| 词条 | Austin Energy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Austin Energy | logo = Austin_Energy_logo.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = Austin Energy logo | logo_caption = More than electricity | logo_padding = | image = File:Decker Creek Power Station.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = The Decker Creek Power Station, one of Austin Energy's power plants. | former_name = | type = Public utility | industry = Electric power | founded = {{start date|1895}} | founder = | hq_location = Austin, Texas | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = Travis & Williamson counties, Texas | key_people = | products = | brands = | services = | owner = City of Austin | website = {{URL|austinenergy.com}} }}Austin Energy is a publicly owned utility providing electrical power to the city of Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Established in 1895, the utility is a department of the City of Austin and returns its profits to the city's general fund to finance other city services. Austin Energy is the United States' 8th largest public utility, serving more than 440,000 customers and more than one million residents (as of 2015) within a service area of approximately {{convert|437|sqmi|km2}}, including Austin, Travis County and a small portion of Williamson County.[1] Energy generationAustin Energy’s total generation capacity is more than 3,000 megawatts (MW), provided by a mixture of wind power, solar power, biomass, natural gas, nuclear power, and coal.[2] All of Austin Energy's generation is sold into the ERCOT wholesale market; all of the retail load is served by purchasing power from ERCOT.[3] Generation assetsAustin Energy owns and operates two natural gas-fired power plants in the Austin area: the Decker Creek Power Station and the Sand Hill Energy Center. The utility also owns 50% of units 1 and 2 at the coal-fired Fayette Power Project in La Grange and 16% of the South Texas Nuclear Project in Bay City (near Houston).[2] The STNP was the subject of a binding citizen referendum (November 3, 1981) to sell Austin's part in the project. STNP went online in 1986. No council has sold Austin's STNP telling citizens that "no one wanted our 16 percent".
Renewable energyAs of July 2014, renewable energy represents roughly 23% of Austin Energy's generation portfolio, including solar, wind, landfill methane and biomass projects.[4] The utility's 2014 generation plan indicated that it aims to produce 50% of power from renewable sources and 75% from carbon-free sources by 2025.[5]
Energy conservationAustin Energy operates an energy efficiency program for customers, including a free "energy audit" that helps to identify ways users can reduce power consumption. The utility offers various subsidies and rebates for efficiency improvements, including HVAC, insulation, efficient lighting, and photovoltaic panels.[6] In 1992 Austin Energy developed the nation's first local Green Building program.[7] It shares the distinction of being the largest and best established green building program in the country along with Built Green Colorado in Denver.[8] Electric vehicle programAustin Energy’s Plug-In EVerywhere network, powered by 100% renewable energy, expanded to a total of 186 public charging stations to help drive a two-year, 300% Austin EV growth rate. Austin Energy led a 10-county, regional effort to develop a community plan that supports the adoption of EVs and successfully deployed the first-of-its-kind EV home charging Demand Response program. References1. ^{{Cite web|title=At-A-Glance|website=Austin Energy|url=http://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/about/at-a-glance|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 2. ^1 2 {{Cite web|title=Power Plants|website=Austin Energy|url=http://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/about/company-profile/electric-system/power-plants|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title=May 31, 2016 Hearing in Austin Energy's Update of the 2009 Cost of Service Study and Proposal to Change Base Electric Rates|website=AustinTexas.gov|url=http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=255439#page=168|accessdate=3 May 2018}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web|title=Renewable Power Generation|website=Austin Energy|url=http://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/about/environment/renewable-power-generation|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title=2014 Generation Resource Planning|website=Austin Energy|url=http://www.austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/about/reports-and-data-library/2014-generation-resource-planning-process|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 6. ^{{Cite web|title=Austin Energy|website=Energy Star|url=http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=pt_univ.eeps_sites_austin|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 7. ^{{Cite web|title=Green Building: Basic Information|website=Environmental Protection Agency|url=http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/about.htm|accessdate=21 April 2015}} 8. ^{{Cite web|title=Summary of Green Building Programs|website=National Renewable Energy Laboratory|date= August 2002|url=http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/32390.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=21 April 2015}} External links{{Commons category|Austin Energy}} 2 : Companies based in Austin, Texas|Municipal electric utilities of the United States |
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