Garbage Collection Routes- There are currently 184 garbage collection routes. Garbage collection is once a week pickup monday thru friday. The holes inside the garbage collection route boundaries represent no service areas for ARR.

Power Partner was launched in 2013 and is a voluntary program for residential customers who use internet-connected thermostats. View dates and times, starting in calendar year 2006, when we used either this or its predecessor voluntary program to reduce residential energy demand. Go to austinenergy.com/go/powerpartner to learn more.

This report is the result of Austin City Code 6-7’s Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance approved in November 2008 (amended in April 2011) to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings that receive electricity from Austin Energy. The ordinance meets one of the goals of the Austin Climate Protection Plan, which is to offset 800 megawatts of peak energy demand by 2020. This report contains information on residential dwellings that have reported the results of the ECAD audit (*) to the City of Austin prior to 2014. For information on ECAD exemptions and other requirements, see Austin City Code Chapter 6-7.
*Note – (*) Data reported by Residential Energy Auditors

The City of Austin's Plus 1 Fund provides emergency utility bill financial assistance to customers experiencing extreme hardships such as medical illness or sudden job loss. In 2009 the City of Austin doubled to $300,000 the amount of funding made available annually for this program. Beginning in fiscal year 2009, City of Austin employees were given the option to donate to the Plus 1 Fund through the City's annual Combined Charities Campaign which raises money for local and regional charitable groups. Additionally, utility customers have the option to donate to the Plus 1 Fund when they make their monthly utility bill payments. Plus 1 funding is distributed to customers by more than a dozen social service agencies including Travis County Family Services and Meals on Wheels.

This report is the result of Austin City Code 6-7’s Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance approved in November 2008 (amended in April 2011) to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings that receive electricity from Austin Energy. The ordinance meets one of the goals of the Austin Climate Protection Plan, which is to offset 800 megawatts of peak energy demand by 2020. This report contains information on residential dwellings that have reported the results of the ECAD audit (*) to the City of Austin during 2015. For information on ECAD exemptions and other requirements, see Austin City Code Chapter 6-7.
*Note – (*) Data reported by Residential Energy Auditors

The Austin City Council approved the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure ordinance in 2008 and revised the initiative in April 2011 to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings that receive electricity from Austin Energy. Multifamily properties older than 10 years are required to perform an audit and report the results to the City of Austin and all residents living in those communities.
* The affected area within the City of Austin that is served by Austin Energy

This report is the result of the Austin City Code 6-7’s Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance approved in November 2008 (amended in April 2011) to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings that receive electricity from Austin Energy. The ordinance meets one of the goals of the Austin Climate Protection Plan, which is to offset 800 megawatts of peak energy demand by 2020. In addition, this report contains information on multi-family properties older than 10 years that are required to perform an energy audit and report the results to the City of Austin and all residents living in those communities. The Austin Energy report quantifies the 2014 energy efficiency findings and the progress towards meeting City Council goals of Resolution 20081106-048.

This data set includes the data used to calculate Austin Energy's load-based carbon footprint. The load-based carbon footprint is a measure of the carbon emissions associated with the electricity that all Austin Energy customers use, referred to as "load," in a given time period.

This dataset supports measure HE.E.4 of SD23

Data Source: ERCOT Nodal Extracts

Calculation: Total Net Megawatts hours (MWh) of renewable energy divided by wholesale load

View more details and insights related to this measure on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/dz3x-kc4h

Austin Energy Green Building is responsible for development of the City's Energy Code. Scan the number of permits and energy savings resulting from application of the code to new construction. Data starts in Fiscal Year 2007 and covers single family, multifamily, and commercial permits. Learn more at https://austinenergy.com/energy-efficiency/green-building.

Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) collaborates with the Office of Sustainability and other departments on initiatives that promote sustainability in the community and within City government.