Rudy Garza Archives - San Antonio Report

City Council heard a plan Wednesday that would use solar panels to turn municipal buildings into power generators.

CPS Energy adds another 150 megawatts of utility-scale solar to portfolio

by Lindsey Carnett January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

CPS Energy has entered into an agreement with Genesis Consolidated Industries for a 150-megawatt solar project set for completion in 2025.

CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza is optimistic about the state of the Texas power grid ahead of an approaching arctic front.

CPS Energy’s Garza on predicted arctic front: State’s power grid ‘is going to be fine’

by Lindsey Carnett January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

A CPS Energy worker tends to a power outage in South San Antonio in 2021.

CPS Energy may write off up to $42.7M from delinquent accounts

by Lindsey Carnett December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

Denver-based Vantage Data Centers has purchased 31 acres in Westover Hills to develop a data center.

Officials fear data centers, other big power users could tax Bexar County’s energy grid

by Lindsey Carnett December 11, 2023December 12, 2023

CPS Energy crews work at a power station on the South Side near Presa Street.

City Council OKs 4.25% rate increase for CPS Energy

by Lindsey Carnett December 7, 2023December 8, 2023

CPS Energy headquarters.

City Council may sign off on a second CPS Energy rate increase in vote set for next week

by Lindsey Carnett November 30, 2023December 1, 2023

Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of ERCOT (center), and Rudy Garza, CPS Energy President and CEO (right), discuss the "State of Energy" at a forum hosted Wednesday by the North San Antonio Chamber and moderated by A.J. Rodriguez, Texas 2036’s executive vice president (left).

Changes to Texas’ energy market could cost CPS Energy customers

by Lindsey Carnett March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

CPS Energy assures customers that even if they are behind on payment they will not face service disconnection.

CPS Energy to halt disconnections for cold snap, holidays despite financial concerns

by Lindsey Carnett December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

A fragment of coal that was below a conveyor belt at the Deely plant.

CPS Energy has said it will stop burning coal by 2030. Will ERCOT allow it?

by Lindsey Carnett October 25, 2022October 28, 2022

CPS Energy customers can choose to receive their roughly $29 energy credit, donate it to CPS Energy's bill assistance program or leave the money with CPS to use for weatherization efforts. The deadline to opt of receiving the rebate is January 15th.

The city has approved a CPS Energy rebate. Now what?

by Lindsey Carnett September 16, 2022September 16, 2022