It's Easy to Choose 100% Texas Wind Power

Renewable Wind Energy for Your Home or Business

Have you seen all the wind turbines around Texas lately? You can benefit from the wind energy they produce to power your home or business when you sign up for GreenChoice.  

GreenChoice for Residential Customers 

Harness Texas wind power at a smart, convenient price. GreenChoice residential customers pay an additional $0.0075 (3/4 of one penny) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to choose Texas wind. Join other Austin Energy residential customers who add about $7.50 to their monthly bills (based on 1,000 kWh usage) to support clean Texas wind.

Enjoy simplicity. No contract. No expiration date. No subscriber fee or penalty for unsubscribing. Do something good for Austin and the environment from the comfort of your home. Enroll in GreenChoice today through Customer Care or the form below.

  • GreenChoice Business Offerings

    Austin Energy offers multiple ways for commercial customers to join GreenChoice. This table can help you find the one that’s right for you.

    GreenChoice Products BusinessCents Energizer
    GreenChoice charge
    Replaces the Power Supply Adjustment (PSA)
    An additional 3/4 of one penny per kilowatt-hour (kWh) An additional 3/4 of one penny per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
    Eligibility Commercial account in good standing not currently subscribed to GreenChoice Commercial account in good standing not currently subscribed to GreenChoice
    Minimum Subscription 100% of account kWh 100% of account kWh
    Contracts No contract required

    (Letter of Acceptance to confirm billing)
    12-month contract

    Allows qualification for*

    EPA Green Power Partner Program

    Austin Energy Green Building ratings

    City of Austin’s Green Business Leaders

    LEED credits
    Commitment No penalty for unsubscribing. If cancelled, eligible to re-subscribe January 1 of following year 12-month commitment

    After contract, may continue on a month-to-month basis

    * Please refer to each program for its requirements.

Make an Impact by Choosing 100% Texas Wind Energy

More than 28,000 customers subscribed to GreenChoice in 2022, which translates* to:

Removing the same amount of carbon dioxide from the air as 496,853 acres of U.S. forests in one year

Powering 52,884 homes with wind energy instead of fossil fuels

Removing carbon emissions equal to 1,042,128,279 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle

*The EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator is used to calculate equivalency numbers.

GreenChoice Energy Is Green-e ®  Energy Certified

 

GreenChoice is Green-e Energy certified and meets the environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn more at www.green-e.org.

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Subscribing to renewable energy is a breeze.

Date last reviewed or modified: 06/29/2023