It's Easy to Choose Green Power
Subscribe to Renewable Energy for Your Home or Business
Have you seen all the wind turbines and solar panels around Texas lately? You can benefit from the wind and solar energy they produce to power your home or business when you sign up for GreenChoice.
For Your Home
Harness clean Texas renewable power at a smart, convenient price.
- Simple pricing: Add only $0.0075 (three-quarters of a penny) per kilowatt-hour.
- Typical cost: About $7.50 more per month based on 1,000 kWh of use.
- Flexible terms: No contract, no expiration date, no subscriber fee, and no penalty to unsubscribe.
Join your neighbors in choosing clean energy from Texas wind and solar.
Enroll in GreenChoice today-
For Your Business
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 Business Offerings BusinessCents Energizer Patron GreenChoice Charge Replaces the Power Supply Adjustment (PSA) at an additional 3/4 of one penny per kilowatt-hour (kWh) Replaces the Power Supply Adjustment (PSA) at an additional 1/2 of one penny per kilowatt-hour (kWh) Eligibility Commercial account in good standing not currently subscribed to GreenChoice Minimum Subscription 100% of account kWh 100% of account kWh 100% of account kWh OR a block of 100,000 kWh per month Benefits Energy usage billed at GreenChoice rates has zero emissions. This typically covers 100% of a subscriber's energy consumption. Energy usage billed at GreenChoice rates has zero emissions. This typically covers 100% of a subscriber's energy consumption.
Allows qualification* for the following:
- EPA Green Power Partner Program
- Austin Energy Green Building ratings
- City of Austin’s Green Business Leaders
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits
Contracts No contract required
(Letter of Acceptance to confirm billing)
12-month contract 12-month contract Commitment No penalty for unsubscribing
If canceled, eligible to re-subscribe on January 1 of following year
12-month commitment
After the contract, may continue on a month-to-month basis
5-year commitment
* Please refer to each program for its requirements.
Make an Impact with 100% Texas Wind and Solar Energy
More than 20,500 customers subscribed to GreenChoice in 2024, and together their choice made a big difference.*
Removed as much carbon dioxide from the air as 313,096 acres of U.S. forests absorb in one year.
Powered 43,700 homes with clean, renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.
Together, GreenChoice customers prevented emissions equal to 794+ million miles of driving — that’s like skipping more than 3.9 million Austin-to-Dallas trips in gas cars.
*The EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator is used to calculate equivalency numbers.
Join your neighbors in building a cleaner, more sustainable future for Austin.
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.
Date last reviewed or modified: 01/02/2026