Residential customers use an average of about 1,000 kWh of electricity per month, with usage higher during hot summer months and lower in the winter. View tables show monthly average usage in kWh by month for residential customers starting in 2000. Tables include monthly fuel charges and electric bill amounts.

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The Austin Energy system average carbon intensity is calculated as total greenhouse gas emissions at the point of combustion in pounds of CO2-equivalents divided by net generation in kilowatt-hours from all Austin Energy resources. Austin Energy generation resources include natural gas, coal and nuclear-powered units; renewable resources; and purchased power from renewable and non-renewable resources. GreenChoice® energy sales are subtracted from the net generation total since GreenChoice customers can claim their carbon intensity to be zero. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.
NOTE: As of 2017 the metric reported was changed to reporting lbs CO2/kWh. Years before 2017 has different metrics reported.

System peak demand is the largest amount of electricty consumed by Austin Energy customers at one time. Every year for the past five years, the system peak occurred between 4 and 5 p.m. The utilty is constantly working to assure the distribution grid is ready and capable of handling the peak energy demand that occurs during the summer months. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.

Austin Energy generates power through a diverse generation portfolio of natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewable resources and purchased power. Browse data about our power plants: percent owned; fuel type used; capacity in MW; and installation year. Go to http://austinenergy.com/go/info to learn more.

This table groups Austin Energy customers into four classes: residential, commercial, industrial, and lighting (public street/highway and other). View the annual rates in cents per kWh by customer class starting in 2006. Learn more about Austin Energy’s rates at http://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/rates.

Austin Energy has four main customer classes: residential, commercial, industrial, and other.

Residential customers live in single-family dwellings, mobile homes, townhouses, or individually metered apartment units.

The majority of commercial customers are small to large businesses that fall under Austin Energy’s secondary level of service. This means Austin Energy owns, operates, and maintains the equipment (wires, transformers, etc.) supplying power to those facilities.

Industrial (Primary) customers take service at high voltage (12,500 volts or higher) and own, operate and maintain their own equipment. Consequently, Austin Energy experiences lower overall system losses and it costs less to serve these customers. Large commercial and industrial customers such as semiconductors, high-tech facilities, and data centers typically fall under the primary level of service. These customers have very high usage and load factors because they tend to operate 24/7.

The final class, other, typically refers to street lighting and facilities such as ballparks.

Austin Energy has consistently maintained high bond ratings. A bond rating is a measure of a company’s credit quality, which includes the ability to repay its debt in a timely fashion. In 2016, two bond rating agencies upgraded their assessments of Austin Energy's creditworthiness, allowing the City of Austin-owned utility to reach a key financial goal of a AA credit rating. Standard & Poor's rated the $1.3 billion utility's bonds at AA Stable, up from AA- Stable. The rating service cited "the electric system's very strong financial performance trend as evidenced by its ability to maintain stronger fixed-charge coverage and total available liquidity levels.

Austin Energy Green Building ratings evaluate the sustainability of participating single family, multifamily and commercial buildings on a scale of one to five stars in the areas of energy efficiency, water efficiency, materials, site, indoor environmental quality, community impact and innovation. View the program performance savings metrics achieved since Fiscal Year 2007. Learn more at http://greenbuilding.austinenergy.com.

This table groups Austin Energy customers into five classes: residential, primary 1 & 2, secondary 1, 2, & 3, lighting, and contract/tes/trans/highload. View sales in dollars and kWh.