CPS ENERGY

McCombs Family Partners bought the 5.9-acre parcel at the east corner of West Jones Avenue and Camden Street on Monday.

The divestment from coal-fired power has been a longtime goal of climate activists, but the victory has been tempered by the planned, continued reliance on natural gas for power generation.

At one point, Tuesday morning, some 4,000 homes and businesses were without electricity. CPS Energy says the outages were due to stormy weather which triggered fires and other problems with its poles.

CPS Energy will be doing infrastructure work that requires planned outages to address the recent population boom in the Northwest Bexar County area.

Many people and insurers sued the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after the 2021 freeze. The nonprofit says it shouldn’t be liable. The state Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in.

CPS Energy remains confident that lights and heaters will stay on throughout the freezing temperatures over the next few days, but high winds could be problematic.

This week, CPS is hosting a meeting asking for the San Antonio community’s input about the city’s future energy endeavors.

CPS Energy is reporting a power outage in Leon Valley that has left more than 3,800 customers without power early Monday morning.

Nearly 20% of CPS Energy customers have overdue bills, and the total cost of outstanding charges has grown since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

You can view current power outages in a map provided by CPS Energy,

Rain showers were a welcomed sight for locals on Monday morning, but that may have also led to some electrical fires.

CPS Energy wants community input on planning San Antonio’s energy future.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has closed its criminal inquiry into power outages related last year’s deadly winter storm without filing any charges, BCSO officials confirmed Monday.

About three dozen CPS Energy employees are heading to Florida to help repair potential damages from Hurricane Ian.

CPS Energy is dispatching crews to Florida on Wednesday morning to assist in restoring power to areas affected by Hurricane Ian.

This December, CPS Energy customers will receive a credit from the City of San Antonio as part of recent action by the City Council, according to a press release from CPS Energy.

A year-and-a-half after faucets around Bexar County ran dry during the 2021 February Freeze, the San Antonio Water System has a $202 million plan to keep the water flowing should it happen again, and the utility is teaming up with CPS Energy for part of it.

The San Antonio City Council is poised to pass a $3.4 billion budget Thursday that includes pay bumps for employees, dozens of new police officer positions, and a property tax cut. But it is unclear whether council members will follow a staff recommendation to send $50 million in extra revenue back to CPS Energy customers or take more time to figure out an alternate use.

Lytle residents are urged to conserve water as CPS Energy crews work to restore power to the city’s booster pump.

Rudy Garza is now the official president and CEO of CPS Energy.

With just over two weeks until the San Antonio City Council is scheduled to vote on a budget, the question of what to do with $50 million of unexpected revenue is still up in the air.

Rudy D. Garza makes CPS Energy history as the board votes to name him CEO & President of the electric company. Garza will be the first Hispanic leader to hold this leadership position, according to a press release.

The majority of CPS Energy customers surveyed by KSAT said they are seeing pricier electricity bills than usual, which is causing them to cut back on other expenses in order to cover the cost.

The hot temperatures and higher natural gas costs have been pushing up power bills, which increases CPS Energy revenues in turn and the amount the utility passes on to the city. While city staff has proposed giving $50 million back to CPS customers - mostly through bill credits averaging $31 for residential customers- city council members haven’t all signed on to the idea..

Rebates for CPS Energy customers, a property tax rate cut, and pay bumps for city employees are all part of the proposed $3.4 billion city budget the San Antonio City Council will discuss Thursday morning.

CPS Energy customers are paying higher energy bills than they did last summer, an average of about $80 dollars according to the provider. It's mostly due to fuel cost increases and the relentless Texas heat wave.

With energy consumption high this summer and the cost of fuel used to create electricity also up, Texans are seeing higher utility bills. An energy fellow at the University of Houston explains why those bills are going up.

Nearly 4,000 CPS Energy customers are presently without power on Monday morning, according to the CPS Energy power outage map.

There is no shortage of sun during a south Texas summer, so why don’t we harness that energy to power our homes and businesses? The good news is, we are.

Flames at a CPS Energy substation intensified Monday’s weather conditions in San Antonio, cutting off power to thousands on the South Side for hours.

