District 9 Councilman shares CPS Energy Rate Proposal statement

Published on December 07, 2023

SAN ANTONIO (December 7, 2023) – The City Council District 9 Councilman shared the following statement regarding the CPS Energy Rate Proposal:

“I always carefully consider every proposed CPS Energy rate adjustment. It has been significantly demonstrated to me that the current proposal for a 4.25% rate increase is immediately needed to ensure continued adequate, efficient, and reliable energy delivery to every household and business in the CPS Energy system, which is why I will support it.

CPS Energy’s need for: critical technology upgrades to ensure the entire system operates effectively, the addition of new energy production sources to replace aging and less efficient power sources, additional manpower support with crew retirements, and attracting quality engineers and operators to support our continually growing population (not to mention nearly every household’s growing energy demands) all mandate this current rate increase. 

However, the current need does not guarantee any future rate adjustments. We will need to monitor how effectively CPS Energy applies this increase to address these concerns to serve our community. As with this request, any future rate request will need to be justified and stand on its own before I would consider voting for raising residents’ energy bills.”