Serving Our Community

A Value to Our Community

On a yearly basis, Austin Energy returns profits from the sale of electricity to the community. These profits help fund City services. The 2010 dividend or transfer to the City’s General Fund was $101 million.

The Austin Energy transfer is one of three main components of the City’s General Fund – the others are property tax and sales tax. Fire, Police, EMS Parks and Libraries all benefit from this transfer.

Austin Energy also sponsors a variety of educational and community events:

Green Classroom
	Interactive presentation
	Explains how electricity works
	Teaches environmental issues
Safety for Kids
	Interactive site for grades 3-7
	Teacher and parent guides