Internship allows tomorrow’s mechanical engineer to earn experience today
Tania Hernandez won’t graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio until next spring, but she already has six summers of work experience with CPS Energy. She’s learned the power cycle and its...
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CPS Energy Reading Buddy volunteers issue a challenge to join the program
In 2011, the first year CPS Energy partnered with San Antonio Youth Literacy on its Reading Buddy program, which pairs volunteers with second graders a half an hour a week to help them learn to read,...
View ArticleEducation and career tour for migrant students allows them to envision a...
The group of students timidly gathered around the “rock,” intrigued by its size and purpose. But this was no ordinary rock. It was the ROC-800, a Remote Operation Controller that takes raw data from...
View ArticleNorthside ISD makes the grade in energy efficiency
For Northside Independent School District, energy efficiency has become almost as common as academics and athletics. While you won’t find the term “conservation” in the district’s mission statement, it...
View ArticleMock job interviews give Inspire U students the chance to hone skills
Fifty nervous high school students and their CPS Energy mentors discussed tactics ahead of the mock-interviews they were about to do with representatives from several San Antonio businesses last week....
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Middle school students learn about energy, careers at CORE4 STEM Expo
Mia Trevino, an eighth grader at St. Anthony Catholic School, cranked a generator handle as classmates gathered around and CPS Energy Journeyman Lineman Juan Medina explained what was happening. The...
View ArticleMentorship program brings experience full circle
Bryan DeWaal (above right) grew up on the Southeast side of San Antonio and attended East Central High School. Seeing the CPS Energy power plants in the distance at Calaveras Lake, he was always...
View ArticleGiving back through books
Reading Buddies’ book drive offers summer reading for local kids You might say it was like Christmas shopping… in May. Our Reading Buddies made a list, checked it twice, and a shop of CPS Energy elves...
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Air conditioning tips keep you from sweating repairs
People have been beating the heat since 1926, thanks to Willis Haviland Carrier, an American engineer, who invented modern air conditioning for homes. Fast forward 89 years later and more than...
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Become energy-wise for a chance to win a prize at roadshow
Now that August is here it’s time to start thinking about back-to-school activities. Soon, kids across the city will reunite with their friends, make new ones, and, of course, soak up as much knowledge...
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Tapping into our future workforce
We see reports daily that speak to the need for employees versed in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) and the importance of preparing students to use these skills in the...
View Article2015: a year of surprise home makeovers and more
2015 was a great year! As I look back, I can’t help but think about the lives that were impacted with the KENS 5/CPS Energy Mi Casa Makeover show on Great Day SA. Plus, for the very first time, a lucky...
View ArticleGiving back through books
Reading Buddies’ book drive offers summer reading for local kids You might say it was like Christmas shopping… in May. Our Reading Buddies made a list, checked it twice, and a shop of CPS Energy elves...
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Air conditioning tips keep you from sweating repairs
People have been beating the heat since 1926, thanks to Willis Haviland Carrier, an American engineer, who invented modern air conditioning for homes. Fast forward 89 years later and more than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Become energy-wise for a chance to win a prize at roadshow
Now that August is here it’s time to start thinking about back-to-school activities. Soon, kids across the city will reunite with their friends, make new ones, and, of course, soak up as much knowledge...
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Tapping into our future workforce
We see reports daily that speak to the need for employees versed in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) and the importance of preparing students to use these skills in the...
View Article2015: a year of surprise home makeovers and more
2015 was a great year! As I look back, I can’t help but think about the lives that were impacted with the KENS 5/CPS Energy Mi Casa Makeover show on Great Day SA. Plus, for the very first time, a lucky...
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Now’s the perfect time to plant trees with Greenshade Rebates
Autumn weather in San Antonio creates ideal conditions for planting trees. As the cooler temps and rain return, newly planted trees get their shot at establishing their root systems and having a chance...
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See you at Solar Fest Resilient City 2016 at Roosevelt Park on Saturday!
Solar Fest Resilient City 2016 will shine on Roosevelt Park Saturday November 5, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., as Build San Antonio Green (BSAG) celebrates its 16th annual solar festival with an evolved focus that...
View ArticleNew employee got her start as SAFE intern
Local high school juniors can apply for summer internships through Feb. 3 Tania Hernandez remembers her first summer working around big and powerful machines at Calaveras Power Station. As an intern,...
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