Beware of unofficial company messages; more than 280,000 customers affected by power outages

SAINT ANTHONY – CPS Energy has addressed “false messaging” on social media following a series of power outages affecting the San Antonio area and Bexar County.

According to the company, it is circulating through “unofficial CPS Energy messaging networks” on social media.

“WARNING: Unofficial CPS Energy messaging is circulating on social media,” the company said Tuesday. “While we provide several daily updates, please note that you DO NOT PROCEED to CPS Energy.”

The messages described by the energy company speak of the state issuing an “electric charge warning.” Among other things, the message talks about network failure and the inability to “support critical infrastructure,” such as hospitals.

Paula Gold-Williams, president and CEO of CPS Energy, said Tuesday that more freezing rains in Tuesday night’s forecast will be a challenge to the company’s efforts to restore energy to hundreds of thousands of San residents. Antonio.

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Currently, more than 280,000 San Antonio residents are without electricity due to the frigid temperatures that have affected their ability to generate energy.

All energy sources, including wind, solar, coal, natural gas and nuclear, were affected in some way by temperatures, Gold-Williams said.

Approximately two-thirds of CPS Energy networks continue to have rotating interruptions. The other third of the network continues to be powered because these circuits feed critical services, such as a hospital, a base, or a police department.

However, the “intensity of freezing temperatures has done some harm” to the company’s ability to supply electricity, Gold-Williams said. “Although we see some improvement. We are not out of the woods. “

See current interruptions on the following map:

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