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Watson Calls for Shutting Austin’s Portion of the Power Plant in Five Years

In a newsletter last week, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson reiterated his City’s commitment to divesting in the Fayette Power Project (FPP) outside La Grange. Austin Energy, the City’s power utility, owns 50 percent interest in two out of the three coal-fired units at FPP. That represents about 13 percent of Austin Energy’s total generating capacity. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) operates…

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