Where does San Antonio get its electricity from?

Where does San Antonio get its electricity from?

The City of San Antonio’s power is delivered by CPS Energy, a municipally owned energy utility. CPS has a relatively diversified mix of fuels, including 43% natural gas, 28% coal, 14% nuclear and 14% wind. Solar and methane-gas sources account for the remaining 1%.

How is San Antonio powered?

San Antonio has 609 MW of solar panels installed across our City which can provide enough energy to power over 120,000 homes. The majority of this energy is “utility scale” (meaning the energy goes directly onto our electricity grid and does not first supply energy to a building).

How does CPS San Antonio produce electricity?

Roughly 22 percent of CPS’ power currently comes from renewable energy sources, with its natural gas plants generating 45 percent, coal accounting for 18 percent, and nuclear making up the rest, according to the utility.

Who provides power to San Antonio?

CPS Energy
CPS Energy (formerly “City Public Service Board of San Antonio”) is the municipal electric utility serving the city of San Antonio, Texas.

Who owns Rio Nogales powerplant?

Tenaska Capital Management, LLC
Rio Nogales is currently owned by a Tenaska Capital Management, LLC, affiliate, which has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with CPS Energy, capping the utility’s eight-month process to identify additional natural gas resources. The 10-year old plant is expected to be operational for the next 30 to 40 years.

What kind of energy does CPS use?

CPS has been one of the leaders in generating renewable power in Texas — wind and solar make up nearly 22 percent of its total generation capacity. Only Austin Energy depends on a larger renewable base, with 31 percent of its electricity coming from renewable power.

Does San Antonio Texas have electricity?

San Antonio’s electric grid is laid out in a network of a few hundred circuits. Each circuit serves thousands of CPS’ residential and business customers.

Who owns CPS Energy?

the City of San Antonio
CPS Energy is proud to be owned by the City of San Antonio for 78 years and is honored to serve residents for 160 years. Today, CPS Energy has more than 3,100 employees driven by our philosophy of putting People First!

Who is in charge of CPS Energy?

Paula Gold-Williams (Nov 1, 2015–)
CPS Energy/CEO

Is San Antonio Energy Regulated?

Today, approximately 85% of Texans live in a deregulated service area and can pick their electricity provider. Yes, that means 15% of the Lone Star State remains regulated by electric cooperatives, investors or municipalities, including big cities like Austin and San Antonio.

Is CPS Energy a monopoly?

CPS Energy is enjoying a growing customer base, up to 2,000 new customers a month, and part of that is due to the fact that it has not had any rivals in the market. “Right now, CPS Energy is a monopoly,” says Milton Lee, CEO of CPS Energy.

Does San Antonio have a nuclear power plant?

STP occupies a 12,200-acre (4,900 ha) site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Houston….South Texas Nuclear Generating Station.

South Texas Project (STP) Electric Generating Station
Owner(s)	NRG Energy (44%) City of San Antonio (40%) City of Austin (16%)