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The update matters because the utility is executing a multi‑year plan approved by its board in January 2023 to replace retiring generation and add renewable and dispatchable capacity amid rapid load growth in Texas and statewide supply uncertainty.

Corey, a CPS Energy presenter, told the committee the utility’s midterm generation plan has outperformed the targets it set in 2023. “We’ve surpassed that and achieved a little over 2,500 megawatts so far,” he said, comparing that to the roughly 830 megawatts the plan had targeted for online capacity through 2024. He also said a purchased portfolio of existing natural‑gas plants added capacity faster and at lower cost than building new units. “It cost about half as much as we had expected in our plan for the, near equivalent megawatts,” he said.

CPS’s plan, which the board approved in January 2023 after a Rate Advisory Committee review, calls for retiring or converting coal units and adding solar, wind, storage and gas. The presenter said the utility now shows roughly 6,000 megawatts coming online across the state time horizon used in their planning illustration and about 3,000 megawatts retiring, reinforcing the need for substantial investment.

Budget and financing details
CPS Energy staff said the proposed capital budget is $1,500,000,000. About $638,000,000 is included for transmission (of which roughly $300,000,000 is transmission‑specific spending staff highlighted), $368,000,000 is attributed to generation work (including the start of Spruce‑2 conversion work), and approximately $170,000,000 is allocated to the enterprise resource system. Staff described the transmission component as largely recoverable through regulatory mechanisms set by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC).

On operations and maintenance, staff said roughly 46% of O&M is labor and that generation fleet O&M includes costs tied to the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear asset in Bay City. The presenter emphasized that wholesale sales of the added capacity have materially improved near‑term revenue forecasts; staff said the utility now forecasts roughly $300 million net of fuel in near‑term wholesale revenues versus a prior assumption of about $40 million.

Rate outlook and board actions
CPS staff told the committee the board approved the budget in January and the financing plan will appear on the full City Council consent agenda the following Thursday. The presenter said the fiscal 2026 budget does not anticipate a rate increase, but the utility will refresh forecasts after the coming summer before deciding on fiscal 2027 rate needs. “The budget that we have for fiscal 26 does not anticipate a rate increase,” he said. He repeated that decisions about future rate changes will depend on summer load and wholesale market performance.

Committee questions and technical risks
Committee members pressed on a range of issues, including transmission constraints, procurement delays for transformers and switchgear, the lifespan of recent gas‑plant acquisitions, and the role of new large loads such as data centers in Texas. Benny Lee of CPS’s generation team said natural gas plants are “truly dispatchable” and noted supply‑chain timing risks (transformer lead times of multiple years in some cases). Elena Ball (CPS) said the utility is evaluating community solar solicitations and expects program expansion.

Votes at a glance
The committee approved the minutes for the Jan. 28 Municipal Utilities Committee meeting by voice vote early in the session; the motion carried by voice vote (no roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript).

What’s next
CPS staff will take the financing plan to the full City Council for consent agenda approval and said it will continue to report progress to the CPS Energy board and the city as plans and forecasts evolve.

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The update follows a council‑initiated CCR asking staff and SAWS to examine preventive measures to avoid water disconnections at multifamily properties when landlords or property owners fail to pay master‑metered bills.

Mike Shen, city staff, summarized the city’s proactive apartment inspection program, which targets multifamily properties of five or more units and uses proactive inspections, notice and a fee structure to drive faster compliance. He said the program has completed more than 47,000 inspections across roughly 1,800 complexes since inception and that only 39 complexes have ever had to register in the proactive program; 18 of those subsequently “graduated” off the list.

SAWS outreach and collection timeline
Cecilia (SAWS representative) described SAWS’ delinquent apartment account process. SAWS reviews accounts for potential disconnection after approximately 60 days past the initial bill, but it dedicates an extended multi‑week outreach sequence for master‑metered properties. The sequence SAWS described to the committee includes certified mailed notices to owners, multiple site visits, door hangers to notify tenants (with a two‑week, one‑week, then one‑day tenant notice cadence before possible disconnection), and on‑site presence during any actual disconnection to restore service quickly if payment is made.

Cecilia told the committee that SAWS selects 10–25 long‑delinquent apartment accounts monthly for this escalated outreach (accounts delinquent at least six months with no payment arrangement). In June 2024 SAWS executed disconnections at four apartment sites after the multi‑week process; SAWS said it stayed on site during and after any disconnection so service could be restored immediately if payment was made.

Numbers and trends
SAWS provided historical data showing an increase in eligible apartments after COVID‑era assistance programs ended. SAWS reported that pre‑COVID (May 2019) fewer than 100 apartment accounts were eligible for disconnection; the number peaked during COVID‑era delinquencies and, as of January 2025, SAWS reported roughly 380 apartment accounts eligible for disconnection, representing about $2.9 million in past‑due balances. SAWS said the accounts it treats with the escalated outreach process have an average past‑due balance of about $4,800 per account but that the larger clusters include much higher balances.

Public comment and stakeholder positions
Public commenters urged protections for residents. Anna Trevino of Texas Rising urged the committee to avoid increases in electricity rates and to consider protections that prevent electricity disconnections for apartment residents in good standing. Darby Riley of the Sierra Club urged council engagement with CPS Energy bond and governance documents. Ryan Baldwin, representing the San Antonio Apartment Association, said the association supports preventing disconnections but opposed amending the proactive apartment inspection ordinance to tie SAWS payment histories to the program, saying existing enforcement tools (notices of violation, certificate of occupancy revocation) can address issues.

Committee discussion and requested follow‑up
Council members asked whether the proactive apartment inspection ordinance itself should be amended to make potential SAWS disconnection activity an enforcement trigger. City staff and SAWS said adding that trigger would require ordinance changes and legal review. Several council members called for additional tools to compel owner payment, including exploring lien authority; SAWS and the city legal office said they are already discussing lien authority and would work with the city attorney and finance staff to evaluate a lien tool’s costs and benefits. Committee members asked staff to return with a recommendation; the committee chair asked that staff present potential legal changes, enforcement options and cost‑benefit information at the next Municipal Utilities Committee meeting.

What the committee directed
Staff and SAWS were asked to return with a recommendation and legal analysis on additional tools (including the feasibility of a lien program and other penalties or procedural changes) and to provide more detail on tenant outreach materials (door‑hanger QR codes, renter resources and legal‑aid links). The committee asked staff to come back at the next MUC meeting with a proposal for committee consideration.

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