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CPS Energy plans to rebuild its existing single-circuit 345kV transmission infrastructure — constructed in the 1970s — into a new double-circuit 345kV transmission infrastructure. The line will connect the CPS Energy Spruce Station in Bexar County to the STEC Pawnee Station in Karnes County by crossing Wilson County; the approximately 46-mile project is estimated to cost 6 million. The new line, by adding another electric transmission pathway between generation resources and burgeoning population centers, should make the Texas electric grid stronger and more reliable, according to CPS Energy. Information about the proposal was presented at an open house in Floresville...Article Link

In this episode of The Great Trials Podcast, hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey discuss the case of Robert and Virginia Rymers vs. CPS Energy with trial lawyers Mike Lyons and Chris Simmons of Lyons & Simmons. Remember to rate and review GTP on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite platform. --- Case Details: The case involves a devastating natural gas explosion in a San Antonio home that resulted in severe burn injuries to Robert and Virginia Rymers. The gas lines had not been properly maintained or inspected by CPS Energy. The defense argued it was not a natural gas explosion, positing alternative theories. However, the jury sided with the plaintiffs, resulting in a $109.5 million verdict. (Source) --- Guest Bios: Michael Lyons Michael Lyons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons and concentrates his practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases as well as “bet the company” complex business disputes. Lyons has a national reputation for achieving outstanding results for his clients by displaying a mastery of the facts and law while utilizing creativity, tenacity, and cutting-edge technology. Over the past 25+ years of practice, Lyons has tried cases to juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the state of Texas and all over the country. In the process, Lyons has obtained verdicts, awards, and settlements totaling over a billion dollars on behalf of his clients—many involving high profile, high exposure matters. Lyons has extensive trial experience in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries, wrongful death, and product liability. Lyons' cases are as diverse and extensive as his approach to his cases. He has handled cases involving: brain and spinal cord injuries, electrocutions, aviation disasters involving helicopters and airplanes, trucking accidents, construction site accidents, industrial accidents, motor vehicle products liability, pharmaceutical, and medical device products liability, large business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties, medical malpractice, high profile contract disputes involving college football coaches and celebrities, and fire and explosion cases. Read Full Bio --- Guest Bios: Christopher Simmons Chris Simmons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons. He focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has developed a reputation as a highly-skilled warrior who combines a tireless work ethic with a creative and innovative approach to achieve results for the people that matter most—his clients. Simmons treats his clients' problems as his own. Simmons wants his clients to know that he will stand up for them against their opponents. Anytime. Anywhere. Simmons is a firm believer that results speak louder than words and with that mindset he pursues justice for his clients. His pursuit of justice has resulted in him trying cases to verdict throughout the state of Texas and obtaining multimillion-dollar results for his clients in states across the country. Simmons, along with firm Co-Founder Michael Lyons, has assembled a team of lawyers that has been consistently recognized as leaders in their field. Simmons and his team have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments, awards, and settlements on behalf of their clients. Read Full Bio --- LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Lyons & Simmons on Facebook Lyons & Simmons on LinkedIn Lyons & Simmons on Instagram --- Check out previous episodes and meet the GTP Team: Great Trials Podcast --- Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services  Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com Production Team: Dee Daniels Media Podcast Production

In this episode of Full Disclosure, we share an extraordinary story of resilience, leadership, and community effort in the face of disaster. Our hosts, Tyler Traudt and Nina Enholm, are joined by Melissa Moore, CFO of Buncombe County, and Matt Evans, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, as they recount their experiences navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which devastated Western North Carolina. Melissa and Matt share personal and professional accounts of the storm's impact, from the harrowing challenges of managing emergency operations without communication systems to ensuring that first responders were fed, roads were cleared, and resources were distributed. Melissa reflects on stepping into her role at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) while Matt describes the importance of documenting every expense for FEMA reimbursement and the painstaking process of modeling the financial impacts of the disaster on the county's tax base. This episode shows the remarkable spirit of the Buncombe County community, where residents and local businesses rallied with heavy equipment, supplies, and sheer determination to assist in rescue and recovery efforts.  Episode Images Featured Guests Melissa Moore is the Finance Director for Buncombe County Government, bringing over 15 years of experience in public finance and local government to her role. Since stepping into this position in September 2023, Melissa has focused on advancing financial strategies, managing government bonds, and ensuring sound budgetary processes that align with the County's goals. Prior to her current role, Melissa served as the Director of Finance for the City of Pflugerville, Texas, where she oversaw financial operations for over two years. Her extensive career includes key positions such as Assistant Director of Finance for the City of San Marcos, Texas, and Finance Program Manager at CPS Energy, one of the largest municipally-owned utilities in the nation. Matt Evans, MPA, CLGBO, is the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Buncombe County Government, where he oversees debt issuance, financial forecasting, and the implementation of fiscal regulations to ensure the County's financial health. With almost ten years of experience at Buncombe County, Matt has spearheaded initiatives ranging from managing multi-million-dollar grants to leading strategic financial planning and risk mitigation efforts. An expert in public finance, Matt has presented on government reporting at the national Workday Rising conference and is a certified Workday Financials power user. He holds a Master of Public Affairs from Western Carolina University, where he was recognized as Public Management Student of the Year, and is passionate about driving innovation and efficiency in local government finance.

