Georgetown Electric Debacle Timeline

The co-publisher of The Williamson County Sun has put together a timeline of the ill-fated foray into 100% renewable energy by the City.

It can be accessed by going to the website and clicking on the "Georgetown's Energy Timeline" in the upper left corner of the screen.

"As we researched the story, reading the national press coverage, listening to seminars and podcast interviews done well after the wind and solar farms went live, it became surreal to hear talk of how great things were while knowing how bad things actually were at the time. You may have the same experience as you read through the timeline.

The take-away in all this? We citizens will get the government we want. This expensive problem was caused by a lack of transparency in city government. The cost of secrecy is embedded in our electric bills.

We make a payment every month for it."

It is clear as one reads through the timeline that the Mayor and other city staff hid behind the state law that allows municipalities to keep utility financial information secret from the taxpayers/ratepayers. That law says they may keep financial information secret, but it does not require the information be withheld!

It's time to contact your state legislators and tell them it is time to change the law so that all utility information is available to the public.

Keep in mind that a City election is coming May 2, 2020 where the citizens have the opportunity to elect a new mayor and council members in districts 2 & 6.