Update at 5:44 p.m.: CPS Energy said at 5:42 p.m. that its service area within San Antonio “is beginning to see early signs of winter precipitation, and travel and road impacts are likely due to ice accumulation.”
CPS Energy is asking its customers to conserve energy through Tuesday, noting that the hours of 6 to 10 a.m. are high priority hours.
The utility is also warning of a scam that is circulating in the community via text message and social media.
Update at 3:50 p.m.: CPS Energy has restored a large outage impacting more than 2,300 Westside customers. The CPS Outage Map shows that 10 smaller outages are impacting 179 customers.
CPS Energy issued a request for patience on Saturday afternoon for crews through the inclement weather forecast through the weekend and into next week.
“Please know that today’s outages are NOT associated with a brownout, blackout, or rolling outages event. These outages have been weather-related, including impacts from trees, animals, and equipment,” CPS Energy said in the statement on social media.
Original article: CPS Energy reports that 10 active outages have left 2,561 San Antonio residents without power as an Arctic blast moves across the state and into South Central Texas on Saturday, January 24.
San Antonio is under a winter storm warning until noon on Sunday, January 25. In the latest update from NWS, the agency urges everyone to stay off the roads Saturday night and Sunday morning.
According to the CPS Energy outage map, a high number of outages are located on the Westside, with 2,383 customers impacted along Culebra Road between Loop 410 and Highway 151. According to the CPS Energy Outage Map, crews are assessing the condition of the outage, which is weather related.
At 12:20 on Saturday, CPS Energy issued a statement asking for patience from the community as crews work to navigate the winter weather conditions.
“Please know that today’s outages are NOT associated with a brownout, blackout, or rolling outages event. These outages have been weather-related, including impacts from trees, animals, and equipment,” CPS Energy said in the statement on social media.
This article originally published at CPS Energy: San Antonio sees ‘early signs of winter precipitation’.