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover Chevron's upgrade of its Pasadena refinery, CPS Energy and OCI's announcement of a major battery energy storage system in Texas, U.S. natural gas production trends, Chevron and ExxonMobil's exploration into low-carbon power solutions for AI, and Dow's partnership with Macquarie in a $2.4 billion infrastructure deal.   This episode is sponsored by Dräger, your industrial plant safety and rental solution.   For more news on the renewable energy industry, manufacturing industry, oil and gas industry and more, visit bicmagazine.com.   #EnergyNews #OilAndGas #Chevron #SustainableEnergy #NaturalGas #Infrastructure

CPS Energy uses a combination of wood, concrete, and steel structures and wires in constructing transmission structures, as reported in “CPS Energy outlines plan to rebuild existing transmission line” in the Nov. 27 Wilson County News. However, the project to reconstruct the transmission line between the utility's Spruce station in Bexar County and the Pawnee substation in Karnes County will involve all steel structures.Article Link

The reconstruction of a 46-mile transmission line passing through parts of Bexar, Wilson, and Karnes counties shouldn't require the acquisition of additional easement. That's good news for landowners along the line's path, which extends generally south-southeast from CPS Energy's Spruce substation southeast of San Antonio to the utility's Pawnee substation southwest of Karnes City. “We plan to stay within the existing easement,” said LeeRoy Perez, a CPS Energy vice president for transmission and distribution engineering, at a Nov. 18 open house at the Early Childhood Center in Floresville for interested area residents. Those who attended could visit various stations with...Article Link

CPS Energy is proposing reconstruction of a transmission line through parts of Bexar, Wilson, and Karnes counties and wants area residents to know about it. The San Antonio-based utility has scheduled a free informational open house for Monday, Nov. 18, at the Floresville Early Childhood Center cafeteria, 1200 Fifth St. in Floresville, from 6-8 p.m. CPS Energy representatives will be available to receive comments and answer questions. This event will have an informal “come and go” type format, consisting of information stations addressing specific areas of the project. Those attending are encouraged to review each station and ask questions. For...Article Link

Join us for an insightful episode of Where Public Finance Works, featuring Melissa Moore, the Finance Director for Buncombe County, North Carolina. Host Tyler Traudt explores Melissa's unique transition from the private sector to public finance, sharing how her analytical background and experience in financial planning have driven meaningful change in local government. Melissa discusses her journey from Texas to North Carolina, offering a behind-the-scenes look at her strategic approach to financial planning and cash flow management. She explains how Buncombe County is handling growth and public trust challenges, and how her team focuses on maximizing taxpayer dollars through smart cash investments and long-term financial forecasting. This episode sheds light on the critical role of finance in local government, from managing bond proceeds to planning for future capital projects.    Featured Guest Melissa Moore is the Finance Director for Buncombe County Government, a role she has held since September 2023. With over 15 years of experience in public finance and local government, Melissa has developed expertise in managing government bonds, overseeing budgetary processes, and fostering financial strategies for municipalities. Before joining Buncombe County, Melissa served as the Director of Finance for the City of Pflugerville, Texas, where she led financial operations for over two years. Her career also includes positions such as Assistant Director of Finance for the City of San Marcos, Texas, and Finance Program Manager at CPS Energy, one of the largest municipally-owned utilities in the U.S. Melissa's well-rounded experience in financial planning, debt management, and government budgeting positions her as a leading voice in public finance, ensuring that government resources are allocated effectively to benefit the community.   Episode Resources Guide to Liquidity Management Strategies for Treasurers From Bond Proceeds to Rebates: The Lifecycle of a Construction Account Debt Service Calculator for Tax-Exempt Bonds

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Energy demand is entering peak season across Texas, and CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza and his team are prepared for another hot summer season. In addition to Mother Nature, the CPS Energy team is adding capacity for the Alamo City's continuing growth. In this episode, SABJ Editor-in-Chief Ed Arnold invites Garza to provide an update.

Editor: There is an article in the April 20, 2024, San Antonio Express-News about CPS Energy keeping more of the windfall revenue it generates rather than give it to the City of San Antonio to squander on things like flying women out of state for abortions. To me, that whole setup is corrupt. At our City Council meeting in Elmendorf April 18, a couple that had been given a variance to build a new home on a property and get rid of the old home came wanting more time due to CPS-caused delays. We gave what they requested and then...Article Link

On this episode of More to thePoint, Jonathan Gurwitz meets with Rudy Garza, president and CEO of CPS Energy, and Janie Gonzalez, board chair of CPS Energy, to discuss the recently approved rate increase, the proactive work CPS is undertaking, strategic planning and much more.If you are interested in learning more about CPS Energy and the recent rate increase, click HERE. If you have questions about this episode, or want to learn more about KGBTexas, please visit our website, or email us HERE.

