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Austin Energy unveils $735M, 10‑year resiliency plan to harden 400 circuits and inspect poles
Summary
Austin Energy presented a 10‑year Electric System Resiliency Plan totaling $735 million focused on overhead hardening, vegetation management and smart grid investments, with FY26 actions including hardening 20 circuits, inspecting 8,000 poles and deploying reclosers.
David Tomchessen, vice president of electrical system engineering and technical services, presented Austin Energy’s 10‑year Electric System Resiliency Plan to the committee, emphasizing an approach that favors data‑driven, equitable investments across the service territory.
Tomchessen summarized prior undergrounding and overhead hardening studies (noting undergrounding is sometimes infeasible due to rocky soils, telecom relocations and easement costs) and said overhead…
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