Mentorship program brings experience full circle
Bryan DeWaal (above right) grew up on the Southeast side of San Antonio and attended East Central High School. Seeing the CPS Energy power plants in the distance at Calaveras Lake, he was always...
View ArticlePeople, Performance and Planet – CPS Energy’s community engagement report
For the first time, CPS Energy has compiled a report that represents our expansive community service efforts. Being a good corporate citizen extends far beyond providing electricity and natural gas. We...
View ArticleEVP Burley wins Executive Award for Large Business
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and Ford presented one of the top honors given to local women in business to our Executive Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer Jelynne LeBlanc-Burley this...
View ArticleCPS Energy volunteers are ‘community strong!’
CPS Energy employees demonstrate that they are not only dedicated in their jobs but are also passionate about lending a helping hand, lending an ear and lending support to help our Greater San Antonio...
View ArticleGiving back through books
Reading Buddies’ book drive offers summer reading for local kids You might say it was like Christmas shopping… in May. Our Reading Buddies made a list, checked it twice, and a shop of CPS Energy elves...
View ArticleFirst meeting of Biological Advisory Team for Habitat Conservation Plan Meets
The first meeting of the Biological Advisory Team, a group of five biologists invited to assist CPS Energy and its Citizen’s Advisory Committee on the utility’s Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) met this...
View ArticleCPS Energy’s CEO Doyle Beneby receives national recognition for leadership in...
The Keystone Policy Center honored national leaders and businesses at its 22nd Annual Leadership Awards Dinner on June 10 in Washington, D.C. for finding common ground and working collaboratively to...
View ArticleCPS Energy annual golf tournament raises record amount for Family Violence...
We are already off to an exciting start to our 2015 United Way Campaign! Our annual golf tournament with IBEW Local 500 unites CPS Energy employees, volunteers and a United Way agency for a day of fun...
View ArticleAir conditioning tips keep you from sweating repairs
People have been beating the heat since 1926, thanks to Willis Haviland Carrier, an American engineer, who invented modern air conditioning for homes. Fast forward 89 years later and more than...
View ArticleBecome energy-wise for a chance to win a prize at roadshow
Now that August is here it’s time to start thinking about back-to-school activities. Soon, kids across the city will reunite with their friends, make new ones, and, of course, soak up as much knowledge...
View ArticleCPS Energy supports United Way with record-breaking $1.1 million campaign
CPS Energy is proud be part of this community in which we live and work. Whether it’s working 24/7 to provide affordable and reliable electric and gas service to our customers or giving back to the...
View ArticleTapping into our future workforce
We see reports daily that speak to the need for employees versed in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) and the importance of preparing students to use these skills in the...
View Article2015: a year of surprise home makeovers and more
2015 was a great year! As I look back, I can’t help but think about the lives that were impacted with the KENS 5/CPS Energy Mi Casa Makeover show on Great Day SA. Plus, for the very first time, a lucky...
View ArticleHundreds earn their environmental awareness patch at Girl Scouts Cookie Rally
Just as bees and butterflies brave the elements to pollinate our food, hundreds of Girl Scouts and dozens of CPS Energy volunteers braved 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts this weekend to earn their...
View ArticleCitizen’s Committee and Biological Advisory Team meet regarding HCP
The Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CACHCP) and Biological Advisory Team (BAT) both met this week to review the first draft of the CPS Energy Habitat Conservation Plan. The meetings marked progress in...
View ArticleCPS Energy’s commitment to OUR community: Rudy Garza
In every great city in America, the utility company is a major fixture in the economic success and vitality of the community. That characteristic definitely holds true here in San Antonio, with the...
View ArticleServing customers in need with new partnership
You can’t turn on the lights, cook or even get clean tap water without it. Electricity is a must for our modern way of life. But what happens when you can’t afford it? That’s a challenge we work to...
View ArticleCPS Energy ends 90-year legacy at Jones Avenue Center
Wednesday, April 6, marked the end of a 90-year legacy as the last CPS Energy truck rolled out the front security gate of our Jones Avenue Center, next door to the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)....
View ArticleReady for National Night Out
It looks and feels like a block party except this one has an important message behind it, about coming together as a community to fight crime. We know it as National Night Out (NNO) and it’s happening...
View ArticleNow’s the perfect time to plant trees with Greenshade Rebates
Autumn weather in San Antonio creates ideal conditions for planting trees. As the cooler temps and rain return, newly planted trees get their shot at establishing their root systems and having a chance...
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