Officials with the City of San Antonio, CPS Energy, SAWS and VIA held a briefing Monday about coordinated efforts to keep people safe in the extreme heat.

With an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for San Antonio Sunday and Monday, CPS Energy is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce their electricity use, especially during the peak hours of 2 - 7 p.m.

Twenty-eight days of triple-digit heat so far this season means ACs are working overtime. Some simple things can help you use less electricity and manage those scorching bills.

The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

CPS Energy customers are frustrated with their recent energy bills, saying this is the last thing they need on top of high gas prices and inflation.

ERCOT predicts the statewide energy demand will be record-breaking this Friday, with demand expected to hit 77 Gigawatts. CPS Energy officials say they’re ready to meet growing demand.

With the heat index expected to reach more than 100 degrees this weekend and through next week, the City of San Antonio has opened cooling centers to provide relief from the heat.

CPS Energy is in the process of hiring its first meteorologist after a Defenders investigation last year revealed the public utility used a college student for forecasting ahead of last year’s deadly winter storm.

CPS energy has postponed a project in Southwest San Antonio due to severe weather concerns, the utility announced Sunday.

The city of San Antonio has opened their libraries as cooling centers this weekend for residents needing shelter from the heat, a press release said.

These are the top 10 polluters in Bexar County, according to Environmental Protection Agency data.

As San Antonio faces more restrictions and costs from the EPA, leaders weigh options for J.K. Spruce coal plant

Texas is about to get very hot with the weather forecasted to hit triple digits this weekend in many areas across the state, including San Antonio.

CPS Energy warns customers of a text scam.

A new report by the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center ranked San Antonio No. 1 in Texas and No. 5 in the nation for solar energy, maintaining its position from last year.

On April 3 and April 10, CPS Energy will be working on I-35 between O’Connor Road and N. Weidner Road. Crews will be stopping traffic intermittently between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 15-minute intervals.

BH Properties plans to redevelop and reposition the 10-story structure at 146 Navarro Street into office space designed for a single tenant or multiple businesses.

If you plan to travel on Loop 410 on the Southwest Side this weekend, you may want to change your route due to planned lane closures.

A neighborhood in Southwest San Antonio without power for nearly eight hours. Circuit troubleshoot caused delays, per CPS.

San Antonio firefighters were extremely busy on Monday morning dealing with weather-related electrical fires.

If you receive a call that appears to be from CPS Energy and the caller tells you to dial another number and make a payment, hang up!

The often five-figure benefit, described by CPS Energy officials as a “transitional housing payment” for executives hired by the company from outside of San Antonio, has gone to multiple staff members who had relatively short tenures with the utility.

CPS Energy customers can expect higher bills this month as the first of several planned rate increases goes into effect.

CPS Energy officials this week declined to release information related to natural gas purchases made ahead of the latest winter storm, claiming in a letter sent to the Texas Attorney General that the information is confidential.

A majority of that money, more than $751,000, came in the form of a “restoration payment.” An attorney representing the utility described the payment late Tuesday as a distribution of benefits from a non-qualified retirement plan that is taxable when earned.

While pushing for a rate increase, CPS Energy had promised an outside review of its operations. Now, council members say the utility is following through.

Internal CPS Energy documents obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show that customer anger and confusion over winter storm bill credits persisted months after the credits were issued last year.

KSAT 12 anchors Steve Spriester and Stephania Jimenez will be joined by local experts, stakeholders and a city council member to take a closer look at the changes made by power companies.

When it comes to tree trimming to ensure power line safety, who is responsible?

In the wake of last year's freeze, CPS Energy says it has spent $2 million on preparing its power plants -- built to operate in Texas summers -- to hold up and keep operating in the freezing cold, too.

Although this week’s strong cold front won’t be as extreme as last year's freeze, families should still prepare.

A rating agency has taken CPS Energy’s bond rating down a notch less than two weeks after city council passed a rate increase that was supposed to help keep the utility’s credit strong.

The residents of a North Side home were displaced for the night following a house fire early Friday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said.

All hands are on deck Thursday at the Bexar County Emergency Operations Center as they prepared for winter weather.

Families are gearing up for the cold days ahead, stocking up on food and counting of their utility providers to stay on top of the situation as the first big weather event since the February 2021 storm approaches.

