 More than electricity | |
 The Decker Creek Power Station, one of Austin Energy's power plants. | |
| Company type | Public utility |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric power |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Area served | Travis & Williamson counties, Texas |
| Owner | City of Austin |
| Website | austinenergy |
Austin Energy is a publicly owned utility providing electrical power to the city of Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Established in 1895, the utility is a department of the City of Austin and returns its profits to the city's general fund to finance other city services. Austin Energy is the United States' 7th largest public utility, serving more than 500,000 customers and more than one million residents (as of 2019) within a service area of approximately 437 square miles (1,130 km2), including Austin, Travis County and a small portion of Williamson County.[1]
- ^ "At-A-Glance". Austin Energy. Retrieved 21 April 2015.