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Austin Energy Seeking Permission to Build Wind Farm

25th February, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

As reported here in the Statesman, Austin Energy is seeking permission from City Council to secure rights to build and operate a wind farm in Pecos County.  By owning the wind farm, Austin Energy hopes to have more control over wind costs than it currently has by buying wind power from privately-owned facilities.   The article notes that AE is paying roughly about twice as much for wind power since  it started buying it from privately-owned facilities a decade ago.  Customers of AE can opt-in to AE’s GreenChoice program and buy wind energy.