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Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to grant an electric transmission easement across 10.014 acres (436,210 square feet) of the City-owned property located at 18524 FM 969, Austin, Texas 78653 to LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, a not-for-profit company of the Lower Colorado River Authority, for an amount not less than $184,258, to support a battery tolling project of Austin Energy and Balcones Ridge Resiliency, LLC, a subsidiary of Jupiter Power, LLC. Funding: The sale is projected to result in $184,258 of additional revenue to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
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Austin Financial Services.
Fiscal Note
The sale is projected to result in $184,258 of additional revenue to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
For More Information:
Brandon Williamson, Austin Financial Services, 512-974-5666; Michael Gates, Austin Financial Services, 512-974-5639; Amy Everhart, Austin Energy, Director, Local Government Issues, 512-322-6087; David Tomczyszyn, Austin Energy, VP Electric Systems Engineering and Technical Services, 512-322-6821.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
September 14, 2026 – to be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission.
Additional Backup Information:
Balcones Ridge Resiliency, LLC, a subsidiary of Jupiter Power LLC, on behalf of LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, a Texas not-for-profit corporation of the Lower Colorado River Authority, seeks to purchase from the City an electric transmission easement across the City-owned property located at 18524 FM 969, Austin, Texas 78653, along Blake Manor Road, to support the transmission of up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery facility. This 100-megawatt utility-scale energy storage project will assist in stabilizing the energy grid and support Austin's clean energy goals.
The sale consists of approximately 10.014 ...
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