Sponsored Post - from Smart Charge America   Earth Month is always a good time to stop think about how you could be living a more sustainable life...

19 April, 2018 /

Health. It's not just about doctors and medicine. It's also about the environment and the world in which we live.   That was the theme of an award ceremony held at the new Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas on Tuesday. The 517,000 square foot...

29 March, 2018 /

From Solar Austin - This month we have a special solar-powered sponsor: Texas Beer Company! The first 33 ticketed happy hour attendees will get a free Texas Beer Company Pecos Amber beer. What is Austin Energy doing locally when it comes to solar? Our city-owned utility has...

27 March, 2018 /

From Austin Energy - Join Austin Energy to celebrate the grand opening of the La Loma Community Solar farm. Come see the solar farm firsthand and learn how you can share in the benefits of 100% local solar energy. There will also be free food, prizes, and kids...

24 March, 2018 /

Austin's biggest initiative to bring solar power to renters and low-income customers officially begins today. That's right. The La Loma Community Solar Farm is now pumping out locally-produced renewable energy.   What is community solar?   Community solar is a program that allows Austinites who have not traditionally had...

22 March, 2018 /

Austin is a pretty climate conscious city. That's why for years, our city's electric utility, Austin Energy, has been providing discounts and rebates to homeowners who install solar panels on their roofs. These programs have not only supported our city's greenhouse gas emission goals, but...

11 January, 2018 /

Less money. More solar.   That's the big takeaway from a new solar contract that Austin City Council approved earlier this month. Now that they have Council's approval, our city's electric utility (Austin Energy) will purchase all of the output from a new 150 MW solar plant being built in west...

27 December, 2017 /

There is no one quite like Shudde Fath. At 101 years old, she is one of this city's most respected environmental leaders. After 40 years of volunteer service on the city's Electric Utility Commission, Shudde retired earlier this week, receiving a Distinguished Service Award from...

14 December, 2017 /

"We no longer want any of our students to think that sustainability is a topic that they can choose to study but rather that it is the very foundation upon which architecture must build." These were the words of Michelle Addington, the newly appointed dean of...

09 November, 2017 /

From TreeHouse - Get up to $110 with the Austin Energy thermostat rebate! We will take you, step-by-step, through the process of submitting the application and you will walk away with a successful submission. You can RSVP here. In order to submit your application, you will need the following: A copy...

07 October, 2017 /
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