CPS Energy has traded coal for fracked gas, and that’s not good enough for the climate.
CPS Energy will transition transition its Spruce 2 power plant to natural gas, ending the coal-fired power era in San Antonio. But trading coal for fracked gas is not good enough for the climate.Jan. 23 was not the best day for protecting San Antonians from pollution, but it was a good day. On that day, the CPS Energy board of trustees voted 4-1 for a future generation plan that will end the utility’s burning of coal to generate electricity by 2028.
The downside of the approved generation plan is that it keeps our city tied to fossil fuels. The plan, called Portfolio 2, will shut down one coal-burning unit, Spruce 1, while converting the other one, Spruce 2, to use fracked natural gas until 2065. That is at least another 40 years of fossil fuel pollution, starting when the gas is fracked and burned at Spruce every day.
Yes, the campaign to #ShutDownSpruce will succeed, but with an asterisk representing the tons of methane emissions Spruce will generate. Those of us who have spent years advocating against burning coal and for the closure of Spruce are more than willing to examine alternatives to gas, including battery storage and adding more renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to meet our energy needs.
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