CPS Energy is asking the city council for a 4.25 percent rate hike. The proposed rate increase could raise customer bills by just under $5 dollars. The local power company says it needs the extra income to hire additional employees and improve and build new infrastructure.

Workers from CPS Energy and the Floresville Electric Light & Power System (FELPS) work to move FELPS' new transformer into position Nov. 7 at the Eagle Creek substation north of Floresville. Read full story on page 2A.Article Link

Residents of St. Hedwig are invited to City Hall on the second Wednesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to meet with staff from U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's office, along with representatives of various organizations, for assistance and information about different programs. The next event will be Wednesday, Aug 9. Rep. Cuellar's staff will be available to assist residents with federal agencies. Other organizations in attendance will include AACOG, CPS Energy, East Central SUD, and BiblioTech Public Library. Additionally, a St. Hedwig city staff member and a staff member with the office of Bexar County Commissioner Pct....Article Link

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CPS Energy, the San Antonio municipally owned electric utility, offers a number of programs to encourage homeowners to save electricity.

Rudy Garza, CEO of CPS Energy, the nation's largest integrated municipal power and gas utility, doesn't mince words when it comes to the effort by some policymakers in Texas to punish renewables for the broad failures during Winter Storm Uri. Garza became CEO a little over a year ago but has deep experience in Texas energy. And as one of the largest generators and customers in ERCOT, CPS Energy has a unique position in the market. Garza, while recognizing the need for more dispatchable resources in the ERCOT market, opposes efforts to penalize renewables, a current legislative focus. "I think it's crazy to penalize renewables. We need every megawatt on the system that we can get our hands on," Garza said on Episode 8 of the Texas Power Podcast.If you like the Texas Power Podcast, please leave a rating and review!The Texas Power Podcast is a production of Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy. Check out our podcast for the solar industry, Factor This!You can connect with Texas Power Podcast host Doug Lewin on Twitter and LinkedIn.  TIMESTAMPS2:16 - About Rudy Garza4:29 - About CPS8:03 - Winter Storm Uri 11:12 - Rotating outages15:56 - Market redesign proposals in the legislature18:23 - Attempts to penalize renewables 20:35 - Closing coal units and diversification of energy sources at CPS23:56 - Battery storage25:23 - Deliverability issues with natural gas28:46 - Energy efficiency, virtual power plants, demand response35:20 - Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, including direct pay for municipal utilities like CPS42:18 - Large scale storage, including CPS' pumped hydro storage pilot44:58 - Distributed storage47:20 - How CPS empowers customer to reduce costs and increase efficiency51:45 - CPS's future52:44 - EVs

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Maria Stanton, Vice President of Supply Chain at CPS Energy, details the strategies that the public power utility has used to address supply chain challenges for transformers and other materials.

"At 12:07am, crews were able to successfully complete repairs and restore service to all of the 4,695 customers served by our Eagle Creek Substation. These repairs have been ongoing all day and were completed ahead of schedule. Our crews along with crews from CPS Energy will continue to install the mobile substation providing a back-up transformer if other issues are encountered. This mobile substation will stay in position as a back-up until permanent repairs have been made at Eagle Creek Substation. We appreciate the patience and support of our customers as well as the efforts of our employees and CPS...Article Link

Wondering if your utility should hire a meteorologist? In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brian Alonzo, CPS Energy's first chief meteorologist, details the benefits that will flow from bringing on a meteorologist.

Our education and job system is skewed. We force everyone into college as tradition to major in any random course of study and graduate after 4 years.  But some of these degrees don't have a job market out there for them after college. So they end up behind the counter, as Starbucks baristas. Simply making ends meet. But there's good news. There's a good career path you can take without wasting 4 years in college. In fact, there's a huge gap for these kinds of people. Tons of business owners are asking for people who followed this path. So what is this career path? In today's episode, Todd Fleming, a CPS Energy veteran retired at 55 years old, shares why learning a trade is a great career path. You'll also discover the massive freedom and monetary benefits that come with working as a skilled worker. Listen now. Show highlights include: Why a trade program is just as important as your college degree (6:04) How Todd went from making minimum wage as a laborer to retiring at 55 (without jumping from job to job) (8:37) How learning a trade can give you more than million dollars in pension (13:44) The right things to consider before retiring (so you don't drown in debt) (12:15) A great career blueprint you can follow if you want to be in a trade. (19:49) Disclosure: "Clicking the Like button does not constitute a testimonial for, recommendation or endorsement of our advisory firm, any associated person, or our services. Clicking the Like button is merely a mechanism to circulate our social media page. “Like” is not meant in the traditional sense. In addition, postings must refrain from recommending us or providing testimonials for our firm."

