Stuart Reilly (@StuartReillyATX) profile picture

Stuart Reilly

@StuartReillyATX

Long time Austinite. Short time soccer fanatic. Texas Longhorn. Austin Energy GM. Personal account. Views are my own.

 Austin, TX
Joined April 2022
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The worst line graphs for us since Winter Storm Uri.
Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) profile pictureTomer Azarly
@TomerAzarlyJun 14
According to ESPN Analytics, in the 4 games the Spurs lost in the NBA Finals, they had a... — 91.6% chance of winning Game 1 up 13 points midway thru the 3rd — 72.8% chance of winning Game 2 up 2 points with 1 minute left in the 4th — 99.6% chance of winning Game 4 up 20 points with 9:33 left in the 4th — 95.4% chance of winning Game 5 up 10 points with 7:54 left in the 4th
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This is so fun to see. Also noteworthy that the average customer used much more electricity then. The average 1982 electric bill of $68 adjusted for inflation would be $242 today — and current bills are less than half that.
Chris Walker (@WalkerATX) profile pictureChris Walker
@WalkerATXJun 5
It's Summer 1982 in Austin and you're not cool with your @austinenergy bill 🔌💰
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Austin Energy@austinenergyMay 13
Austin Energy is moving toward a clean energy future by implementing the Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035. So far, we’ve set records in: ☀️ Installed local solar ⚡️ Energy saved through demand response 💡 Energy saved through energy efficiency programs
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(Electric utility professionals:) Do everything in your power to move to Austin. austinenergy.com/about/caree…
Careers

Careers

It takes a wide range of skills sets to run an electric utility. Austin Energy's jobs include professional, technical, and administrative positions.

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Austin Energy@austinenergyFeb 2
“Tennessee, get ready! We’re on our way!” - Freddie Z., Inventory Control Specialist Austin Energy crews spent the day gathering and loading equipment. We're on our way to help our public power partner, @NESpower, following a severe ice storm. When a utility calls, we show up.
A fleet of Austin Energy trucks ready for deployment.

ALT A fleet of Austin Energy trucks ready for deployment.

Utility poles loaded up on the back of an Austin Energy flatbread truck.

ALT Utility poles loaded up on the back of an Austin Energy flatbread truck.

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Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.
Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.

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Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.

ALT Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.

Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.

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Zilker Metropolitan Park and Michael Butler Park at Town Lake Metro Park on the morning of Sunday, January 25.

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The Austin Energy team has been doing an amazing job responding to Winter Storm Fern. From an electric system perspective, we were fortunate to get more sleet than freezing rain. Still, the coordination and response citywide has been remarkable.
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👀 popularmechanics.com/science…
A Hidden Energy Source Was Found Underneath Texas

A Hidden Energy Source Was Found Underneath Texas

The untapped reservoir has the potential to provide reliable renewable power.

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Sometimes reliability upgrades are hard to get to. That won’t stop Austin Energy in the continued commitment in delivering better service to customers. Awesome job, team!
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy23 Dec 2025
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a helicopter flying a 1,500-pound utility pole to help enhance system reliability! 🚁⚡️ Staff worked for months to schedule this pole installation operation w/ the Federal Aviation Administration, contractors & customers: linkedin.com/posts/austin-en…
Image of helicopter carrying a utility pole.

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Image of crews attaching cables and gear on to a steel utility pole.

ALT Image of crews attaching cables and gear on to a steel utility pole.

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Lots going on, and a lot more to do. But this plan lays out a feasible path for us to make our system more resilient and reliable with investments that will benefit our community. Completion of this plan is a milestone in itself, as the team has been doing amazing work.
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy16 Dec 2025
⚡️ The Electric System Resiliency Plan (ESRP) is Austin Energy’s strategy to ensure the grid is more reliable and resilient against extreme weather and other disruptions, can recover quickly from outages and adapt to future challenges.  austinenergy.com/about/repor…
Austin Energy Electric System Resiliency Plan

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Austin Energy Meter Services Representative Paul E., went above and beyond to help a stranger who was in a car accident in North Austin. The person reached out to let us know that Paul shows what community truly means with his outstanding compassion! ❤️ linkedin.com/posts/austin-en…
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The Austin Energy Resource Generation Plan to 2035 committed to ambitious energy storage goals, and this deal sets us up to deliver. Very excited about this and looking to do more!
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy23 Oct 2025
⚡️Austin Energy signs largest battery storage deal in 130-year history⚡️ Austin Energy & @JupiterPowerllc are agreeing to a large-scale battery storage contract to provide up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery storage facility: austinenergy.com/about/news/…
One of Jupiter Power's operational battery energy storage systems in Houston, Texas.

