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Solar Austin 2026 Vision Video

2026-06-03T15:26:26Z

Empowering Communities, One Panel at a Time: Solar Austin’s Vision for the Future

Imagine driving down any street, in any neighborhood across Austin, and looking up to see solar panels glinting in the Texas sun.

That is the vibrant, sustainable future we envision for Austin. When clean energy becomes a visible staple of every sector in our community, it means something incredibly powerful: energy costs go down, and the benefits of a modern, resilient power grid finally reach everyone.

Since our founding in 2002, Solar Austin has been dedicated to the inclusive advancement of clean energy. Thanks to years of policy advocacy, the market has matured, and many of our early policy goals are now reality. Because of this success, we’ve embarked on the next evolution of our mission: community-based installations.

Why Focus on Nonprofits and Community Hubs?

By partnering with local nonprofits, we are able to achieve two major goals simultaneously: raising community awareness and providing direct, tangible financial relief to organizations doing critical work on the ground. When a nonprofit saves money on its electricity bill, those crucial dollars go right back into serving the community.

Here is a look at how solar is transforming lives through some of our incredible local partners:

Education and Opportunity: Local organizations are hosting youth and community camps, bringing people right up onto the roofs to see solar technology firsthand and learn about growing job opportunities in clean energy.
Clean Mobility for an Aging Population: Partners focused on bicycle access and electric transportation note that combining solar power with EVs and bikes helps seniors stay mobile, independent, and rooted in their neighborhoods as they age.
Equity in Affordable Housing: Everyone wants to protect the environment and enjoy the financial perks of solar, but low-income communities have historically been shut out. We are working hard to ensure that residents in affordable housing are never excluded from the clean energy transition.

Building a Resilient Network for Times of Crisis

Texas weather can be unpredictable. In recent years, severe storms have knocked out the local power grid, leaving vulnerable residents without heat, air conditioning, or electricity.

By pairing solar systems with battery storage on local community hubs and nonprofits, we aren’t just cutting costs—we are building Resiliency Centers. These are safe havens where neighbors can gather during a grid crisis to warm up, cool down, plug in their phones, and find safety.

Bringing Clean Energy Closer to Home

For too long, solar energy has felt like an out-of-reach luxury—something reserved for “somewhere else.” We want to shatter that barrier. Clean energy shouldn’t be way out of reach; it belongs right here, in our neighborhoods, supporting our families.

Together, we are making Austin a more resilient, affordable, and equitable place to live.

Want to get involved or support our next community installation? Connect with us today and let’s build the solar city of tomorrow!

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Austin Energy’s Gas Peakers: Financial Risks and Environmental Impact

2026-05-18T15:43:53Z

Action request: City Council will vote on this topic on May 21, 2026.

Write to your Austin City Council member here to let them know we need more options and research before making a decision.
Sign up AGAINST item 7 on the Tuesday, May 19 Austin City Council Work Session. Sign up to speak against it if you can.
Sign up AGAINST item 7 on the Thursday, May 21 Austin City Council Meeting. Sign up to speak against it if you can.

BACKGROUND: What are peakers and why does Austin Energy want them?

The electric grid requires a constant perfect balance of supply and demand to function. Because demand can change quickly and because some energy resources, like wind and solar, don’t produce all the time, flexible energy resources are needed to fill in the gaps. Traditionally, gas-powered peaker power plants that can turn on and off quickly have been used for that purpose. Now, batteries are often filling that need in the ERCOT market. Currently, most batteries are able to discharge energy for 2-4 hours, but 8-hour, 12-hour, and even up to 100-hour batteries are available. Demand response, which is when customers reduce energy usage during times of high demand is also used to balance the grid and is very cost-effective.

