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Old 03-08-2017, 05:09 PM
 
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I heard this on the national radio program"All Things Considered" yesterday. There's a written transcript, too: Texas City Leads The Way On Renewable Energy : NPR
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Old 03-08-2017, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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I heard this on the national radio program"All Things Considered" yesterday. There's a written transcript, too: Texas City Leads The Way On Renewable Energy : NPR
Who knew? Central Texas's leader in Progressive Politics and Renewable Energy.....WILCO !!




Nice to see it. I wonder if the Water Company out there charges a $28 dollar per month "drainage fee", like COA. (A fee being used to Buy out Homes that Developers built in non-drainable Flood Areas and paid for - Confiscated From - those who have ZERO drainage issues.)

Anyway...Back on Topic. Good for Gtown and Wilco !
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Old 03-08-2017, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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Oh my. Half of the article in that link is extolling the progressive & forward looking green-ness of our former Gov.....the current Energy Czar.....Rick Perry !!

I'll say it again, Who knew ??

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Old 03-08-2017, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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To be clear, though, G'town doesn't actually generate any electricity unless there is something very new. They are just buying it off the grid and having it 'dedicate' from green sources.
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Old 03-09-2017, 10:02 AM
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Trainwreck20, are there any wind turbines in northern Wilco? I haven't been that way in a while.
There are quite a few turbines out around Goldthwaite, but that's Mills county.
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Old 03-09-2017, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Here is a better piece (or easier to read, anyway).

Georgetown Utility to Be Powered by Solar and Wind Energy by 2017 - Williamson County, Texas
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Old 03-12-2017, 06:12 PM
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Nice piece, I'm sure everybody feels good and fuzzy about it.

I am in round rock, and buy my energy from power to choose.

Most of the choices include at least partial renewable energy. The ones that are all renewable energy are much more costly than the non renewable choices.

The whole thing stinks of carbon credits and other imaginary transactions that folks can pat themselves on the back for.

When I lived in Cedar Park, we did not have a choice for power, and we paid much more than I pay now with deregulation in round rock.
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Old 07-16-2019, 09:02 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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To revive an old thread:

I have some friends in G'town that have a rental house and were complaining about the cost of their city utilities. Seems that while their rental was vacant and the AC turned to 85, they were still getting a $200+ utility bill (less than 400 kWh for the month, almost no water usage). Looking at the bill, it seems that G'town is playing a bit of a game with the 'cheap' renewable energy - yes, it is essentially the same price per kWh as the non-renewable electricity, but there is a HUGE hookup fee compared to the deregulated locations and even the other munis/coops (CoA, PEC, etc). It is an odd disincentive to conserve electricity when most of your bill is a flat rate. Even adding solar is not as cost effective, since you will still pay the hookup even if your net bill is zero.
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Old 07-16-2019, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Not Weird, Just Mildly Interesting
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Some more recent articles:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckde.../#150b563346a6

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190...-didnt-pay-off

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/01/...r-power-bills/

Yep, we're hosed here with Spongeross Squaremayor.
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Old 07-23-2019, 06:56 AM
 
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I personally have wondered why there isnt a larger solar presence here given how much sunlight availability / low tree canopy that is available in this region.
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