Prior to the board’s vote Monday, CPS Energy interim CEO Rudy Garza called the program a major success.
The CPS Energy Board of Trustees approved the utility's energy efficiency program for an additional five years.CPS Energy will extend its energy efficiency program for another five years at roughly the same cost to customers as they’re paying now, the board of trustees voted Monday.with more community solar options — but the overall goal remains the same: to reduce local energy demand through programs that allow customers to save energy and take advantage of greener options.
The sole opponent of continuing the program in any form was trustee John Steen, who has become increasingly vocal about the program’s cost in the wake of Ed Kelley’s retirement from the board in January. Kelley formerly was the loudest opponent of STEP on the board, which he Monday, Steen echoed Kelley’s sentiments, calling the $3.50 cost on average customers’ bills a “tax.
Romero said given the seriousness of climate change, CPS Energy needs to be a leader in energy conservation. Her motion failed, despite receiving vocal support from environmental advocates and several members of the utility’s Rate Advisory Committee and Community Advisory Committee.
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