Transparency is essential to building trust with voters. Purchasing and installing 400 megawatts of gas peakers could cost up to $1 billion and just the equipment will be several hundred million dollars. An investment of that magnitude demands full, transparent vetting. The cost of contracts from everything to wind and solar power purchase agreements, battery contracts, and all sorts of equipment and services for Austin Energy and the rest of the City are regularly posted with the company, the amount of the contract and basic information about the timing and what is being purchased. This aligns with the Austin City Charter and state law. Plenty of companies might like to keep their pricing secret, but that doesn’t serve the best interest of voters or Austin Energy customers. How can City Council expect voters to have the trust to approve bonds and future tax rate elections, if massive purchases like this are done in the dark?
Natural gas peakers come with significant financial risks. The cost of the equipment has increased over 50% just in the last couple years. Austin Energy says it’s a “sellers market” for gas peakers. Maybe this isn’t the best time to buy. The costs of other components and labor needed to install peakers has likewise risen sharply. Natural gas prices are also up and prices in the United States will continue to fluctuate in response to world events, including wars, because we are the leading exporter of natural gas. Some utilities have already experienced hundreds of millions of dollars in added expenses due to natural gas price spikes in recent years. Customers will be paying for those costs for many years. If the Austin City Council approves the purchase of peakers, Austin Energy customers will be on the hook to pay for all these costs. A decision like this deserves careful scrutiny by external entities, which is why Austin Energy needs to release its modeling assumptions and results and why the Austin City Council should require an independent third-party analysis.
- NOTE: In 2014, Austin Energy wanted to spend $5 billion to build a 500 megawatt combined cycle gas power plant, but after the independent analysis that City Council required showed that the plant wouldn’t make any more money than investing in renewables, Austin Energy reversed course and by a couple years later was saying that combined cycle plants weren’t a good investment. Austin Energy doesn’t always get it right.
- RESOURCES: The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis recently issued a helpful report, with case studies, on this topic, called “The misguided stampede to build gas power plants.” Read the summary and/or report, or listen to the webinar recording.
Austin Energy committed to 100% carbon-free energy. Right before the “Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035” was adopted, Lisa Martin stated at a City Council work session that Austin Energy wasn’t backing off the goal to transition to 100% carbon-free generation and that the goal would apply to both supply (generation) and demand (serving customers). Two minute clip here. Austin Energy is now trying to say that the way they wrote the carbon-free goal allows the utility to purchase renewable energy to equal customer demand, but also operate fossil fuel power plants to make money.
Carbon-free energy resources are available. Gas peakers were included as an option in the “Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035” only if carbon-free energy sources weren’t available. They clearly are available – Austin Energy has just been slow to implement them. Austin Energy has asked for approval for 3 battery contracts, but none have had time to be implemented. Austin Energy just recently made changes to 2 local solar programs. These solutions, along with demand response (customers shifting energy use) can be scaled up with Austin Energy support. Austin Energy should pursue medium-duration and long-duration battery storage instead of gas peakers. Austin Energy hasn’t given the clean energy path a chance to succeed and is rushing into buying gas peakers.
- Sacramento’s municipal electric utility is investing in medium-duration energy storage.
- Google and Xcel Energy are building 300 megawatts of 100-hour batteries.
Gas peakers will add to local air pollution. Austin Energy says that the new peakers will run instead of its older, less efficient peakers. That will likely be true some of the time, but not on the hottest summer days, when air pollution is worst. On those days, Austin Energy is likely to run the new peakers in addition to the older peakers at its Sand Hill Energy Center, creating more pollution on those days. Austin Energy won’t commit to shutting down any units and hasn’t stated any limits on daily air pollution, which is what matters for public health. Austin-area air ground-level ozone pollution and particulate pollution already exceeds EPA standards and is unhealthy. This is a particular risk for children, the elderly and those who work or exercise outdoors. Financial analysis of gas peakers and the clean energy alternatives should include financial analysis of health and climate costs from air pollution.
- Battery Storage for Fossil-Fueled Peaker Plant Replacement: A Maine Case Study “If the most inefficient and aging fossil-fueled peakers in Maine were retired and replaced with new, more efficient gas plants, Maine would see an increase in total emissions of about 104,000 tons of CO2, 12 tons of NOx, and 0.5 tons of SO2. This increase in emissions occurs because the new gas plants would be able to economically run for more hours per year than the existing, aged fossil-fueled plants; and more run-time results in higher emissions, despite the increased efficiencies of the newer plants.”
- Replacing California’s Peaker Plants with Long-Duration Energy Storage “Peakers disproportionately operate when air quality is already most dangerous. During the September 2022 heatwave, emissions from California’s gas plants spiked by 60% compared to baseline summer days, causing an estimated $12.3–$27.8 million in negative health impacts.”

Sites for gas peaker plants haven’t been selected by the City Council. Austin Energy has shared a long list of potential sites, including many in East Austin, but won’t say which sites it wants to install the peakers at. This ignores a commitment in the Austin Energy Resource Plan to incorporate public input on site selection before moving forward with a contract. Site selection should be made before a commitment to purchase equipment that costs hundreds of millions of dollars. What happens if the City Council can’t agree on sites?

Action request: City Council will vote on this topic on May 21, 2026.

