Austin Energy

The True Value of Arizona Solar, By the Numbers

The True Value of Arizona Solar, By the Numbers

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2013

Every dollar invested by APS in its net metering program earns it $1.54, according to a new analysis.

Shape of Things to Come in Solar? San Antonio Replaces Net Metering

Shape of Things to Come in Solar? San Antonio Replaces Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: April 29, 2013

Solar is under attack deep in the heart of Texas.

SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle

SunEdison and the Texas Solar Non-Miracle

Herman K. Trabish: March 29, 2013

SunEdison explains why a market failure is allowing great sun to go to waste.

Austin Energy: Customization Out, Integration In for Grid Systems

Austin Energy: Customization Out, Integration In for Grid Systems

Katherine Tweed: March 19, 2013

Can a new advanced distribution management system result in even more efficiency gains for Austin?

AutoGrid, Austin Energy and the ARPA-E Home Energy Challenge

AutoGrid, Austin Energy and the ARPA-E Home Energy Challenge

Jeff St. John: February 26, 2013

The ARPA-E-backed startup wants to connect multiple residential energy technologies, business models to meet real-time grid needs.

The Unintended Consequences of Solar’s Net Metering Fight

The Unintended Consequences of Solar’s Net Metering Fight

Herman K. Trabish: August 27, 2012

SDG&E says technology is unbundling services and pricing must follow.

Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?

Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?

Herman K. Trabish: August 24, 2012

Austin Energy’s VOST might be the answer to the NEM controversy.

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Update and Erratum—Webberville: The Biggest Solar PV Installation in Texas

Eric Wesoff: January 13, 2012

They tend to do things big in Texas.

Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees?

Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees?

Jeff St. John: October 24, 2011

Utilities need to educate their workforce as well as their customers to get the most out of the smart grid, according to the latest report from the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative.

Nine Ideas for Changing Behavior, Incentives In Energy

Nine Ideas for Changing Behavior, Incentives In Energy

Michael Kanellos: September 3, 2010

Game theory helped revolutionize telecom. Here are some suggestions for altering the human/kilowatt equation.

Is GridPoint the Sugar Daddy of Smart Grid?

Jeff St. John: November 9, 2009

GridPoint’s buying spree continues with ADMMicro, which manages commercial and industrial energy use. Is the startup buying its way into every smart grid market?

Smart Grid: What a Week That Was

Smart Grid: What a Week That Was

Michael Kanellos: October 30, 2009

The Obama administration unfurled $3.4 billion in smart grid stimulus funds, among other news.

Grid Storage: Austin Energy Breaks It Down

Grid Storage: Austin Energy Breaks It Down

Jeff St. John: October 29, 2009

Austin Energy has broken down the grid energy storage market to find multiple ways to make it pay off. Now it just has to see which ones work best.

IceCycle: A Retrofit

IceCycle: A Retrofit

Jeff St. John: October 19, 2009

IceCycle has a new retrofit version of the peak load-shaving ice-cooled air conditioning systems made by companies like Calmac and Ice Energy.

Grant Watch: Austin Energy, Oncor Seek Millions More for Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: September 4, 2009

Austin Energy wants $123 million for itself and an affiliated nonprofit group for smart grid projects, and Oncor wants $3.5 million for transmission line monitoring.