ALT One of Jupiter Power's operational battery energy storage systems in Houston, Texas.

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Thank you, @Marc4AustinD10 for having the Austin Energy team at your district meeting to talk about grid resilience, storm response, and all things Austin Energy!
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Underappreciated benefits of driving an EV are that fuel costs are incredibly low (if you don’t charge DC fast) and maintenance costs are practically non-existent.
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy9 Sep 2025
⚡️ EVs are driving the future of transportation—and Austin Energy is here to help you get started! 🚗💡 Check out our EV Buyer’s Guide to compare models, estimate savings, and find incentives: EV.AustinEnergy.com Let’s drive a cleaner, greener Austin—together 💚 #WorldEVDay
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Austin Energy received notice from EPA that Solar for All is terminated. Our local $32M implementation was set to innovate in solar & storage - especially for low income and medically vulnerable. A disappointing setback, but we’ll continue to provide industry leading programs.
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Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health. The world is in a plastics crisis and is responsible for at least $1.5Tr per year in health-related damages. theguardian.com/environment/…
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Great @statesman opinion piece by Council Member and AEUOC Chair ⁦@chitovela3⁩ highlighting many of the benefits of having a public power utility like ⁦⁦⁦@austinenergy⁩ Public power, bright future: Austin Energy at 130 years strong statesman.com/story/opinion/…
Public power, bright future: Austin Energy at 130 years strong | Opinion

Public power, bright future: Austin Energy at 130 years strong | Opinion

Because Austin Energy is owned by the city of Austin, it prioritizes people over profits, Council Member José "Chito" Vela writes.

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Gas powered leaf blowers are a scourge on our society! They must be stopped! Go electric. ⚡️🔋🌎
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy28 Jun 2025
Want to trade in your gas-powered leaf blower or weed eater for a brand new electric version at no cost? Come see us today! ⚡️ Electric Lawn Exchange Event 📆 Saturday, June 28 ⏰ 7-11 a.m. 📍 Austin Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 500 W Ben White Blvd. 👉 AustinEnergy.com/Exchange
Image of a person placing electric lawn equipment into the back of a truck.

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Image of City of Austin employees posing for a photo at the Electric Lawn Exchange Event in front of the Restore sign.

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Image of City of Austin employees posing for a photo at the Electric Lawn Exchange Event in front of electric lawn equipment.

ALT Image of City of Austin employees posing for a photo at the Electric Lawn Exchange Event in front of electric lawn equipment.

Image of a customer in a truck at the Electric Lawn Exchange Event.

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Happy Juneteenth! Thank you for joining us at the annual #Juneteenth Parade to celebrate unity, culture and freedom! 🌳 "Connecting Like Roots" was the theme of our @AustinEnergy parade float this year and we had a fantastic time connecting with the community! 🖤❤️💚
Image of two people smiling and waving from a truck during the 2025 Juneteenth Parade.

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Image of a person handing out candy to parade attendees during the 2025 Juneteenth Parade.

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Image of a person driving an Austin Energy truck in the 2025 Juneteenth Parade procession.

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New incident management team ✅ Damage assessors mobilized ✅ Restoration 1-2-3 process ✅ Improved mutual aid coordination ✅ Increased outage map capacity ✅ This was our first real test of response enhancements, and we’ll only get better from here.
Austin Energy (@austinenergy) profile pictureAustin Energy@austinenergy16 Jun 2025
With help from mutual aid crews, Austin Energy teams worked around the clock to repair damage and reconnect over 124,000 customers following the third-worst storm in the utility’s history. We leveraged findings from prior storms to enhance our response: austinenergy.com/about/news/…
Austin Energy Microburst Storm Restoration May 28 - June 1, 2025 124,000 total customers affected 72,500 customers affected at the peak of the storm 91 power poles replaced 52 transformers replaced 32,000 feet of overhead cable restored 25,000 outage-related inquiries fielded

ALT Austin Energy Microburst Storm Restoration May 28 - June 1, 2025 124,000 total customers affected 72,500 customers affected at the peak of the storm 91 power poles replaced 52 transformers replaced 32,000 feet of overhead cable restored 25,000 outage-related inquiries fielded

May Microburst Storm Affected customers over time At peak, 72,506 customers out

ALT May Microburst Storm Affected customers over time At peak, 72,506 customers out

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