Write to your Austin City Council member here to let them know we need more options and research before making a decision.
Sign up AGAINST item 7 on the Tuesday, May 19 Austin City Council Work Session. Sign up to speak against it if you can.
Sign up AGAINST item 7 on the Thursday, May 21 Austin City Council Meeting. Sign up to speak against it if you can.

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Solar Austin matching donation opportunity

2026-05-15T20:11:18Z

Solar Austin is proud to be one of 10 nonprofits selected for the Central Texas Climate Action Fund, a collaborative supporting climate solutions across our region.

The fund brings together organizations working across energy, land and water, and community resilience, making it easier to support high-impact work locally. When you give, you’re supporting our work alongside others tackling these challenges from different angles.

Donations are currently being matched up to $100,000 by the CTX Climate Philanthropy Collaborative. We appreciate your support! Make a contribution or learn more about the fund here: https://ctxclimate.org/donate

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Austin’s Carbon Free Electricity Options

2026-05-14T19:29:22Z

Carbon free electricity options exist. Will Austin, TX choose these options? In this webinar, David Levesque from Solar Austin, and Jonathan Sharf from SkyTerra Group share some data about carbon free options.

We also had an engaging dialogue with everyone who shared their perspectives.

This is in response to Austin Energy requesting authority to purchase new gas peaker plants at the May 21,2026 Austin City Council meeting. Here is the meeting agenda.

Here are Lisa Martin and Stuart Riley from Austin Energy talking on the The Energy Capital Podcast.

You can show up and speak up about this topic at Austin City Council, learn more here.

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A Primer on how to engage at Austin City Meetings

2026-05-14T18:25:24Z

Navigating Austin’s local government can feel like a maze of acronyms and administrative layers, but it’s one of the most accessible ways to actually influence policy.

Here is your primer for engaging with the Electric Utility Commission (EUC), Oversight Committees, and City Council.

1. Electric Utility Commission (EUC)

The EUC is an advisory body that reviews Austin Energy’s policies, budgets, and rates. They don’t pass laws. They make formal recommendations that City Council usually follows.

When: Generally the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Austin Energy Corporate Headquarters (Shudde Fath Conference Room), 4815 Mueller Blvd.
Who Can Speak: Any member of the public.
How to Engage: * Public Communication: At the start of the meeting, there is usually a “citizen communication” period for items not on the agenda. You can speak for up to 3 minutes. Neither Austin Energy nor the EUC commissioners are allowed to respond to what you say after you speak. They may ask for more information to be sent to them or for a follow up conversation.
- Specific Items: You can speak on specific agenda items as they are called.
- Registration: Usually, you sign up on a clipboard at the front of the room before the meeting begins.
- Presentation materials: Anything that you want to show on screen or send to the commission needs to be emailed to the AE Liaison 2 days before the meeting. Here is the email: Nici.Huff@austinenergy.com
More information: EUC meeting information

2. Council Oversight Committees

Before a major issue (like a new audit or a massive utility contract) hits the full City Council, it goes through a “Committee of the Whole” or a specific oversight committee. Common ones include Audit and Finance or the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee.

When: These vary.
- Audit and Finance: Usually meets monthly on Wednesdays (e.g., May 20, July 15).
- Utility Oversight: Often meets on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Where: Austin City Hall (301 W. 2nd St.), typically in the Council Chambers or Boards and Commissions Room. You can also speak and listen online via ATXN livestream here.
Who Can Speak: Any member of the public.
How to Engage:Register online here or via the kiosks at City Hall. Speakers may sign up to speak remotely or in person on a specific agenda item. Remote registration closes at 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. In-person registration is available at the City Hall kiosks shortly after this form closes until 45 minutes before the meeting is scheduled to begin. Registration for committee meetings typically opens the Monday before the meeting.
- Strategy: Committees are smaller and less formal than full Council meetings. It is often the best place to have a “real” conversation with Council members.

3. Austin City Council (Regular Meetings)

This is where the final votes happen. It is high-stakes and can be a very long day.

When: Most Thursdays starting at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Austin City Hall, Council Chambers. You can also speak and listen online via ATXN livestream here.
Who Can Speak: Anyone registered.
More information: Austin City Council meetings

How & When to Speak:

General Public Communication (Noon): This is for topics not on the agenda.
- The Catch: Only 10 slots are available.
- The Window: You must register between 21 days and 14 days before the meeting. It’s a very specific “Goldilocks” window.
Agenda Items: To speak on a specific item (e.g., a zoning change or a contract):
- Online Registration: Opens at 10:00 a.m. the Monday before the meeting and closes at noon the day before. Register online here.
- In-Person: You can use the kiosks at City Hall up until 45 minutes before the meeting starts.
Time Limits: You usually get 2 minutes. If you find two friends to “donate” their time to you (and they are physically present), you can get up to 6 minutes.

