Austin Energy working with high energy use apartments to reduce use and save customers money + MORE May 15th

May 15, 2012

Austin Energy working with high energy use apartments to reduce use and save customers money – austinenergy.com Austin Energy is working with 51 apartment communities identified as having higher than average tenant electricity use compared to similar apartment properties – to help customers save money on their electric bills and make the properties a better [...]

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Scattered Outages Remain Following Overnight Weather + MORE May 8th

May 15, 2012

Austin Energy Employees Ride for the Tour de Cure – austinenergy.com Austin Energy employees raised $10,400 for the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure bike ride held this weekend at the Travis County Exposition Center. The amount raised was the second-highest in the corporate category. Our team featured about 20 cyclists and more than 100 [...]

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Morning Bell: Obama’s Crucifixion of “Big Oil” + MORE May 1st

May 15, 2012

South Texas Project Unit 2 Back In Service – austinenergy.com April 25, 2012 South Texas Project (STP) Unit 2 went back into operation yesterday after a 145-day outage for generator repairs. Austin Energy owns 16% of STP units 1 and 2. Replacement power costs or lost revenue to Austin Energy during the outage totaled about [...]

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Mayor & Council Recognize GreenChoice Subscribers for 10 Great Years + MORE Apr 10th

April 10, 2012

Cut Energy Costs This Summer By Taking A Cold Shower – businessinsider.com With energy costs on the rise, this summer could be sweaty—and expensive. But there are some easy ways to trim your cooling costs without suffering through 90-degree evenings, sans air conditioning. In fact, if you start preparing for the coming heat wave now, [...]

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Austin Energy Storm Update + MORE Mar 20th

March 20, 2012

Here are some of the latest headlines – Bloomberg’s Princeton office goes solar and an update from Austin Energy in regards to the recent storms. Bloomberg’s Princeton Office Goes Solar – bloomberg.com We have officially completed our 8 acre, 1.8 megawatt solar power system in New Jersey. The system is powering the equivalent of more than [...]

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