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EUC approves 8‑MW solar PPA and a deal to reserve home battery capacity with Base Power
Summary
The Electric Utility Commission authorized negotiating an 8‑MW PPA for a city‑hosted landfill site and approved an agreement with Base Power to reserve capacity from home batteries for grid services; both items passed by voice vote.
The Austin Electric Utility Commission on April 13 approved two procurement items intended to expand local renewable generation and distributed energy storage.
Solar PPA: Commissioners authorized negotiating and executing an agreement with U Power to procure 8 megawatts from a utility‑scale solar site sited on city‑owned landfill property. Pat Sweeney, interim vice president for energy and market operations, said the site is a direct PPA (not part of the community solar program) and is expected to be operational roughly two years after contract execution. Sweeney said the host department is Austin Resource Recovery and staff are negotiating fair compensation for use…
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