Pro-Tips for Maximum Impact

The “Backup”: Always check the “Meeting Backup” on the city’s Council Meeting Information Center. These are the actual PDFs and slide decks the Council is looking at. Reading these makes you 10x more prepared than the average speaker.
Don’t wait for Thursday: If you want to change a vote, email the Council offices before the Tuesday Work Session. By Thursday morning, most members have already made up their minds.
Be a “Remote” Speaker: You can now register to testify via telephone. This saves you 4 hours of sitting in City Hall and paying for parking, though “in-person” presence often carries more emotional weight.

Note: If you are speaking on a complex technical issue at the EUC or Audit & Finance, bring 15 copies of a one-page “cheat sheet” to hand out to the members. They love data that is easy to digest.

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Tell City Council to Vote NO to new gas plant proposal in Austin, TX

2026-04-29T16:02:09Z

Messaging guide for talking to Austin City Council

In less than a month, on May 21 or May 28th, Austin Energy is planning to ask the Austin City Council to approve a contract for additional gas-burning peaker power generation units. Austin Energy recently hosted a few poorly advertised ‘community’ meetings to check a required box before bringing this request to Council. Neither the Electric Utility Commission nor the Resource Management Commission were given adequate notice to enable participation, or sharing of information with the community. Community members and neighborhood associations in close proximity to the most likely sites for these polluting facilities weren’t aware of the meetings until after they happened. The same was true of many City Council offices.

Never-the-less, the people who did attend the meetings gave overwhelmingly negative feedback on the idea of adding more fossil fuel generation in Austin, at any site. While Austin Energy has not said where it plans to install these gas peakers, the most likely sites, due to existing infrastructure, are Austin Energy’s two existing gas-burning power plant sites in East Austin.

With this one-pager, you should go to your council member and explain to them that the city of Austin does not need new gas plants, Austin Energy does not have the community’s support in this, and that Austin Energy must host better community meetings, allow for input and feedback from the public to influence what moves forward, and bring relevant city advisory commissions into the planning process.

City Council must consider these factors:

Solar and batteries can be built in 18 months; peaker plants will take 3-7 years. With strong global trends toward solar and batteries and with other possible emerging technologies (especially geothermal), a gas peaker plant could be obsolete by the time they’re operational leaving Austin residents and businesses paying for a plant that doesn’t benefit them.
Other tools, such as demand response, energy efficiency, and virtual power plants, are additional tools that can be used to balance supply and demand in Austin Energy’s load zone/service area.
It is impossible for Austin Energy to build gas peakers and be a good neighbor to the community. Austin’s air is already polluted in excess of health-based standards and gas peakers would only make that worse. The entire region would suffer, and people living near the plant will suffer the most.
Natural gas prices and supplies have been volatile not only over the last month, but over the last 6 years. Solar and batteries offer a more reliable and steady output even with variations in weather. Geothermal is 100% independent of weather and provides firm baseload power all year around.
Solar and batteries will make money year round, while revenue from a gas peaker plant will go down as more battery storage systems are implemented in Austin and across Texas.
Austin Energy adding gas peakers won’t prevent Austin Energy customers from losing power if there’s another situation like Winter Storm Uri. ERCOT requires every utility to reduce demand based on the utility’s percent of the ERCOT total, regardless of how much energy that utility is producing. Only behind-the-meter energy resources – such as solar and batteries – can prevent a power outage.

Its time to meet with, email and call your City Council member to ensure Austin Energy does a better job evaluating all the options and presenting the ones that provide the most reliable, affordable, and CLEAN electricity to Austin residents and businesses.

Here is the contact information for your Austin City Council members. You can call or email them to get a meeting or simply have your voice heard. You can reference the talking points above when speaking with your City Council member.

You can also comment at several open community meetings in the next few weeks. This calendar has dates, times, and locations for the Electric Utility Council (EUC), and City Council meetings.

