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South Texas this summer is delivering extreme weather events and higher temperatures. How is CPS prepared for this? Aside from the hotter days and longer heat waves, how are growing development, data centers and bitcoin mining impacting the local demand for power?
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President and CEO Rudy Garza said the power provider will be transparent in its communication with its 930,000 electric customers in the San Antonio area.
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The deal will add 1,710 megawatts of power to the CPS Energy generation porfolio. The utility said this will help add critical capacity and retire older gas units.
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The city-owned power company reported the typical customer will see an average $4.45 monthly increase — or an annual increase of more than $53.
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The council passed the increase in a 8-3 vote with council members Teri Castillo, Marc Whyte, and Jalen McKee-Rodriguez voting against the measure.
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The rate hike is down from the utility's initial forecast of a 5.5% increase, and it's estimated to generate $85 million.
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District 6's Melissa Cabello Havrda filed a Council Consideration Request (CCR) this week that would modify the city's 14 percent draw from CPS Energy amid strains in the state's power grid this summer.
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The Texas power grid survived another close call Thursday evening. While record energy demand came dangerously close to the available supply, a need for rolling blackouts did not arise — as San Antonio officials had warned. CPS Energy, the municipally owned utility, thanked San Antonio residents on social media for "doing their part to conserve today."
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The adopted plan will use a mix of wind, solar, gas, and energy storage. San Antonio's Spruce 1 coal plant will be shut down by 2028, and generation at Spruce 2 plant is expected to be converted to gas by 2027.
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CPS Energy and SAWS also described other efforts to make their systems more resilient.