CPS Energy said it is prepared for the freezing weather forecast to hit the San Antonio area beginning Thursday.

The city and the county will open public warming centers on Thursday due to expected freezing temperatures.

"12 On Your Side" is KSAT's weekly consumer round-up dedicated to providing the information that can better your life, written by award-winning journalist and KSAT consumer reporter Marilyn Moritz.

The San Antonio City Council approved the first CPS Energy rate increase in eight years, and it’s just the beginning of the many more rate increases.

San Antonio City Council approved the first CPS Energy rate increase in eight years on Thursday, which will raise the average homeowner’s monthly bill by about $5.10.

As a proposed CPS Energy rate increase heads to the San Antonio City Council for a vote this week, some customers are saying not so fast. Many who left in the dark during last year’s winter storm are asking why utility leaders aren’t taking a pay cut instead.

The Legacy is a 20-unit townhome project near Pearl at the corner of North St. Mary’s Street and East Euclid Avenue.

In less than a week, the San Antonio City Council will vote on the first CPS Energy rate increase in eight years, but it’s not clear yet if there are enough votes to pass it.

CPS Energy has sold the second of two buildings comprising its downtown headquarters, and the buyer plans to turn it into a hotel.

CPS energy wants to raise rates. They say it’s needed to better weatherize equipment, get new equipment, to cover debt from the winter storm and for staff.

CPS Energy was ranked 12th out of 12 utilities serving residential customers in the South-Large region according to the J.D. Power 2021 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released this month.

While February’s deadly winter storm not only left hundreds of thousands of San Antonio residents without power in subfreezing temperatures, some for days on end, it also exposed a large number of organizational issues within CPS Energy, the largest public power company in the nation.

As CPS Energy pushes for city council approval of a new rate hike, the utility’s interim CEO doesn’t expect to win over many of its customers.

The rate hike has been expected for several months, and while it’s lower than the double-digit percentage increase the utility originally wanted, many customers still have questions. We have answers.

Through the new Alamo Regional Security Operations Center at Port San Antonio, city officials say they can collaborate closely with CPS Energy -- and possibly soon other local organizations -- to help each other better protect against cyberattacks.

CPS Energy used false data when submitting a diversity spending report and utility officials have recently been unable to rule out whether the miscalculations were done intentionally, a KSAT 12 Defenders investigation reveals.

The utility needs council’s support to institute a two-pronged approach to raising customers’ bills: a 3.85 percent increase to the base rates and a bump in the fuel adjustment charge. Combined, CPS officials say those changes would raise the average residential customer’s bill by about 3.3 percent - or $5.10 per month.

Ex-CPS Energy executive Fred Bonewell was a prolific spender of public money, expense reports and receipts obtained by KSAT 12 Defenders show.

CPS Energy will ask City Council on Wednesday to consider a 3.85% increase to the base rate - far below the 10% hike that former CEO Paula Gold-Williams had previously said the utility was considering.

As San Antonio’s city-owned utilities prepare for another winter, they’ve been taking steps to ensure the city isn’t left as vulnerable as it was during the February freeze.

San Antonio city's council on Thursday agreed to spend $30 million helping residents with their utility bills.

Some downtown CPS Energy customers are experiencing outages, affecting more than 300 in the area.

Saturday, Nov. 14, is Free Landfill Day for San Antonio residents.

CPS Energy has now spent over $7 million on outside attorneys and consultants to fight natural gas bills it racked up during February’s winter storm, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.

Rudy D. Garza will serve as CPS Energy's interim president and CEO, according to the board of trustees.

Multiple underground explosions heard in downtown San Antonio overnight were caused by equipment failure, according to CPS Energy.

The City of San Antonio is considering using a $30 million chunk of the federal money it received from the American Rescue Plan Act to help pay off or pay down the overdue utility bills of struggling San Antonio residents.

Council members’ concerns over the process for appointing trustees to the city’s water and utilities spurred lengthy discussions Thursday, but ultimately weren’t enough to derail the newest SAWS and CPS Energy board appointments.

CPS Energy President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams plans to leave the public utility in early 2022, according to a news release.