Diego Mendoza-Moyers
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CPS weatherizes 30,000th home, sets out to improve energy efficiency for tens of thousands more
The San Antonio utility’s new goal is completing weatherization of 16,000 houses and... → Read More
Corpus Christi port booms with rapid increase in LNG exports to Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war
Exports of liquefied natural gas via Corpus Christi have increased one hundredfold from 2018 to 2022. → Read More
CPS Energy signs deals to get power from gas-fired plant, add new solar farm and battery array
The city-owned utility will add 100 megawatts of solar generation from the El Patrimonio solar farm in Northwest Bexar County. → Read More
Sales of San Antonio-built Toyota models up in January, automaker’s overall sales down substantially
Sales of San Antonio-built Toyota models are up in January, though the automaker’s overall sales are down substantially. → Read More
NuStar Energy posts highest fourth-quarter profit in company history
The San Antonio company said operating income for its fuel marketing more than doubled. → Read More
Power outages rage in Austin compared to few San Antonio instances
More than 150,000 still without power in Austin as outages far exceed those experienced by CPS Energy customers. → Read More
CPS past-due bills decline as utility expects to ramp up disconnections
The balance of unpaid bills owed by CPS Energy customers declined for a second straight... → Read More
Valero has best year ever in 2022 as fourth-quarter profits triple, topping Wall Street expectations
The San Antonio-based company reported profit of $3.1 billion in the fourth quarter as its... → Read More
Gasoline prices are on the rise again as oil prices jump. San Antonio’s average Wednesday was $3.10.
Wednesday's average was up 10 cents from Tuesday, AAA reports. Despite the increases, S.A. drivers still pump the 15th-cheapest gas among all U.S. metro areas. → Read More
CPS board OKs generation plan that closes coal-fired plant in five years, relies more heavily on gas
The city-owned utility will add more natural gas and solar generating capacity to replace coal-fired plants to be shut down this decade. → Read More
San Antonio unemployment declined in late 2022, but Dallas Fed says jobs slowdown likely coming
At 3.3 percent, the December unemployment rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area was at the lowest rate since early 2020, before the pandemic. → Read More
Public Utility Commission backs late-entrant plant for Texas energy market redesign
The Public Utility Commission of Texas appeared to be leaning toward a so-called Performance Credit model to overhaul the Texas electricity market. → Read More
Nirenberg backs CPS Energy plan to shutter coal operation, rely more on natural gas, solar
The San Antonio mayor is the first of five trustees to publicly support the Portfolio 2 plan, which calls for shutting down the J.K. Spruce coal-fired generating plant. → Read More
CPS Energy’s tab for legal war after 2021 winter storm is nearly $27M. What have customers gained?
The city-owned utility has declined to disclose details of any settlements it’s reached. “I’m asking people to trust me,” its top lawyer says. → Read More
Solar generation makes another big jump in Texas in ’22, but gas is still state’s top power source
Coal-fired generation now accounts for 17 percent of the statewide total, down from 32... → Read More
Project QUEST names new CEO, tasked with pushing ahead San Antonio’s workforce training effort
Molly Biglari’s entrance as the workforce nonprofit’s new CEO comes at an inflection... → Read More
Zammiello, retiring CEO of Project QUEST, urges patience for Ready to Work job training initiative
Zammiello sees the pace of enrollments accelerating, and he remains optimistic about the potential for Ready to Work. → Read More
Toyota cedes U.S. sales crown to GM, but S.A.-built Sequoia keeps setting records
Toyota dealers sold 2,073 of the big SUVs last month, the most in any month since March 2009. → Read More
CPS Energy reporting no major outages in San Antonio amid hard freeze
CPS Energy reported few outages Friday morning as a hard freeze that’s expected to last until Saturday afternoon set in throughout the city. → Read More
Unpaid CPS customer bills reach $208 million, but it may not be the utility’s main financial threat
CPS executives on Monday said they’re making progress recouping the cash that customers... → Read More