CPS Energy will host a Community Program Fair on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church and parish hall at 16505 Kilowatt Road in Elmendorf. This family-friendly event will give citizens the opportunity to meet CPS energy experts, safety educators, community outreach, and customer service representatives as they share information about electric and natural gas service, customer programs, energy efficiency and bill assistance, and more. The fair will also include activities for kids, refreshments, and prizes. For more information, visit cpsenergy.com/events.Article Link

As the operator of the Texas electric grid, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is familiar with high stakes. But it's not extreme weather that has the grid operator on its toes this time. It's litigation before the Texas Supreme Court over whether ERCOT is in fact a division of state government and thus protected by sovereign immunity, meaning it can't be sued. Merchant power developer Panda Power and San Antonio public utility CPS Energy are leading the charge against ERCOT, and market participants and consumers alike are wondering what it will mean for their wallets. S&P Global Commodity Insights senior editor Mark Watson caught up with K&L Gates partner Maria Faconti for her take on the case after oral arguments were held Jan. 9. She laid out the consequences for the grid operator, market participants and Texans, and what happens next if either Panda or CPS prevails in their lawsuits against ERCOT. Stick around after the interview for Chris Van Moessner with the Market Minute, a look at near-term oil market drivers.

The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has come quite a long way since episode 1 was published in December 2019. Now three years and over 100 episodes in, and we continue to bring the leading voices of the energy and utility sector to our listeners who are working in the industry as well. As a way to celebrate the completion of another wildly successful year of podcasts and to recap the fun we had throughout 2022, this week we present our now traditional year-in-review episode Listen in as podcast host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester are joined by Energy Central's VP, Audra Drazga, as they each share clips from their favorite episodes of the year. We dive into the key thinkers, the most critical stories and themes, and even the lighthearted moments of personality shared by the guests of the podcast. Whether you're a regular listener who wants to take a stroll down memory lane with this recap or you're a new listener who wants a crash course in what episodes you may have missed, download and listen to this episode as you celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year, and we'll see you again for more great episodes in 2023 and beyond! Key Links Episode transcript: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-107-2022-year-review-highlighting-top-episodes-guests-and-moments-year Clips Referenced: Jamie Crawford of Critigen: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-66-are-you-overlooking-critical-tool-solving-most-pressing-challenges Russ Ehrlich of Exelon and Ryan Gerbrandt of Anterix: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-71-road-decision-exelon%E2%80%99s-vision-private-broadband-network-grid Kevin Hernandez, Partner at ScottMadden: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-72-keys-developing-successful-utility-ev-programs-kevin-hernandez-partner Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, Consumers Energy: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-76-preparing-ev-shift-utility-perspective-lauren-youngdahl-snyder-vp Bill Meehan and Pat Hohl of Esri: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-80-taking-geographic-approach-public-grid-investment-bill-meehan-and-pat Larry Rush of AVANGRID: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-85-elevating-utility-energy-efficiency-programs-next-level-larry-rush Jacob Williams, CEO and General Manager of FMPA: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-86-keeping-electricity-affordable-among-high-energy-costs-jacob-williams Rudy Garza, Interim President & CEO of CPS Energy: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-88-eyes-energy-efficiency-grid-resilience-and-clean-energy-lonestar-state Charles Marshall and Brian Drumm of ITC: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-91-creating-tangible-transmission-improvements-charles-marshall-and-brian Jay Sadler Of Duke Energy: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-94-prioritizing-and-advancing-battery-fire-safety-utilities-jay-sadler Esri's Bill Meehan & Pat Hohl: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-95-debating-utilities-role-transportation-electrification-esris-bill Angela Marra of TECO Peoples Gas: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-96-%E2%80%98tracking-gas-flows-and-infrastructure-gis-and-other-digital-tools David Groarke, Paul Sayour, and Leo Trudel of Indigo Advisory Group: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-98-advancing-world-grid-tech-david-groarke-paul-sayour-and-leo-trudel Calvin Butler, Senior Executive VP and COO of Exelon: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-99-creating-real-change-utility-equity-investment-calvin-butler-senior Bill Nussey: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-101-disrupting-energy-entrepreneurial-perspective-bill-nussey-energy Damian Sciano And Leon Bukhman, Con Edison: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-103-unleashing-power-integrated-data-damian-sciano-and-leon-bukhman-con Steven Turner, Senior Engineer at APS: energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-104-conditional-monitoring-generator-maintenance-without-downtime-steven

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Rudy Garza, CPS Energy's President and CEO, details how the utility has responded to ongoing supply chain challenges facing the electric utility sector, as well as provides additional details on the utility's FlexPOWER Bundle initiative.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Harris County's 2 Republican commissioners are playing hardball in fighting for taxpayers and so are the Leftist Democrats there. Isn't it shameful that many of your local GOP nominated officials will not truly go to bat for you opposing tax increases when they don't even have to worry about the consequences from local Democrats with power?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Latest Quinnipiac poll lines up with others except it shows the GOP (Abbott by proxy) most trusted on gun related issues.How can, after claiming such dire financial damage due to the big Texas freeze, San Antonio's CPS Energy now be so over loaded with cash that it has to hand out big rebates to customers? I think it shows that while the costs were real to some in the big freeze, there was also a lot insincere bickering.More border related new including a big expense by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News that was a complete bust.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com 

