The following information will allow you to understand the intent of data provided. This report is in conjunction with 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 primary goals of the Austin Climate Protection Plan which is to offset 800 megawatts of peak energy demand by 2020 to help reduce Austin's carbon footprint. 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 2013 energy efficiency findings and the progress towards meeting City Council goals of Resolution 20081106-048.

As a community-owned electric utility, Austin Energy returns a dividend to its community. This dividend is comparable to funds distributed to stockholders by investor-owned electric utilities. The dividend (known as the General Fund Transfer) returned by Austin Energy helps fund other City services such as Police, Fire, EMS, Parks, and Libraries. General Fund Transfers are common among municipally-owned utilities. For more detailed information about the General Fund Transfer, visit the City of Austin Finance online page: https://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/finance/

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 2015 energy efficiency findings and the progress towards meeting City Council goals of Resolution 20081106-048.

This data set will include total services connections count for water services by customer class and zip code.​

This measure shows the historical trend for the percent of median household income spent on the average Austin Water residential customer’s annual combined water and wastewater bill.

Austin Energy is one of the few utilities in the nation that tries to meet with each property owner in advance of tree trimming. A plan detailing the trimming needed for each tree on a property is discussed and provided to the property owner for their acknowledgment and signature. When property owners refuse to meet or cooperate with scheduling, they receive a letter that indicates when trimming will occur. The number of refusal letters is extremely small, often less than 1 percent annually. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/trees and http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.

Peak demand is the highest point of energy use on any given day and typically occurs between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. Austin Energy’s energy efficiency and demand reduction programs are designed to lower energy usage and reduce the amount of load on the electric system. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/advantage and http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.

Listing of all recycling schedules city wide.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio is a measure of the cash flow available to pay current debt payments. View our debt-to-equity ratio, debt service coverage ratio, and more starting from fiscal year 2005. Go to http://austinenergy.com/go/corporatereports to learn more.

Capital improvement expenditures include upgrades to the Distribution and Transmission system such as new substations and transformers. They also include expenditures to build or upgrade power plants, new or upgraded chillers, new or upgraded facilities, and information technology infrastructure. All of these expenditures result in assets for the utility that become part of the rate base. Funding for CIP projects includes both current revenue and short-term debt or commercial paper which is eventually rolled into long-term bonds with a life of 30 years.