Austin Utilities cares about their community and the environment their community members live in. That is why we have so many programs that not only save you energy and money, but are good for the environment as well.
Our Conserve & Save rebate program is another way you can help the environment and save energy and money at the same time. We offer great rebates on a variety of Residential Conserve and Save Programs and Business Conserve & Save Programs for energy saving appliances and equipment. CONSERVE energy for the environment and SAVE money for your self.
Solar Choice
SOLAR CHOICE makes solar electricity affordable today by connecting customers that want to produce solar electricity with other customersthat want to support the development of renewable energy by paying a small premium on their utility bill. Customers can actively promote the developmentof local renewable energy in their communities by becoming either SOLAR CHOICE producers or SOLAR CHOICE purchasers.
Solar Thermal technologies use sunlight to provide heat for domestic hot water, space heating, industrial process heat and heating swiming pools. Solar electricity or photovoltaics is the use of sunlight to generate electricity. Gather information about the benefits, challenges and cost of solar power.
Wind is becoming one of the most popular forms of renewable energy. Wind-generated power uses no fossil fuels, produces no emissions and leaves no by-products. A kilowatthour of electricity generated by wind is a kilowatt hour not generated with fossil fuel and that means air quality is improved.
Why is Austin Utilities forming so many partnerships to “green up” Austin? According to the U.S. Department of Energy, carefully positioned trees can save up to 25% of a household’s energy consumption for heating and cooling. Not only that, trees play an important role in the environmental cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen. Another great way to save energy and protect the environment. Always remember to check for underground and overhead utilities before planting trees.
Austin Utilities is committed to providing the highest quality water to its customers. Our annual Water Quality Report contains a variety of drinking water information and describes the testing activities undertaken and results obtained for our city water supply.
Carbon Foot Print
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating, transportation, etc.
The carbon footprint measures all greenhouse gases we individually produce and is defined in units of lbs/year of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Rain barrels can be placed under a roof downspout to collect storm water runoff that can be used for watering your lawn and flower gardens. This reduces runoff that carries pollutants into streams and rivers. Conserve water in the summer months and help reduce water pollution.
