At its June meeting, the CPS Energy Board of Trustees approved the Texas public power utility’s updated generation planning recommendation.
"This decision represents a significant milestone in determining how CPS Energy will continue providing reliable, affordable and cleaner energy service in the years ahead," the utility said.
"The recommendation reflects extensive analysis, stakeholder engagement, and community input and supports a balanced path forward for reliability, affordability and sustainability. Throughout the engagement process, customers consistently shared that maintaining dependable service while planning responsibly for the future remains a top priority," it said.
“Generation planning isn’t about predicting the future perfectly -- it’s about being prepared for it,” said Frank Almaraz, Interim President & CEO of CPS Energy. “The Board’s approval provides a path forward as we continue making thoughtful decisions about the resources needed to serve our community. We are grateful to our Board of Trustees, customers and stakeholders whose input helped shape this important work.”
“The decision approved by the Board today is stronger because it was informed by the voices of our community,” said Dr. Francine Romero, Chair of the CPS Energy Board of Trustees. “The approved path forward reflects the priorities that customers shared with us – reliability, affordability, cleaner energy and thoughtful stewardship of our community’s energy future. We appreciate everyone who took the time to participate and help shape this important decision.”
"This work matters because our city is growing quickly, and we need to make sure our utility infrastructure grows with it. Planning ahead now helps keep power reliable for your home, supports local businesses, and makes sure we’re ready for the needs of tomorrow, not just today. While the recommendation focuses on the future, we’re still focused on delivering the dependable service our customers can rely on us every day," the utility said.
CPS Energy also presented its summer preparedness efforts to the Board of Trustees. These efforts included planned maintenance on power plants over the spring months and inspections of the cooling systems ahead of the summer.
For plants in Corpus Christi and Laredo, additional hurricane preparedness efforts have been put in place. Tree trimming also took place throughout our service area; with nearly 1,500-line miles trimmed to help reduce wildfire and storm risk. Personnel have received safety training to work in extreme heat and reviewed summer operating procedures, including conducting drills to better prepare for emergencies.
These and other summer preparedness efforts are also required by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
CPS Energy encouraged customers to enroll in Energy Alerts to receive outage-related emergency information.
