Overview
The Austin Market
Austin's energy sector centers on cleantech: renewable generation developers, battery energy storage, geothermal, electric vehicle (EV) charging, demand response, and grid software. Dallas-Fort Worth concentrates oil and gas and integrated power generation headquarters, and Houston concentrates the oil and gas industry. Austin's energy companies also connect to Tesla's Texas operations at Giga Texas in Travis County, where Tesla Energy runs Powerwall engineering and Megapack integration.
Two public utilities anchor the metro. Austin Energy, the City of Austin's municipal utility, runs one of the most ambitious municipal decarbonization programs in the US. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), headquartered in Austin, provides regional power generation and manages the Colorado River basin. Pecan Street Inc. conducts energy and smart grid research from Austin, and storage and geothermal developers such as Fluence Energy, Form Energy, Fervo Energy, and Sage Geosystems operate here alongside the large Texas power generators and retail electricity providers.
Directory
Austin Energy and Cleantech Companies
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| Company | Location | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Clean Energy | Austin metro | Renewable Energy Development |
| Atmos Energy (Austin Operations) | Austin metro | Natural Gas Distribution |
| Austin Energy | Austin (HQ) | Municipal Utility (~500,000 customers)Decarbonization |
| Avantus (formerly 8minute Solar Energy) | Austin metro | Solar Project DevelopmentSmart Solar |
| Bandera Electric Cooperative | Austin metro (rural) | Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Bloom Energy | Austin metro | Solid Oxide Fuel CellsDistributed Generation |
| Brookfield Renewable (formerly TerraForm Power) | Austin metro | Renewable Energy Operations |
| Calpine (Constellation) | Austin metro | Power GenerationGeothermal |
| ChargePoint | Austin metro | EV Charging InfrastructureNetwork |
| Clearway Energy | Austin metro | Renewable Energy Operations |
| ConnectGen | Austin metro | Renewable Energy DevelopmentStorage |
| Direct Energy (NRG) | Austin metro | Retail Energy |
| EDF Renewables | Austin metro | WindSolarBattery Storage |
| EnergyHub | Austin metro | Demand ResponseDistributed Energy |
| EVgo | Austin metro | EV Charging InfrastructureNetwork |
| Fervo Energy | Austin metro | Enhanced Geothermal Systems |
| Flatiron Energy | Austin metro | Battery Energy Storage Development |
| Fluence Energy | Austin metro | Battery Energy Storage Systems |
| Form Energy | Austin metro | Long-Duration Battery Storage |
| Generac (Power Systems) | Austin metro | Backup GenerationDistributed Generation |
| Geothermal Engineering | Austin metro | Geothermal Energy Development |
| Gexa Energy (NextEra) | Austin metro | Retail EnergyRenewable Plans |
| Hunt Energy Network | Austin metro | Battery Energy StorageIndependent Power |
| Invenergy | Austin metro | Renewable Energy Development |
| Just Energy | Austin metro | Retail EnergySolar Solutions |
| Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) | Austin (HQ) | Regional GenerationRiver Basin Authority |
| Lyte Energy | Austin metro | Energy SoftwareGrid Optimization |
| Mosaic (Solar Financing) | Austin metro | Residential Solar Financing |
| NextEra Energy Resources (Austin) | Austin metro | WindSolarBattery Storage |
| NRG Energy (Austin Operations) | Austin metro | Power GenerationRetail Energy |
| Particle (Energy Software) | Austin metro | Energy Infrastructure SoftwareIoT |
| Pecan Street Inc. | Austin (HQ) | Energy ResearchSmart Grid |
| Plug Power (Austin Operations) | Austin metro | Hydrogen Fuel CellsIndustrial Systems |
| Reliant Energy (NRG) | Austin metro | Retail EnergySmart Home Solutions |
| Renewable Energy Group (Chevron) | Austin metro | Renewable DieselBiodiesel |
| Sage Geosystems | Austin metro | Geothermal EnergyStorage |
| Shell Energy North America (Austin) | Austin metro | Energy MarketingRenewable Plans |
| SolarEdge Technologies | Austin metro | Solar Power OptimizersInverters |
| SunPower (Complete Solaria) | Austin metro | Solar Module ManufacturingResidential Solar |
| Sunrun | Austin metro | Residential SolarStorage |
| Switchback (Charge Solutions) | Austin metro | EV ChargingFleet Solutions |
| Tesla Energy Operations (Giga Texas) | Travis County (Giga Texas) | Powerwall EngineeringMegapack Integration |
| TXU Energy (Vistra) | Austin metro | Retail Energy |
| Vistra Energy (Austin Operations) | Austin metro | Power GenerationRetail Energy |
| Voltus | Austin metro | Demand ResponseDistributed Energy Resources |
| Wallbox | Austin metro | EV Charging InfrastructureSmart Charging |
Record
Dataset Record
- Dataset
- AustinIO Austin energy and cleantech list, 46 companies
- Scope
- Companies headquartered or operating in the Austin metro
- Last verified
- Q4 2026