of Favor?

Stricter pollution controls mean higher costs to keep it running

"...for Austin Energy’s exit from its share of the plant, originally slated for 2022. (Fayette is responsible for 72%..."

May 13, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...to denounce the disastrous exploitation by the country's largest coal mine. (International Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan for divesting from coal by 2035, which is supposed to "serve as a..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Everything’s a Priority Now

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

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

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

SCOTUS Hobbles EPA, but Climate Tools Remain

Green raw deal

"...EPA toolbox include carbon capture and sequestration at gas plants, efficiency improvements, equipment upgrades, and the Clean Air Act's..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

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

July 15, 2022 Column by Kaiba White

Chefs, Researchers, and Activists Write the Climate Change Cookbook

Redefining what sustainable really means at SXSW

"...in the American diet with everything from bugs to plant-based meat simulacra. Alternative Proteins Can Be the “Clean Energy”..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Melanie Haupt

Day Trips: Fairfield Lake State Park, Fairfield

Want to buy a state park?

"...is for sale. Actually, the entire 2,400-acre former power plant reservoir with 21 miles of undeveloped shoreline outside of..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Energy Gives Up on Fayette Plan, But Not on Climate Goals

Keep Austin dirty?

"...be unable to "affordably" retire its share of the coal burning Fayette Power Project near La Grange by 2022...."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Coaled Feet After failing to reach an agreement with the..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...night, Austin Water reported that the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant, its largest, had lost power, depressurizing the city's entire..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election

The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race

"...he wants to see through, such as a desalination plant fueled by methane gas from the Texas Disposal Systems..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Blue Surge Pushes Wendy Davis and Mike Siegel Toward D.C.

After losing recent elections, two candidates come out fighting

"...about transitioning to a renewable economy, repurposing the Fayette coal plant" – but thinks the first priority of a..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?

The city stepped up its game, but it'll need your help

"...as Austin Energy shares ownership of two of the coal-fired plant’s three units with the Lower Colorado River Authority..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Francesca D'Annunzio

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...its fossil fuel investments by 2030; 2) that the coal-burning Fayette Power Project be finally closed by Austin Energy..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Climate Strike at the Capitol Adds Austin Voices to Worldwide Movement

Students spark rally to combat climate change

"...fossil fuel investments by 2030; 2) that the Fayette Coal Plant be finally closed by Austin Energy and the..."

Sept. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Think Global

Act local: Flooding and more

"...Colorado River Authority and Austin Energy MUST close Fayette Coal Plant...."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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