CPS Energy keeps update for power outages at 2:30 pm

SAN ANTONIO – CPS Energy will hold a virtual press conference Tuesday at 2:30 PM to provide an update on efforts to restore power to hundreds of thousands of residents who have been without power for long hours during this winter storm.

The briefing will be streamed live in this article.

About two-thirds of CPS Energy grids still have rotary outages, but with unprecedented power demand, residents have reported that the outages have lasted several hours or more. The other third of the grid will continue to be powered as those circuits feed critical services such as a hospital, base or police.

Paula Gold-Williams, president and CEO of CPS Energy, said on Monday that most of the outages residents are experiencing is due to the rotations. Without the rolling blackouts, entire grids would be taken offline, leaving them without power indefinitely, Gold-Williams said.

Due to demand – which has surpassed demand of the summer months – CPS officials are asking people to conserve energy whenever possible.

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San Antonio’s dangerous cold air mass will keep temperatures below freezing for most of Tuesday. Partial melting will occur, only to see everything freeze again on Wednesday morning.

Tuesday after sunset, freezing drizzle and freezing rain are expected.

Some San Antonio residents without power told KSAT that they have resorted to bundling or heading to their vehicles for a brief relief from their cold homes.

As of 11:00 AM, approximately 320,000 customers in Bexar County will be affected by power outages.