SXSW Preview: Kadavar

Berlin hard rock trio isn’t striving for perfection

"...Abra Kadavar that stormed the international castle of psychedelic power rock. The Berlin-based threesome returns to Austin twice this..."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

"...way up high by parlor curtains. From this modest power grid, the six Heartbreakers launched a two-hour cock walk..."

May 11, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panel reviews

"...to concertgoers." Piracy, pay-to-play radio, limited recording facilities, and power grid uncertainties all pose challenges, but ground-level innovation and..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Top 10 in Design 2008

2008 was a great year for design – see what made the list

"...residents, and that it will be completely off the grid… well, what can one say? It's a visionary idea...."

Dec. 30, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Brewster's Big (Pre-)Announcement

Place 5 council member to confirm mayoral run Monday

"...Piggy-baking off the Pecan Street Project smart grid initiative that he's seemingly making a cornerstone of his..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wynn on Wind

Austin mayor to talk energy reform to presidential campaigns next week.

"...say, "but hasn't electricity always been generated in big power plants?" Well, no. That only started with the shift..."

Aug. 13, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

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

"...in decades, the near collapse of the state electricity grid, and water system failures that forced a citywide boil..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Pecan Street Project

Austin and AE form high tech partnership for the next big challenge in clean energy

"...and entrepreneurs to develop, test, and implement the urban power system of the future."..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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

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

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...by 2020, Austin Energy will get 30% of its power from renewable sources, while reducing energy consumption enough to..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?

Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

"...Texas has long maintained a stubbornly independent electric grid, unlike the rest of the United States. Most states..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will Austin's Silicon Hills Supply Plug-In Hybrids' Techno Entrails?

How Austin's inherent intellectual, industrial, and human resources can take charge in supplying technological guts for plug-in-hybrid electric vehicles

"...energy security and environmental benefits of electrifying the transportation grid by building PHEVs and how PHEVs' energy-storage capabilities would..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Thursday (Feb. 18) at 2pm, Austin Energy reported that power had been restored to all but around 50,000 customers,..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature

Plugging In to Austin's Future

The cars of the future are here

"...a breakthrough that was nothing to joke about: a 200-horsepower-plus all-electric vehicle with a range of 150 miles that..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Rolling Blackouts Almost Happened Last Night. What About Tonight?

Risk of outages "very real," mayor says

"...10th call since the summer began. But soon after, power reserves began dropping precipitously, and ERCOT issued a Level..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Keeping Busy

Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment

"...endeavor that includes helping move Austin beyond the Fayette Power Project, a goal set by City Council with passage..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Can Austin Kick-Start the Hybrid-Car Future?

Austin Energy looks toward 'electrifying the transportation grid'

"...normal wall sockets connected to an all-renewable energy electric grid...."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Grid of Many Credits: An untested plan to fix the..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature

Standing Witness

On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection

"...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began reporting on GRID (Gay-Related Immune Disorder)-related illnesses, and one year after GRID..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Value of 'Rooftop' Solar

"...Dear Editor, Robert Duncan's letter, “Solar Power Way Too Expensive” [“Postmarks,” March 20] is partially true..."

March 25, 2009 Postmarks

Is Solar the Answer to Decreasing Austin’s Reliance on ERCOT?

Runnin' on sunshine

"...Solar power makes up almost 23% of AE's total generation mix,..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

"...and Texas Monthly named him among "The 25 Most Powerful Texans" in 2005. "Demography is a divine calling," said..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to present to City Council this spring. The Fayette Power Project in La Grange makes up three-quarters of AE’s..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Grid Me Up, Scotty: In other good news, on Wednesday,..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

Hitting the Brakes on Rolling Blackouts

Can electric cars help keep the grid going?

"...study to determine whether, in the event of another power emergency such as the rolling blackouts that occurred this..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Will Texas Catch Some Solar Rays?

Local and worldwide solar-energy experts convene in Austin and deliver this message: The day when solar energy will compete economically with traditional fossil-fueled power is fast approaching, and Texas is doing much less than it could be to utilize its solar potential

"...when solar energy will compete economically with traditional fossil-fueled power is fast approaching, and while other U.S. states and..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Death Star and Fat Boy

The "invisible hand" of utility deregulation looks an awful lot like Ken Lay's.

"..."Death Star": Enron would overschedule its expected power transmissions to create the illusion that the state's grid..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Michael King

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City Hall Hustle: Alternating Current

At campaign time, the policy choices just get tougher

"...several politically risky choices – including expanding Austin's nuclear power draw (rejected) and approving the controversial Wildflower Commons development..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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