Office	Role	First Name	Last Name	Email	Office Phone
Mayor	Mayor	Kirk	Watson	Kirk.Watson@austintexas.gov	512-978-2100
Mayor	Chief of Staff	Colleen	Pate	Colleen.Pate@austintexas.gov	706-442-3848
Mayor	Communications Strategist	Rebecca	Szeto	Rebecca.Szeto@austintexas.gov
Mayor	Policy Advisor	Alexis	Garcia	Alexis.Garcia@austintexas.gov
Mayor	Special Assistant to the Mayor	Marisol	Benton	Marisol.Benton@austintexas.gov
Mayor	Policy and Communications Strategist	Kate	Alexander	Kate.Alexander@austintexas.gov
Mayor	Policy Strategist	Max	Lars	Max.Lars@austintexas.gov
Mayor	policy (AE)	Louisa	Brinsmade	Louisa.Brinsmade@austintexas.gov	(512) 978-2183
Mayor	Director of Community Engagement	Philip	Dulin	mayor.watson@austintexas.gov

D1	Council Member	Natasha	Harper-Madison	Natasha.Madison@austintexas.gov	512-978-2101
D1	Chief of Staff	Sharon	Mays	Sharon.Mays@austintexas.gov	512-978-2136
D1	Constituent Engagement Director	Destiny	Brown	destiny.brown@austintexas.gov

D2	Council Member	Vanessa	Fuentes	Vanessa.Fuentes@austintexas.gov	512-978-2102
D2	Chief of Staff (AE)	Jason	Lopez	Jason.Lopez@austintexas.gov	512-978-2165
D2	Communications Director	Adal	Rivas	Adal.Rivas@austintexas.gov	512-978-2195
D2	Constituent Liaison	Christian	Mendoza	Christian.Mendoza@austintexas.gov	512-978-2141
D2	Policy Director	Sofia	Morales	Sofia.Morales@austintexas.gov	512-978-2148
D2	Policy and Communications Advisor (environment/AE)	Amelia	Casas	Amelia.Casas@austintexas.gov	512-978-2179

D3	Council Member	José	Velásquez	jose.velasquez@austintexas.gov	512-978-2103
D3	Chief of Staff (AE)				512-978-2151
D3	Constituent Liaison	Benjamin	Romero	Benjamin.Romero@austintexas.gov	512-978-2168
D3	Communication Strategist	Jacqueline	Hermosillo	jacqueline.hermosillo@austintexas.gov	512-978-2124
D3	Policy Advisor	Victoria	Hall	Victoria.Hall@Austintexas.gov	512-978-2149
D3	Policy Advisor	Monique (Mo)	Cooper	monique.cooper@austintexas.gov	512-978-2150

D4	Council Member	Chito	Vela	Chito.Vela@austintexas.gov	512-978-2104
D4	Chief of Staff	Solomon	Ortiz	solomon.ortiz@austintexas.gov
D4	Constituent Liaison	Adriana	Castro	Adriana.Castro@austintexas.gov
D4	Legal Policy Advisor	Ramey	Ko	Ramey.Ko@austintexas.gov
D4	Policy Advisor	Timothy	Bray	Timothy.Bray@austintexas.gov
D4	Constituent Services & Office Manager	Isaias	Castro	isaias.castro@austintexas.gov

D5	Council Member	Ryan	Alter	Ryan.Alter@austintexas.gov	512-978-2105
D5	Chief of Staff	Ben	Leffler	Ben.Leffler@austintexas.gov
D5	Policy Director (AE)	Michael	McGill	Michael.McGill@austintexas.gov
D5	Community Engagement	Isabel	Herrera	Isabel.Herrera@austintexas.gov

D6	Council Member	Krista	Laine	krista.laine@austintexas.gov	512-978-2106
D6	Chief of Staff	Jenna	Hanes	Jenna.Hanes@austintexas.gov
D6	Senior Policy Advisor	Catherine	Hoang	catherine.hoang@austintexas.gov
D6	Policy Strategist	Isabel	Webb Carey	Isabel.WebbCarey@austintexas.gov

D7	Council Member	Mike	Siegel	mike.siegel@austintexas.gov	512-978-2107
D7	Chief of Staff	Emily	Gerrick	emily.gerrick@austintexas.gov	512-978-2185
D7	Senior Policy Advisor	Kayla	Simon	kayla.simon@austintexas.gov	512-978-2187
D7	Policy Aide	Heidi	Sloan	heidi.sloan@austintexas.gov
D7	Constituent Liaison	Sarah	Swallow	sarah.swallow@austintexas.gov	512-978-2107
D7	Director of Communications and Community Outreach	Jess	Robertson	jess.robertson@austintexas.gov	737-280-5717

