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Coalition aims to reduce state's electricity consumption and costs through expanded utility efficiency programs

New nonprofit pushes energy providers for efficiency via high tech

In a recent analysis titled "What Renewable Energy Means to Texas," environmental groups announced they're whole-hog on board with the emerging renewable energy industry, especially wind power.

Mercury emissions from power plants continue to rise in Texas, according to a new report.

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

The LCRA and Mark Rose: It's a Beautiful World

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

Consumer advocate requests audit of AE's Customer Assistance Program

Cost of living in Austin is 'Out of Reach' for most renters

More MRF madness next meeting

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

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

TXU says FU, then backs down

Texas leaders continue to drag their boot heels on global warming

One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters

Public utility watchdogs keep close eye on corporate executives' parties; become a head honcho and get rewarded for not producing

As other cities catch up, 'Solar Austin' advocates look to prime the green-power pump

The bones of the city -- roads, sewers, power lines -- took center stage for last Thursday's installment at City Council of "Budget: How Low Can We Go?" Not as low as we might like.

A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

Austin looks to ways it can build its utility infrastructure to accomodate new growth while keeping the environment clean, avoiding the precedent set by cities such as Dallas that have built infrastructure without regard for where future growth will be.

City Rolls Out Brave New Budget

Something Costly This Way Comes: PR for City Utility

Pittsburgh Utility Snapping Up Area Companies

A New Day for Taxes, Electric Retail Market

Citizen Advocate Gets Bounced

Drought Has San Antonio Over a Pump