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City of San Antonio, Bexar County, CPS Energy, SAWS and VIA Share Coordinated Winter Weather Updates

February 1, 2023February 2, 2023 Dominique Ramos 4271 Views 0 Comments community, CPS Energy, safety, San Antonio, Winter Weather min read

Release posted from City of San Antonio on 2/1/2023 NOTE: Information current as of 11:30 a.m. SAN ANTONIO (February 1,

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ELECTRIC RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS REQUIRE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF LANE CLOSURES

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Dominique Ramos 5100 Views 0 Comments community, CPS Energy, lane closure, safety, San Antonio min read

Transmission lines are being rebuilt in southeast and southwest San Antonio to improve electric reliability October 14, 2022 (SAN ANTONIO)

A photo of a Mylar Balloon being electrocuted on the powerline

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Power line safety: staying away can be ‘best line of defense’

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Milady Nazir 7124 Views 2 Comments CPS Energy, Power Lines, power outages, public power, safety, San Antonio, Summer Safety Series min read

It takes a lot of power lines for CPS Energy to deliver electricity to over 907,000 electric customers. In fact, it

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CPS ENERGY CONTINUES IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHWEST SAN ANTONIO TO SUPPORT RELIABILITY

June 24, 2022June 27, 2022 Milady Nazir 3903 Views 0 Comments CPS Energy, electric reliability, safety min read

Work will result in rolling traffic stops on Loop 410 and Pearsall Road area on Sunday, June 26 June 24,

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CPS ENERGY PREPARES FOR STORM EXPECTED TO BRING HIGH WINDS

December 17, 2021December 23, 2021 Nora Castro 6872 Views 0 Comments CPS Energy, Outages, safety, storm min read

Wind gusts exceeding 40 mph could bring down power lines and lead to outages December 17, 2021 (SAN ANTONIO) –

CPS Energy Gas Solutions Team members work to repair gas pipelines

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Safe, Reliable delivery of Natural Gas continues through COVID-19

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 John Moreno 6799 Views American Public Gas Association, community powered, COVID-19, gas construction, natural gas, public natural gas, public natural gas week, safety, We power on min read

The CPS Energy Gas Solutions team provides service to 358,000 customers. They have installed or replaced 34 miles of underground distribution lines and 8,000 gas service lines for the last six months.

CPS Energy Crew working on storm restoration

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The Storms Are Blowing In

August 24, 2020September 18, 2020 Seamus Nelson 18831 Views 2020, hurricane, hurricane preparedness, hurricane season, Laura, Marco, preparation, Preparedness, safety, storms, Tropical Storm, zero harm min read

Editor’s Note: Hurricanes are unpredictable. All information about named storms, Laura and Marco are based on information made available on the National Hurricane Center website on Aug. 24, 2020, at 7:00 PM. This is not intended to be a weather forecast, but rather a safety message about ways to prepare for hurricanes and the possible power outages associated with them.

Cooperhead snakes found in yard by CPS Energy Meterman

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Is there a snake in your boot?

August 19, 2020September 18, 2020 Pam Maris 19603 Views copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth, People First, rattlesnake, SAFE, safety, Safety First, San Antonio, snake, Summer, World Photo Day, zero harm min read

Many CPS Energy employees wear boots and other personal protective equipment to stay safe on the job, but the most important safety tool in anyone’s belt is situational awareness. The best way to keep a snake out of your boots is to pay attention to your surroundings. Two