CPS Energy will phase out coal, close Spruce plant

CPS Energy will phase out coal, close Spruce plant

January 24, 2023

Before the end of the decade, the electricity powering San Antonio’s homes and businesses won’t rely on a polluting coal plant. But CPS Energy isn’t committing to all renewables just yet.

The city-owned utility’s board voted 4-1 yesterday to choose a new portfolio of future energy sources that will shutter the coal-fired J.K. Spruce 1 plant by the end of 2028. CPS will convert the Spruce 2 coal plant to run on natural gas.

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