Success for the energy sector will not come overnight but through small, meaningful steps that move the industry forward in its goal of a sustainable future. Paula Gold-Williams and Jackie Flowers joined the show to discuss the challenges facing the electric industry as it seeks to evolve with the various dynamics that are currently in motion. With more visibility to the end state and less clarity on the path to get there, they discuss why innovation is critical and how a diverse workforce is needed who can think creatively, problem solve and embrace new solutions.   Paula Gold-Williams recently retired after serving as the President and CEO of CPS Energy, and is now serving in various Board and Advisory roles including on the DOE Secretary Energy Advisory Board. Jackie Flowers is the director & CEO at Tacoma Public Utilities and Board Chair of Grid Forward.

The San Antonio River Authority (River Authority) has announced that the San Antonio Regional Flood Planning Group (Region 12) has submitted its Draft Regional Flood Plan to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). The River Authority was selected by Region 12 to serve as the Planning Group Sponsor, to administer the planning group and its scope of work. Region 12 is composed of planning group members representing various interest groups and organizations within the San Antonio River Basin, including Bandera County River Authority & Groundwater District, Bexar County, City of Boerne, City of San Antonio, CPS Energy, Greater Edwards Aquifer...Article Link

The City of San Antonio's proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 was presented to city council earlier this month. This year the city is noticeably flush with cash due to revenue from CPS Energy.

Have you ever wondered where the Spurs logo came from? RJ Marquez caught up with the artist behind the design for a look back on how it all came together. Top stories: Monkeypox cases have doubled in the U.S.-- how the vaccine is adapting to be made available to more people. 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. Nearly three months after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, the Uvalde CISD girls volleyball team returned to the court and were met with unwavering support from their competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electricity bills are at an all-time high, and many CPS Energy customers are beginning to see the difference on their bills. Prices jumped up more than 50% in June alone.

Listen to Trey Ware on demand. Topics include Kamala Harris and her pronouns, CPS Energy rates going up, and our weekly visit with Breitbart's John Hayward.

Fair or not, the eyes of the utility industry have been on Texas in recent months. After Winter Storm Uri in early 2021 nearly brought the grid down completely, state lawmakers, utility leaders, and innovators have been seeking ways to ensure grid resilience is at the top of the agenda. And leading into the summer season, those new strategies appeared poised to be put to the test thanks to record heatwaves that would bring with them previously unseen levels of power demand. At CPS Energy, interim President and CEO Rudy Garza has taken this spotlight seriously and leveraged the expertise across his teams to ensure that every tool in the toolbox has been tapped into to prepare the San Antonio utility for what's to come. From ensuring low-hanging energy efficiency fruit was tapped into to ramping up the additional sources of clean energy and peak load energy resources, Rudy has shown confidence that CPS Energy customers can count on the lights to stay on this summer. To dive into the lessons learned from last year and highlight the efforts that are continually ongoing, Rudy joins host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester to share his perspective. Key Links Link to Energy Central Post with Full Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-88-eyes-energy-efficiency-grid-resilience-and-clean-energy-lonestar-state Link to Create Your Own Profile on Energy Central: energycentral.com/user/register Rudy Garza's profile on Energy Central: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/rudy-garza Did you know? The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has been identified as one of the industry's 'Top 25 Energy Podcasts': blog.feedspot.com/energy_podcasts

In the middle of a busy Monday morning, the lights went out in Floresville and Poth. More than 14,000 Floresville Electric Light & Power System customers were without power for about 90 minutes April 18, due to a transmission issue at CPS Energy, which provides electricity for FELPS to distribute across its service area. The power failure affected the entire city of Floresville, as well as Poth, including city and county offices, and businesses across both communities. The outage prompted the Floresville Independent School District to release students early at all but Floresville North Elementary School, as there were no...Article Link

UPDATE 12:01pm – CPS Energy crews have identified the problem, according to FELPS; estimated repair time is 1-2 hours. *** The city of Floresville is in the dark, following a transmission outage. The outage, which started just after 11am Monday and affects approximately 14,000 customers, may continue for between 2 and 4 hours, according to Marcy Jacobs, chief operating officer at the Floresville Electric Light & Power System (FELPS). Jacobs says the problem is on the CPS Energy side of operations. The outage affects all of Floresville and nearby areas.Article Link

