energy founded 1942 1 headquarters san antonio texas usa key people doyle beneby president & ceo products electricity and natural gas revenue 1.9 billion usd 2010 2 number of employees 3 688 2010 2 website cpsenergy.com cps energy of san antonio texas formerly city public service has combined natural gas and electric service . fourteen percent of all utility revenues are returned to the city of san antonio and those revenues make up more than 20 percent of the city of san antonio s annual operating budget . acquired by the city in 1942 cps energy serves over 741 000 electricity customers and more than 331 000 natural gas customers in its 1 566 square mile 4 060 km2 service area which includes bexar county and portions of its 7 surrounding counties . 1 cps energy s diverse fuel generation mix includes nuclear power 35 % coal 34 % natural gas 15 % and renewable energy 16 percent . contents 1 history 2 generation sources 3 governing structure 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit 1917 san antonio public service company formed ; owned by american light and traction 1942 city purchases sapsco for 34 million 3 generation sources edit plant name 4 5 6 7 type rated capacity year completed cost notes blue wing solar project solar pv 14mw 2010 partner with duke energy south texas project unit 1 nuclear 1250mw 1987 2.25 billion 40 % owner with nrg energy and city of austin south texas project unit 2 nuclear 1250mw 1988 2.25 billion 40 % owner with nrg energy and city of austin jk spruce unit 1 coal fired 556mw 1992 jk spruce unit 2 coal fired 780mw 2010 1 billion design capacity was 750mw analysis revealed capable of 780mw jt deely unit 1 coal fired 486mw 1977 decommission planned for 2018 8 jt deely unit 2 coal fired 446mw 1978 decommission planned for december 2018 8 ow sommers 1 natural gas 430mw ow sommers 2 natural gas 430mw governing structure edit cps energy is governed by a five member board of trustees . the mayor of san antonio serves as an ex officio member for as long as s he is the mayor . the other four members represent the four geographical quadrants of the city and must reside within the quadrant they represent . they are nominated by the remaining trustees for a five year term with eligibility to serve one additional term . the nominations must be approved by majority vote of the san antonio city council . in addition a 15 member citizens advisory committee serves as a liaison between cps energy and the citizens of san antonio . ten of the members are nominated by the 10 city council members one from each district while the remaining five are chosen from applicants who are interviewed by the board . the board approves all 15 members who must reside in the cps energy service territory and be customers of cps energy as well . 9 10 see also edit public service company references edit a b cps energy who we are . retrieved 2009 04 10 . a b 2005 06 financial summary pdf . retrieved 2006 09 06 . history of cps energy . retrieved 2009 04 10 . 1 energy energy generation and delivery retrieved 2011 03 18 2 cps energy to christen first solar plant retrieved 2011 03 18 3 jk spruce station retrieved 2011 03 18 4 jt deely stations retrieved 2011 03 18 a b hamilton tracy idell . cps will hear deal on power from stp . san antonio express news . hearst communications . retrieved 2011 04 22 . cps energy website history of cps energy retrieved on jan. 20 2011 . cps energy website 2009 2010 financial summary retrieved on jan. 20 2011 . external links edit cps energy website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cps energy & oldid 743662897 categories public utilities of the united statesmunicipal electric utilities of the united statesnatural gas companies of the united statescompanies based in san antonio navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 16 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view