Texas public power utility CPS Energy recently presented the utility’s efforts to its Board of Trustees as part of summer preparedness. The San Antonio utility has now completed preparedness activities as part of the formal response to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, it said on June 3.
CPS Energy attested that all transmission systems and generation units are fully compliant with all required readiness activities.
CPS Energy has focused on conducting planned maintenance for all generation units for the 2024 summer season. This includes additional hurricane preparation for the recently acquired plants in Corpus Christi and Laredo.
“Our teams have worked to ensure our plants are prepared to provide the energy our community expects and relies upon. We especially want to thank our teams that run the plants, our field crews that respond to outages while working safely under tough weather conditions,” said Rudy Garza, President & CEO of CPS Energy, in a statement. “As part of our commitment to provide reliable energy, we are doing what we need to do to have a successful summer run for our power plants.”
CPS Energy has taken several steps to prepare for reliable power plant operations during the summer.
These efforts include and are not limited to the following:
- Conducting power plant and equipment system checks
- Servicing power plant cooling systems
- Reviewing power plant summer operating procedures, including emergency operations
Emergency supplies such as utility poles and transformers are in stock to ensure quick service restoration in case of an outage, it noted.
CPS Energy has also enhanced its system for prioritizing outages and performing unplanned infrastructure work to resolve critical service issues on time.