Meteorologist Sarah Spivey gives a detailed forecast of potential severe weather in the San Antonio area. CPS Energy crews and SAFD respond to power outages and fires that resulted from the weather. Ukrainian officials have rejected a Russian demand to surrender their city in exchange for safe passage out of the city. Why White House officials were considering handing out gas cards to Americans but quickly shut down the idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At 15 years old Gabe recorded his first 2 song demo in Nashville with his brother's high school buddy Touchstone Mcdonald. When Gabe turned 16, his brother left to college leaving behind a guitar that Gabe self taught himself with and where a year later Gabe joined a band from Pearsall, Texas called the “Texas Wranglers”. During a family vacation in South Padre Island, Gabe and his dad met Clint Bullard, a Nashville songwriter who was performing at a nearby hotel. Clint allowed Gabe to sing a few songs and months after Gabe and his brother flew out to Nashville to cut a full country album with Clint. In high school, with some musical experiences already under his belt, at age 17 he was asked to sing and compete for his high school FFA program. Gabe competed in and won all rounds of the competitions and performed back to back years at the National FFA Convention.​After playing with country band the “Texas Wranglers” Gabe and the band regrouped and began a new band renaming themselves the “Maverick Creek Cowboys”. Gabe and the band toured the South Texas scene gaining a following and also later landing a First Place spot at the Annual State Colgate Country Showdown. After graduating from high school Gabe landed a job in San Antonio working 8 years for CPS Energy and using every vacation day traveling back and forth to Nashville gaining major attention from major record labels while working with Bart Bartler. Bart and his Dad Bill Butler from Hondo, Texas were introduced to Gabe by friend Tommy Calame. Bart who is a successful songwriter & producer in Nashville continued working with Gabe where in 2006 he produced another full country album with Gabe that gained more major label interest and hinted for Gabe to move to Nashville. In 2007 Gabe hit the hardest time of his life when his dad Juan J. Garcia Sr. passed away. With Gabe's dad and family being very supportive in his musical accomplishments Gabe then decided to quit his job, sell his home, and finally move to Nashville in January 2008.After 3 months into moving to Nashville Gabe landed a spot on NBC's then popular show Nashville Star in 2008 where he placed First Runner-up out of 65,000 total contestants that tried out. Shortly after the show Gabe was taken in by Manager Erv Woosley, whom currently still manages George Strait. Gabe and Erv worked together for 2 years while also landing a one year songwriting deal with Bill Butler Music who published well known Strait songs such as “Baby Blue” and “Love Without End Amen”. After the 2 years Gabe was then managed and signed to another writing deal with John Rich of country duo “Big & Rich”. While working With John, Gabe landed a record deal with Average Joe's Entertainment out of Nashville. After 5 years of living in Nashville Gabe decided to just follow his roots back to South Texas. As he continues to travel back and forth between Tennessee and Texas, Gabe left his Nashville label and began his own current label 396 Entertainment with Dallas, Texas buddy Jody Redlich.​While Gabe has had an awesome adventure in his long running music career and experiences playing the smokey bars of South Texas, opening for major country artists in large venues, being on major network television, toured and played Canada and France, radio stations playing his music all over the world, and many more accomplishments under his belt, Gabe continues to love his passion for music which he will never let down. Gabe has 3 country albums "Shotglass", "Missing", and "Cold Beer and a Suntan" available on iTunes, Spotify, and Pandora. You can connect with Gabe via his social media accounts located above or for more info and tour dates right here on gabegarcia.com.

San Antonio will be in freezing temperatures for 26 hours but nothing close to what we saw last February. Meteorologist Justin Horne details what the weather is looking like Thursday and into the weekend. The freezing rain may cause a mess on the roads. Traffic Authority Steven Cavazos has a look at roads shut down as a precaution. Plus hear from CPS Energy's interim President on what is causing current power outages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this week's Power Chat – we bring back an Oldie but Goodie – Ms. Paula Gold-Williams, CEO and President with CPS Energy in San Antonio. In this excerpt from last year's sitdown, Ms. Gold-Williams discusses the company's Flexible Path initiative and a funny quip about how the name for … The post The Green Insider – Power Chat – Ep. 35 – Paula Gold-Williams – CPS Energy – CEO/President appeared first on eRENEWABLE.

Episode Notes On today's episode we have Emmanuel Zamora, or Alex, as his friends call him. Alex is currently an electrical engineer working at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He was born and raised in the great city of Brownsville, Texas, graduated from Hanna High School, and received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His experience as an electrical engineer includes an internship at the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, a job at CPS Energy, and then landing an opportunity as a sub-contractor for NASA on the International Space Station program, where he provided engineering support for the space station's electrical power system, or EPS. More specifically, for the Spartan Controller at Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Alex recently stepped into his new role as a NASA civil servant in January of this year 2021, where he oversees and implements policies over numerous programs. His long-term goal is to become a flight director. Recorded on 2 April 2021. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:14 - Space travel 00:04:33 - Interstellar 00:09:06 - Star Wars and movie technology 00:14:15 - NASA film restoration 00:17:28 - Excerpt from Scott Kelly's "Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery" 00:25:48 - Emmanuel Alex Zamora 00:28:52 - The Star Wars Expanded Universe 00:32:09 - Path to NASA 00:45:30 - PHOENIX, SPARTAN Flight Controller, ISS ATCS/EPS 00:59:19 - Spacesuits and EVA 01:05:21 - Building 9 01:08:28 - Astronaut safety and daily lives 01:13:11 - ISS electrical power system and solar arrays 01:19:10 - Yeet 01:21:30 - Orbital speed and microgravity 01:28:04 - Spotting the ISS 01:31:25 - Expeditions into space 01:36:15 - SpaceX 01:43:56 - Exploration of the unknown 01:50:59 - A one-way ticket to Mars? 01:56:16 - Mission control and Gene Kranz 01:59:11 - Tungsten Flight 02:01:48 - Meeting astronauts 02:07:07 - Artemis, Orion, and Gateway 02:15:57 - Space station occultations and observing 02:21:56 - Imaging technology 02:27:41 - Martian pyramids and extremophiles 02:37:33 - Rocket launches 02:41:40 - Future plans 02:47:14 - Outro

