CPS Energy (formerly "City Public Service Board of San Antonio") is the municipal electric utility serving the city of
San Antonio, Texas. Acquired by the city in 1942, CPS Energy serves over 840,750 electricity customers and more than 352,585 natural gas customers in its service area, which includes
Bexar County and portions of its 7 surrounding counties.
History
* 1917 – San Antonio Public Service Company formed; owned by
American Light and Traction
American Light and Traction was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry's small, local power suppliers. By 1901, American Light and Traction owned and controlled over 40 gas producing plants, electric light and tra ...
* 1942 – City purchases SAPSCo for $34 million It became known as City Public Service.
* 2005 – City Public Service (or simply CPS) officially rebrands to CPS Energy.
* 2010 – J.K. Spruce 2 begins operation with more than $250 million of the best available emissions-control equipment
* 2012 – Rio Nogales, a combined-cycle natural gas plant in
Seguin, is acquired as part of strategic plan to increase low carbon fuels, and to proactively save half-a-billion dollars by not investing in Deely, the oldest coal-fired unit
*2017 – CPS Energy celebrated 75 years of being owned by the City of San Antonio.
*2018 – CPS Energy decommissioned J.T. Deely #1 and #2 Coal fired power plants in late December, ending 42 years of service.
Generation sources
As of May 2015, CPS Energy had 1,059 megawatts of wind and 444 megawatts of solar power under contract.
Former:
J.T. Deely Power Plant Unit 1, 486 MW, 1977–2018, coal, demolished.
Unit 2, 446 MW, 1978–2018, coal, demolished.
W.B. Tuttle power plant, 425 MW, 1954–2011, natural gas, demolished. and
Comal Power Plant, 70 MW, 1925–1973, coal then natural gas, redeveloped.
Governing structure
CPS Energy is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees. The Mayor of San Antonio serves as an ''ex officio'' member, for as long as they are the Mayor. Each of the other four members represents a geographical quadrant within the city, and must reside within that quadrant. They are nominated by the remaining trustees for a five-year term, with eligibility to serve one additional term. The nominations must be approved by majority vote of the San Antonio City Council.
In addition, a 15-member Citizens Advisory Committee serves as a liaison between CPS Energy and the citizens of San Antonio. Ten of the members are nominated by the ten City Council members (one from each district), while the remaining five are chosen from applicants who are interviewed by the Board. The Board approves all fifteen members, who must reside in the CPS Energy service territory and be customers of CPS Energy as well.
[CPS Energy websit]
"2009–2010 Financial Summary"
, Retrieved on Jan. 20, 2011.
See also
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Public service company
References
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External links
CPS Energy website
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Municipal electric utilities of the United States
Natural gas companies of the United States
Companies based in San Antonio
Government of San Antonio