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Austinites urge council to halt $15M peaker deposit, saying it would undercut 2035 carbon‑free goal
Summary
Public commenters and climate groups urged the Austin City Council to pause plans for an early deposit on new natural‑gas peaker plants, arguing the city’s adopted energy plan requires feasibility studies and public input and that battery storage could meet peak needs more cleanly and cheaply.
Austin City Council heard more than a dozen public comments at its Dec. 11 meeting opposing a proposed early deposit for new natural‑gas "peaker" plants at Austin Energy.
Speakers from Public Citizen, Clean Water Action, the Sierra Club and local community groups told the council the action would preempt required feasibility work in the Austin Energy Resource Generation and Climate Protection Plan and the Austin Next Generation planning process. "Purchasing gas peakers that won't go into service till at least 2030 is a de facto abandonment of the 2035 carbon‑free goal," said Kayeba White,…
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