Community Engagement Opportunities
Repowering Downtown Austin Project
Stakeholder input is an essential part of the design and construction of a substation plan that is supported by the public. Austin Energy is committed to active and engaging communication with residents, individuals, community leaders, businesses, and organizations to ensure preferences and opinions are heard and considered for inclusion in the project.
Repowering Downtown — Rainey Street Substation
The Austin City Council approved the award and execution of the construction contract for the Rainey Street Substation. We are excited to achieve this milestone and could not have done it without collaboration and input from the community.
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Materials and videos from past public meetings are also available.
Community Engagement for Repowering Downtown and the Rainey Street Substation
Community engagement for the design of the surrounding wall and property landscaping occurred in three phases. Each phase encompassed the entire effort to share information, collect input, and involve key stakeholders and members of the community in the process.
The general timeline and goals for each phase were as follows:
Phase 1, Summer 2018 — Introduced the project and collected input on concerns, desires, and preferences.
- Presentation from the June 2018 public meeting (pdf)
- Downtown Substation Community Engagement Report September 2018 (pdf)
Phase 2, Spring 2019 — Presented concepts and work with the public to identify preferences.
- Presentation from the February 28, 2019 public meeting (pdf)
- Downtown Substation Community Engagement Report May 2019 (pdf)
Phase 3, Summer/Fall 2019 — Presented a plan and collect feedback for refinements.
- Presentation from the September 24, 2019 public meeting (pdf)
- Repowering Downtown Austin Fact Sheet (pdf)
- Hoja de datos para la repotenciación centro de Austin (pdf)
Phase 4, Fall 2021 —Meet the Contractor event and start of construction
- Video of the October 7, 2021 virtual public meeting (video)
- Presentation from the October 7, 2021 public meeting (pdf)
- Video of the October 7, 2021 virtual public meeting (video)
- El video de la reunión pública virtual del 7 de octubre de 2021 en español (video)
Stay Up-to-Date With This Project
Austin Energy is repowering downtown Austin to increase capacity, resiliency, and reliability to meet the needs of our growing city. This initiative includes building a new substation near 55 East Avenue in the Rainey Street District. View downtown substation location map (pdf)
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Date last reviewed or modified: 10/12/2021