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City leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss preparations for Spring Festival Season and how community members and attendees can safely enjoy themselves. 

Austin Energy is increasing the incentives for residential customers to join its Power Partner program, which helps manage energy demand during peak periods and supports grid reliability. The program encourages residential customers to enroll…

The City of Austin invites the community to explore ideas from local students through the upcoming Third Spaces Design Galleries, featuring work from grades 4–11. The galleries showcase concepts developed in the Third Spaces Create to Code Challenge…

Austin Energy marked a record year in its 2025 Demand Response program, reinforcing the utility’s commitment to grid reliability and sustainability. The program’s success was driven by a targeted rollout plan last summer, ensuring reliable service…

In alignment with electric grid enhancement efforts outlined in the Electric System Resiliency Plan, Austin Energy recently energized a new substation to add energy capacity for rapidly growing parts of North Austin. The new Kramer Substation will…

Most City of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Presidents Day. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The following City services will continue to operate as…

As part of its ongoing commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable future, Austin Energy is excited to announce that its GreenChoice® renewable energy subscription program has evolved to include Texas solar energy. Since 2001, GreenChoice has proudly…