Mayor Leffingwell: What's the delay?

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Mayor Leffingwell: What's the delay?

Austin Energy has a big plan for this city, but waiting any longer to move on it could seriously stall momentum in Austin's drive to be a clean energy and climate leader.

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Letter * Dear Mayor Leffingwell, I am writing to ask you to schedule a vote on Austin Energy's draft generation plan before the end of February. As you know, two years ago Austin Energy launched an unprecedented public input process about the future of Austin's energy supply. They held several public forums and hearings, took thousands of public comments, engaged a diverse set of stakeholders from the environmental, business and low-income communities, and ultimately presented a bold plan for clean energy that was unanimously endorsed by three city commissions and task forces. The plan would double the city's solar goal, boost energy efficiency and cut use of dirty coal by almost one third. If adopted by the City Council, the plan would represent one of the greenest electricity plans of any utility in the country. Despite strong public support and the lengthy stakeholder process, I am concerned that you still have not scheduled the plan for a vote. And with Austin Energy's general manager, Roger Duncan (one of the plan's biggest champions), retiring at the end of February, delay could seriously jeopardize the plan and stall momentum in Austin's drive to be a clean energy and climate leader. Please schedule a vote on the clean energy plan right away. Sincerely,
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