Austin City Limits Music Festival Stage To Be Powered By Hybrid Battery System

The Austin City Limits Music Festival, in partnership with REVERB‘s Music Decarbonization Project, has announced the IHG Hotels & Resorts stage will be powered completely on a hybrid battery system, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production.

The hybrid powered stage will deploy over 1 MWh of battery storage capacity, minimizing the run time of biodiesel generators providing significant fuel and emissions savings. In addition, the giant shade tents at ACL Eats, the West Entrance of the festival, and a variety of backstage areas will also be powered on hybrid battery systems.

“We have set a goal to build a more sustainable future for music festivals, which involves implementing solutions that make our operations more energy efficient and reinventing how we look at power,” said Jake Perry, Director of Operations and Sustainability at C3 Presents.

The festival is also utilizing a material recovery program that identifies key materials that can be diverted from landfills and shared with partners across the community. This year, ACL Fest will work with Food for All Project to donate any unused backstage meals to feed people in need.

Austin Parks Foundation (APF) will present ACL Fest’s signature greening programs for both weekends of the festival. APF and its volunteers will be managing Rock & Recycle, Divert It! and Water Refill Stations. Rock & Recycle, which is co-presented by H-E-B, encourages festival attendees to pick up a bag of recyclables or TURN reusable cups from the grounds in exchange for a specially designed ACL Fest line-up tee.

ACL Fest 2024 takes place during October 4-6 and October 11-13 at Zilker Park, featuring headliners Dua Lipa, Tyler, The Creator, Chris Stapleton, blink-182, Sturgill Simpson, Pretty Lights and many more. Limited tickets are available at www.aclfestival.com.

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