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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with UPower Energy LLC, for up to eight megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale solar facility to be located at the closed City of Austin FM 812 Landfill, in an estimated amount up to $1,500,000 per year, for a term up to 25 years, for a total estimated amount of up to $37,500,000. Funding: $1,500,000 is contingent upon approval of the Proposed Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
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Lead Department
Austin Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $1,500,000 is contingent upon approval of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
For More Information:
Amy Everhart, Director, Local Government Issues (512) 322-6087; Pat Sweeney, Interim Vice President, Market Operations and Resource Planning (512) 322-6183.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
April 13, 2026 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a 9-0 vote with Commissioners Alvarez and Blackburn absent.
Additional Backup Information:
Working in conjunction with Austin Resource Recovery (ARR), Austin Energy issued a Request for Proposals in October 2025, for utility scale solar power to be located at the closed City of Austin FM 812 Landfill. Offers resulting from the solicitation provided Austin Energy with competitively priced options for a power purchase agreement and the opportunity to progress toward its local solar capacity goal contained in the Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035. In addition, as a local resource, the agreement will provide wholesale price risk mitigation to the Austin Energy Load Zone.
The FM 812 Landfill began operations in the 1960s. The facility originally operated as a Type I landfill, accepting municipal solid waste until the opening of the Austin Bergstrom International Airport in May 1999. The airport is approximately one mile north-northwest of the landfill. Between 1999 and 2009, the landfill operated as a ...
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