D8	Council Member	Paige	Ellis	Paige.Ellis@austintexas.gov	512-978-2108
D8	Chief of Staff	Julie	Montgomery	Julie.Montgomery@austintexas.gov
D8	Communications Manager and Policy Aide (AE)	Lauren	Terrazas	Lauren.Terrazas@austintexas.gov
D8	Constituent Director and Policy Aide	Ed	Scruggs	Ed.Scruggs@austintexas.gov
D8	Constituent Services/ Executive Assistant	Willie	Balderrama	Guillermo.Balderrama@austintexas.gov
D8	Communications Strategist	Ben	Levison	ben.levison@austintexas.gov

D9	Chief of Staff (AE)	Zo	Qadri	Zo.Qadri@austintexas.gov	512-978-2109
D9	Chief of Staff	Sara	Barge	Sara.Barge@austintexas.gov	512-978-2142
D9	Director of Community Outreach	Anna	Muckelroy	Anna.Muckelroy@austintexas.gov
	Communications Director	Kara	Eisenstat	kara.eisenstat@austintexas.gov
D9	Policy Advisor	Natalie	Deller	Natalie.Deller@austintexas.gov
D9	Senior Policy Advisor	Melissa	Beeler	Melissa.Beeler@austintexas.gov

D10	Council Member	Marc	Duchen	marc.duchen@austintexas.gov	512-978-2110
D10	Acting Chief of Staff	Carrie	Smith	carrie.smith@austintexas.gov
D10	Senior Policy Strategist	Laura	Yeager	laura.yeager@austintexas.gov

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Solar celebration at 900 Springdale Rd Food Park

2026-04-21T18:56:14Z

Celebrating solar installations is a core effort at Solar Austin. On April 10, 2026 the Austin community came together to help celebrate the 19.7 kW solar canopy Solar Austin helped install at the 900 Springdale Rd Food Park in collaboration with BikeTexas.

Enjoy these photos from the event and see more here. Thanks to Al Braden for capturing the photos and Dylan Mahood for making the slideshow.

The solar canopy provided great shade for powerful photos.

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Austin Climate Events Calendar

2026-04-24T19:30:45Z

Sponsor	Event Name	Date	Web Link
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, April 22, 2026	Website
Camp Glimmer	Youth solar education	Saturday, May 2, 2026
Huston-Tillotson	Earth Day	Saturday, May 2, 2026	Website
City of Austin	City Council Work Session	Tuesday, May 5, 2026	Website
City of Austin	City Council	Thursday, May 7, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, May 11, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, May 19, 2026	Website
Austin City Council	EUC Oversight Mtg	Tuesday, May 19, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	Technical Contractor Meeting	Thursday, May 21, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, May 27, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, June 8, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, June 16, 2026	Website
Solar Austin	Summer Solstice	Sunday, October 18, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, June 24, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, July 20, 2026	Website
Austin City Council	EUC Oversight Mtg	Tuesday, July 21, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, July 21, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, July 22, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, August 10, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, August 18, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, August 26, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, September 14, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, September 15, 2026	Website
Austin City Council	EUC Oversight Mtg	Tuesday, September 22, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, September 23, 2026	Website
Solar Austin	Solar Tour	Sunday, October 18, 2026	Website
American Solar Energy Society	ASES Convention	Monday, October 19, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, October 19, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, October 20, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, October 28, 2026	Website
Austin Energy	EUC mtg	Monday, November 9, 2026	Website
City of Austin	RMC mtg	Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Austin City Council	EUC Oversight Mtg	Tuesday, November 17, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, November 18, 2026	Website
City of Austin	Joint Sustainability Committee	Wednesday, December 16, 2026	Website

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Austin Energy features Solar Austin’s nonprofit solar installation

2026-03-26T19:14:42Z

In this short video Austin Energy shows the benefits and message that is being sent when nonprofits add solar to their buildings. Solar Austin worked closely with Austin Energy’s marketing team, KOOP Radio, Lighthouse Solar, and American Youthworks to make this project and video happen.

This project was made possible by many solar donors and volunteers which you can read about on our Austin solar project blog post here.

The two images below show how KOOP Radio is benefiting financially from the solar system. In February 2026 the total bill was -$0.09.

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Solar panels donated to BikeTexas at 900 Springdale Rd Food Park Austin, TX

2026-03-24T15:01:44Z

With amazing support from The Meadows Foundation, Action Solar and American YouthWorks, Solar Austin is proud to celebrate our newest solar installation at the 900 Springdale Rd. Food Park. This post features photos from the installation. Future posts will provide more details.

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