Austin SHINES in the Media

Austin Energy has the goal of reaching 65% renewable-energy generation by the year 2027. We have been a national leader in driving the adoption of distributed solar PV (photovoltaic) systems by providing incentives for residential and commercial PV.

Austin Energy also has a goal of 200 MW of local PV, 100 MW of which is customer sited, and 10 MW of local energy storage by 2025.

General Information

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Project Profile: Austin Energy Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV (SHINES) 
(Website)

News Articles

Green Tech Media
Vehicle-To-Grid Testing Comes to Texas
Justin Gerdes | February 14, 2019

Green Tech Media
Austin Energy GM on the Utility's Innovative Storage Program
Juan Monge | November 30, 2018

Austin Monitor
Austin Energy: Storage is the Next Hurdle to Austin's Renewable Energy Plan
Jessi Devenyns | October 19, 2018

Power Technology
Austin Energy: America’s solar storage test bed
Chris Lo | November 6, 2017

Green Tech Media
Defining the True Market Opportunity for Distributed Energy Resource Management Software
Jeff St. John | July 19, 2017

The Austin Chronicle
Austin Energy Partnership Helps Reach Renewable Energy Goals
Joseph Caterine | June 23, 2017

Green Tech Media
Austin Energy Seeks to Boost Value With a United Fleet of Solar and Storage
Julian Spector | June 21, 2017

Alt Energy Mag
Austin Energy Taps Stem for Aggregated Energy Storage
Alana Herro | June 1, 2017

Austin Business Journal
Truck-sized batteries, sophisticated software on tap as Austin Energy imagines renewable future
Will Anderson | June 1, 2017

Microgrid Knowledge
EPS Installs Green Microgrid for ENEL…Can U.S. Cities Go All Green?...Stem in Austin Energy
Elisa Wood | June 1, 2017

North American Clean Energy
Austin Energy Taps Stem for Aggregated Energy Storage
North American Clean Energy | June 1, 2017

Utility Dive
How Austin Energy is looking to manage solar plus storage on its grid
The Texas municipal utility is the biggest winner of a DOE program that aims to integrate solar with storage.
Peter Maloney | February 9, 2016

News Releases

Electric Light & Power
Austin Energy chooses Stem for aggregated energy storage
Editors of Electric Light & Power | June 1, 2017

Contact Us for More Information

Email us at Austin Energy SHINES

Learn More

• Read the project overview and estimated timeline
• Review the Austin SHINES system overview and project benefits
• Get an overview of how energy storage works