Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council
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"...the first time since 2017. Back then, the city-owned utility gave customers a discount; this time, it wants to..."
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Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Keeping Busy
Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment
"...surfaced earlier this year, showing Armendariz speaking at a public meeting in the small Texas town of Dish, north..."
Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
It's the Carbon, Stupid!
Texas leaders continue to drag their boot heels on global warming
"...bad news is that our state honchos, awash in utility cash, lack the leadership to pursue them...."
Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Cole Hosts AE Forum at ACC
Panel discusses rate proposal, consequences, possible alternatives
"...Sheryl Cole and a panel of experts engaged the public on Austin Energy's proposed rate changes..."
Jan. 28, 2012 News Post by Michael King
Then There's This: Surrendering Power
Council is poised to give up control of Austin Energy, no matter how you feel about it
"...ordinance that would transfer control of the city-owned power utility from the Council to an appointed "independent" board of..."
April 12, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith
Wild Card: Austin Energy and the PUC
Shadow of PUC hovers over Austin Energy and city budget
"...mentioned the uncertainty facing the city's municipally owned electric utility, Austin Energy. The state Legislature, currently in session, has..."
Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King
On the Lege: TXU Meltdown
TXU says FU, then backs down
"...is not what the state's largest and politically influential utility company had in mind when it set out to..."
April 13, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith
Un-FAIR Deal
Corporate Customers Demand Cheaper Energy
"...to make up the difference? Or keep our electric utility, and risk losing customers to competition? To help the..."
Jan. 24, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban
Then There's This: Austin Energy Readies Its Defense
New report shows suburban ratepayers don't have it so bad
"...has made good on its promise to challenge the utility's rate increase by filing a formal petition this month..."
Aug. 17, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Clean Energy: Austin's Next Boom?
A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas
"...carbon dioxide emissions in relation to global warming, the utility deregulation legislation of 1999 (SB 7) encouraged Texas utility..."
June 21, 2002 News Feature by Courtney Barry
Reform on Hold
Want Telecom Reform? Hang Up and Dial Again
"...time the Lege's poses are so well-practiced, and the public's senses so addled, that no one cares any longer..."
Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster
"...the only major outage reported by the natural gas utility...."
Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
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..."
Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Trouble on Green Mountain
Green Mountain blames regulatory and market obstacles for its woes, but critics cite lack of investment in clean energy.
"...out of a 2001 contract with the Northeast Ohio Public Electric Council aggregation program, which negotiates bulk deals for..."
Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Rodeo 80
The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup
"...blocking the city's ability to annex Lost Creek Municipal Utility District failed "in all their various manifestations," as did..."
June 8, 2007 News Column
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
Point Austin: A Funny Thing Happened ...
Potential consultant firm violates city's anti-lobbying ordinance
"...But before that could happen, Electric Utility Commission Chair Michael Osborne personally reached out to Oxford..."
Dec. 11, 2015 News Column by Michael King
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
What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe
More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation
"...not subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and it can’t import power on a large scale..."
Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher
Point Austin: Return on Investment
Austin Energy rate cuts are both a financial and political dividend
"...accustomed to rising costs. Moreover, it comes with a public knowledge bonus that wouldn't have been possible if AE..."
Sept. 2, 2016 News Column by Michael King
Eco-Currents: Party Circuit
Solar trailer makes the social rounds; wind power blows hot and cold
"...LCRA, the suggested options in its application with the Public Utility Commission could "produce more than 20,000 possible routes,"..."
Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Naked City
"...House Speaker Tom Craddick has been challenged by Plano Republican Brian McCall (and a couple of others), and at..."
Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature
Council Considering AE Settlement [UPDATE]
Agreement would cut overall utility rates by $42.5 million
"...air, better business practices, and local control of our utility." Look for more detail in this week's print edition...."
Aug. 29, 2016 News Post by Michael King
Then There's This: AE: The Plot Thickens
City manager and consumer advocates finally agree on something
"...Manager Marc Ott opposes shifting oversight of the city-owned utility to an independent board...."
Dec. 14, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Naked City
"...April 4) for the April 8 run-off election: railroad commissioner, Travis Co. district attorney, and constable Precinct 1. For..."
April 4, 2008 News Feature
Business Leaders Hire Lobbyists to Battle Dirty Coal
Coalition of free-market well-to-dos formed to oppose Texas' 17 proposed pulverized coal power plants fights electric utilities using their own weapon of choice – lobbyists
"...listed 58 paid lobbyists on a recent Texas Ethics Commission report...."
Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
"...feet wet as an Ann Richards appointee to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) when he became chairman in 1991..."
June 30, 1995 News Feature
As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line
Walking on thin ice
"...Winter Storm Mara – what the chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas called "an ice hurricane" that..."
Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Lege Notes
Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome
"...moderate enough to win some support from both rural Republican senators and the education community. Still, as Sen. Robert..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Column
Naked City
How Texas environmental policy fared in the Legislature
"...have limited or eliminated citizens' rights to request Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-contested case hearings, according to Tom "Smitty"..."
June 17, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
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