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Austin 2011: Less Fuel Cost, More Truthiness?
By Mike Sloan Dec. 26, 2010.
Austin Energy to Reduce Fuel Charge
Austin Energy is reducing the fuel charge on electric bills by 15 percent effective January 1, 2011. This change will reduce electric bills by about 6% for residential customers and about 9% for large industrial customers. The...
Read More Austin -vs- San Antonio: Green Power SmackDown!
by Robin Rather & Mike Sloan OCT 8, 2010.
In our last post, we looked at the surprising downslide of Austin Energy relative to others in Texas in terms of both affordability and renewable energy. Here we compare AE against CPS Energy, the San Antonio municipal utility.
Green Power...
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