Episode Summary - In this episode, we discuss PR strategies that help businesses build visibility and trust to grow their business. Key Learnings: Name of the Guest - Melissa Vela-Williamson About the Guest - Melissa Vela-Williamson, a PR, is an award-winning communicator with over 16 years of general market and multicultural integrated marketing communications experience in agency, corporate and nonprofit settings. Today, she serves clients as the Chief Communication Architect of her own virtual agency, MVW Communications. Melissa's a 360° communicator but has special expertise and accreditation in public relations. Through MVW, she works directly as a consultant, assembles expert account teams to develop and implement campaigns, or collaborates with larger agencies needing her PR or specialized experience. During her career, she has directed public relations, marketing, advertising, or social strategy for over 65 organizations such as H-E-B, Alamo Colleges District, Meals on Wheels San Antonio, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, Texas State University, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. In addition to agency work, she is also a professional workshop facilitator, leading workshops for Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the Children's Shelter – Family Tapestry division, CPS Energy, the San Antonio Area Foundation, and the Alamo Colleges Workforce Network. She also consults as a communication coach, has taught as adjunct faculty, writes a national column for the Public Relations Society of America, and is a frequent guest speaker at colleges across the country. Social Links of the Client: Website - http://www.mvw360.com Facebook Profile - https://www.facebook.com/MVWCommunications/ LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mvwcommunications/ About the Host: Ann Carden is a highly sought-after Expert Business Growth Consultant, Marketing Strategist, three-time published Author and a #1 Bestselling Author, and Professional Speaker for small businesses and entrepreneurs. With more than forty-one years of business experience and coaching and consulting hundreds of coaches, entrepreneur's and owners in more than forty different industries to more success, Ann knows what it takes to succeed in all areas of business. After spending thirteen years in corporate business management, Ann started her journey as an entrepreneur building businesses for herself for twenty-nine years. Her first business started out of financial hardship and Ann was able to propel that business into the international market (before the internet.) After selling that business, she went on to start and build five more businesses to succeed. She has sold those businesses and today has a passion for helping small business owners and entrepreneurs build their success. She has been featured on the affiliates of ABC, NBC, CW, and FOX, among many other media outlets. Her articles have been published on Small Business Trendsetters and Business Innovators Magazine, and she has been a featured guest on multiple podcast shows such as; “Business Innovators Radio” podcast which can be heard at: BusinessInnovatorsRadio.com/Ann-Carden. She was also chosen as one of the top coaches in the world by Six-Figure Coach Magazine. Through the years Ann has educated thousands of professionals through speaking, workshops, seminars, and online platforms as a Speaker. Social Links: Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/business-consultant-coach Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/anncarden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ann-Carden-A-Carden-Inc-110882230558068/

The Board meets with CPS Energy President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams and others about electric bills and the utility's response to last week's storm.

In the seventh episode, the Bexar Facts team sits down with Paula Gold-Williams to discuss her vision and plan for CPS Energy in San Antonio. From high energy demand and keeping rates low, to the environmental responsibility of energy companies, to the roll of energy in politics...  Christian Archer, Demonte Alexander, and Liza Barratachea discuss all this and more!   About Paula Gold-Williams: Born & raised in San Antonio, Paula has been working with CPS Energy since 2004. Here she has worked her way up through the company and has donned the title of Chief Financial Officer as well as Treasurer. She was named the President & CEO in 2016. Since then she has worked tirelessly to better serve the community and all of its energy specific needs. She has been named Woman of the Year numerous times by the San Antonio Business Journal, as well as named Thought Leader of the Year by the Energy Thought Summit. She has also won the National Keystone Leadership Award.   About Bexar Facts: At Bexar Facts, we amplify the voice of the people to shape the future of our community. We gather and share fact-based data on the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the greater San Antonio area. With the Bexar Facts podcast we breathe life into our data. We aim to level the playing field by producing real conversations, with real people and bringing scientific data directly to your fingertips. Bexar Facts, your trusted local source for community data.   Show Notes: (00:47) Introductions  (01:26) Paula's Awards (02:17) CPS Team (03:00) Initiatives Paula Brought to CPS (05:05) Bexar Facts Energy Poll (08:23) CPS on Covid (10:08) CPS on Covid Responsed/Economic Trajectory (15:00) Call to end Disconnecting Services (17:00) Keeping rates low & renewable energy (23:39) Environmental Politics (28:07) CPS Rates Adjustment/Advisory Committee/Structure  (40:22) Concluding Question Links: About Paula Gold-Williams:https://www.cpsenergy.com/en/about-us/who-we-are/senior-leadership.html Bexar Facts: https://www.bexarfacts.org/about/  Bexar Facts CPS Poll: https://www.bexarfacts.org/issue/cps-job/  

