Sponsored Post - from the Solar Business Festival Interested in the solar industry in Texas? Then save the date for the 2nd Annual Solar Business Festival, taking place November 29th and 30th at the Thompson Conference Center on the University of Texas Campus. The Solar Business Festival (SBF), is the leading solar conference and...
Last year, the controversial Dos Republicas coal mine was given permission to renew and expand its wastewater permit. Why does that matter? The people First of all, several Native groups have come out in strong opposition to the coal mine, saying that it's operating on sacred ancestral land and that they...
Once again, the City of Austin has been recognized for being a leader in green energy. The EPA recently released its annual ranking of top Green Power Partners. The City of Austin is fifth in the nation among local governments that purchase renewable energy. Currently, the City of Austin gets 100 percent of...
More renewable energy is coming to Austin. Our city's publicly-owned electric utility, Austin Energy, just signed to a contract to bring 200 MW of additional wind power online. Once it's operational, the new wind farm will produce enough electricity to power 54,000 households. This will allow Austin Energy to...
It's summer in Austin, which means that the temperatures are rising...
Looking to do your part to lower your carbon footprint and lead a greener lifestyle? Then this workshop series is just the thing for you. Austin Energy Green Building's popular Green By Design series has returned. Throughout the month of August you can learn how to build, remodel, or buy...
The mayors are stepping up. In the face of the United States' rapidly changing federal environmental policies and President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, mayors from across the country have decided to take action. At a meeting of the US Conference...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Energy Green Building Save the date! The 21st Annual Cool House Tour is on Sunday, June 11th. Hosted by Austin Energy Green Building and the Texas Solar Energy Society, the Cool House Tour showcases homes that are designed and built to...
Where should Austin get its energy? Well, that's what the city is trying to figure out. Every few years, the city puts together an update to the Austin Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan, which basically decides where the utility will get its energy for...