Austin Energy
Austin Energy is the nation’s 9th largest community-owned electric utility. We serve 388,000 customers and a population of more than 900,000. We provide service within the City of Austin, Travis County, and a small portion of Williamson County. As a publicly owned power company and a city department, Austin Energy returns profits to the community annually. That money helps fund City services such as fire, police, EMS, parks, and libraries. Austin Energy powers the capital city of Texas through a diverse generation mix. Our portfolio includes nuclear, coal, natural gas, and renewable energy sources. That’s just over 2,600 megawatts (MW) of total generation. We created the top performing renewable energy program in the nation. We own the nation’s first and largest green building program. And we’re home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive residential and commercial energy.
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• Municipal Plan - Each City Department is working with ACPP to develop a Department Climate Protection Plan that will help us meet the goal of all City facilities, fleets and operations carbon-neutral by 2020.
• Utility Plan - Austin Energy has proposed a Resource and Climate Protection Plan that moves the utilities generation to 20% below 2005 emission levels using energy efficiency, renewables, and reduction in fossil-fueled energy.
• Homes and Buildings Plan - The City of Austin and Austin Energy are developing and implementing building and energy codes that will provide Austinites with the Nation's most efficient building stock.
• Community Plan - Building on the City's success at addressing GHG emissions, ACPP will work with the community in 2010 to develop a plan for community-wide emission reductions.
• "Go Neutral" Plan - Join ACPP in the launch of the Austin Carbon Footprint Calculator, and commit to emission reductions and mitigations.

City of Austin Air Quality Program: Growth in Central Texas has increased air pollution worries. Reducing air pollution will require all of us to work together. Find out what you can do to improve Austin's air quality by visiting www.cityofaustin.org/airquality

Urban Heat Island Mitigation: (UHI) Mitigation: On warm summer days, temperatures in an urban area can be anywhere from 2 - 9°F warmer than the surrounding areas. Cities experiencing elevated temperatures are referred to as UHI because the urban area appears to be an island of heat within cooler surroundings. The UHI effect has significant impacts on air quality, heat-related illness and death, increased energy consumption from A/C use.

To learn more about the Urban Heat Island effect: www.cityofaustin.org/heatisland

Commute Solutions: Visit www.commutesolutions.com to learn how you can change your commute, or implement a program at your workplace.

Central Texas Clean Cities: CTCC is a City of Austin and a Department of Energy supported initiative fostering public and private partnerships to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil. The CTCC encompasses governmental and private stakeholder fleets in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson Counties and Ft. Hood, Texas. Additionally CTCC partners with the alternative fuel industry and major vehicle manufacturers, facilitating alt fuel and vehicle projects for stakeholders.

CTCC offers regular educational workshop and seminar opportunities for fleets, provides vehicle demos, and works closely with major vehicle manufacturers, facilitating grant opportunities and special local projects. CTCC also works closely with national fuel and vehicle organizations and coalitions.

Green Choice ®
At 800 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) in subscriptions and growing, Austin Energy's GreenChoice is the nation's most successful utility-sponsored green power program. GreenChoice® electricity comes from clean, renewable sources like the wind, biogas and the sun.

Austin Energy Green Building
Whether you're a homeowner, building professional, property manager, developer, policy maker, or simply concerned about saving money on your utility bills, Austin Energy's Green building's experts can help you live and build more sustainably. Visit the AEGB Website or the Austin Climate Protection Conference and Expo booth to learn more about our building rating and consulting services, professional development seminars, residential building workshops and how AEGB's activities are leading the transformation of the building industry to a sustainable future.

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To learn more about Power Saver™ program please visit www.austinenergy.com
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Plug-In Partners of Austin
Plug-In Partners is an Austin, Texas project designed to prepare the area to implement Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEV) technology. The initiative educates the driving public that flexible-fuel PEVs are an available, safe, environmentally superior and cost-effective alternative to conventional gas powered internal combustion engine vehicles.