Please explain to the world why whenever you put stroller you walk by the attorneys offices that are downtown by CPS Energy why birds go straight for your head just like the story I heard about you know the Special Forces officer that took a pretty young girl on deployment and her head got blown off the first day

The Baker's Dozen here and it does not disappoint. CPS Energy President and CEO and San Antonio's 2020 Woman of the Year Paula Gold-Williams drops by The Green Insider for perhaps our most important episode yet as she discusses not just her vision and plan for CPS's continued implementation of … The post The Green Insider – EP. 13 – CPS Energy Pres. & CEO Paula Gold-Williams appeared first on eRENEWABLE.

Leaders in the Smart City Movement What is a “Smart City”? According to one definition, it's an urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data, with insights gained from that data used to manage assets, resources, and services efficiently. Clint Vince, chair of Dentons' U.S. Energy Practice and co-chair of Dentons' Global Energy Sector, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. Vince created the firm's groundbreaking Smart Cities and Connected Communities Initiative and Think Tank, and he is one of the industry's leaders on the subject. “We have been deeply involved with cities and communities around the country and around the world for decades,” Vince said. “My initial introduction in the Smart Cities concept was really through grid modernization for cities. But we quickly realized that the Smart Cities approach requires integration with many other sectors and subject areas.” Dentons system of working with power companies and other utilities to implement Smart City technology is quite innovative for a legal practice. “I think that our approach to Smart Cities is unique. I don't know of any other law firm with a think tank,” said Vince. “Our clients like it when we focus not just on legal issues, but on business and policy issues, and try to integrate all of those together.” Dentons' Smart City Think Tank has 16 pillars, including every major sector in the law firm, such as cyber, transportation, communications, intellectual property, and so on. More than 500 thought-leaders from around the globe are involved, which allows insightful sharing of best practices from the various regions. The group feels creating a Smart City requires more than just harnessing technology, it involves modernizing infrastructure. Vince offered CPS Energy, the municipal electric and gas utility serving San Antonio, Texas, as an example of a company making great strides forward in the Smart City area. He said Dentons has helped CPS Energy develop innovation zones, modernize its grid, identify dark fiber in its networks to be used for advanced telecommunications, address cyber-related issues, and team with the joint military base in San Antonio for further collaboration. CPS Energy has invested heavily in renewable energy and on energy efficiency initiatives. “We would identify them as a real rising star,” Vince said. As a global firm, Dentons works with cities all over the world. Vince suggested many other countries are well ahead of the U.S. in Smart City adoption. “Singapore often is singled out as sort of the lead Smart City in the world,” he said. “They really are extremely advanced.” Vince said Singapore invested more than $1 billion into its Smart Cities approach in 2019. Some specific infrastructure and social advancements that Vince thought were notable included Singapore's ubiquitous very-high-speed internet, which supports other initiatives. “They've got online voting down. They have an online system where any citizen can report into the city for maintenance repairs that are needed,” Vince said. Singapore's pandemic response was also a model for the world, not just in terms of policies for limiting exposure, but also its testing and tracing methods. Vince also noted that Singapore has advanced beyond pilot projects for autonomous vehicles. “They are using autonomous vehicles in portions of their city very, very effectively. They have a government technology agency, which is allowing them to be one of the leaders on sensor technology and integration with the Internet of Things. So, they are of a scale and economic dimension that they can really teach a lot of other cities some impressive things,” Vince said.

CPS Energy is the largest, municipally-owned electric and natural gas company in the country. Find out from President & CEO Paula Gold-Williams exactly why that matters, what the company does beyond turning our lights on and off, what you can do to advance environmental sustainability, and how she became the leader she is today. A first generation college graduate with degrees in fine arts and accounting, Paula shares the significance of education, continuous learning, thoughtful risk tasking, and failure to her leadership growth. Resources: CPS Energy: www.cpsenergy.com San Antonio's Community Vision for Environmental Sustainability: http://report.sa2020.org/environmental-sustainability/

One year ago, just weeks after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate accord, San Antonio's brand new City Council and its new mayor voted 9-1 to join a coalition of cities determined to meet the accord's goals for reducing the greenhouse gases that are causing climate change. The first step of the ambitious commitment was for the City-owned CPS Energy to give the University of Texas at San Antonio a $500,000 grant to study the area's sources of greenhouse gases and come up with a plan to reduce them. This week, the Rivard Report's environmental reporter, Brendan Gibbons, broke the story that UTSA has been replaced by a private consulting firm. Listen to the background.