SAN ANTONIO — Crews have restored power to more than 33,000 customers after severe storms swept through San Antonio Friday, CPS Energy said in a press release Monday.
Crews were expected to continue working through the holiday weekend to restore power. CPS Energy said crews' efforts were hindered by damage from the storms, as well as uprooted trees, causing some people to be without power for days.
A joint release between CPS Energy and San Antonio officials stated the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center – used as an emergency shelter during February's historic winter storms – would accommodate those without power for the holiday weekend.
In addition, the city says it will operate a handful of libraries as cooling centers on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those are:
- Cody Library, located at 11441 Vance Jackson
- Guerra Library, located at 7978 West Military Dr.
- Mission Library, located at 3134 Roosevelt Ave.
- Semmes Library, located at 15060 Judson Rd.
- Carver Library, located at 3350 East Commerce St.
The number of CPS Energy customers without power peaked at about 33,000 Friday night, and the utility tweeted at around 10 a.m. that crews' efforts to restore power to everyone was hindered "due to damage."
Nearly nine hours later, however, the number of households without power had only decreased by a few hundred. CPS Energy tweeted again at 6:30 p.m., saying that downed trees from Friday's strong wind gusts, as well as other issues, were exacerbating the extended outages for residents.