AE's Coal Conundrum: Energy planners and the fight over Fayette
This article is covering a number of different perspectives on the Austin City Council’s upcoming decision on if/when to close, sell, or maintain ownership of the Fayette Power plant in La Grange,
Negotiating the urban smart grid: Socio-technical experimentation in the city of Austin
These three authors from the UK discuss the smart grid project run by Pecan Street Inc. and analyze Austin's attempts to reduce carbon emissions through the lens of urban experimentation.
Austin's Resource Planning Working Group's 2016-2017 Recommendations
This document contains the official recommendations Austin's 2016-2017 Electric Utility Commission's Resource Planning Working Group.
Austin Energy Resource Planning Working Group Presentation
Austin Energy's Vice President of Strtegy, Technology, and Markets discusses the Municipal Utility's perspective on the value and the risks of energy transition as a method of climate protection.
The Red Spot
The 2008 financial crisis was one of the biggest shifts of wealth away from the Black community.
This article discusses the link between transmission lines and increasing the grid's capacity to absorb renewables.