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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' 7th largest public utility, serving more than 500,000 customers and more than one million residents (as of 2019) within a service area of approximately 437 ...
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Originally called "Power Plant No. 2," on 2 June 1960 the plant was renamed posthumously for Walter E. Seaholm, a prominent figure in the administration of Austin's municipal utilities. [ 2 ] Seaholm served as Austin's sole source of electric power from 1950 to 1959, until demand outpaced the 120 megawatts the plant could generate with all five ...
Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC (over 11,200 years ago), based on evidence found throughout the area and documented at the much-studied Gault Site, midway between Georgetown and Fort Cavazos.
Austin Energy workers attach the stars to the 58th Annual Zilker Holiday Tree in Zilker Park on Tuesday October 29, 2024. Austin Energy crew members, with the help of MasTec workers, spent the day ...
Dec. 5—The Austin City Council on Monday night gave unanimous support to Austin Utilities to expand its coverage area to a pair of plots on the fringes of Austin. Earlier this year, the council ...
The dam was originally constructed and operated by Austin Energy, the city power utility, but Austin Water took over operations of the dam in April 2018. Since 2013, Austin Energy made several maintenance and upkeep projects to the dam such as replacing all major parts and rebuilding both hydraulic bascule systems.
Austin Water customers will see a $74.52 increase to their annual utility bill. Average Austin Water customers are defined by the city as those using 5,800 gallons of water and 4,000 gallons of ...