Austin Energy exploring power plant involvement; pauses current plan [Video]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Energy will take up City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson’s charge to get out of a coal-fired power plant sooner rather than later. However, a new memo from the city indicates it may not happen as quickly as the mayor wants.

Austin Energy announced it would pause the current process of working with the Electric Utility Commission on the 2030 Climate Protection Plan.

‘Concerned’: Mayor calls for shut down of Austin’s involvement in Fayette Power Plant

KXAN previously reported on the Fayette Power Project near La Grange. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Austin Energy co-own part of the plant, which has been in operation since the 1970s.

Watson said last month he wanted Austin out of the Fayette Plant no later than January 2029. The Fayette Plant is one of the plants included in a University of Texas research project, which looked at …