Stop the Coal Plant

On May 18th, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) conducted the preliminary contested case hearing regarding City Public Service' (CPS) proposed 750 MW coal plant that would be sited at Calaveras Lake, on the Southeast side of San Antonio.

There was a great turnout and citizens provided explanations regarding how this plant would impact them. A twenty mile radius was set for the distance for affected party status, and several groups were granted standing, including SEED Coalition, Public Citizen, Jefferson Heights Neighborhood Association, and the City of China Grove. Smart Growth San Antonio is completing paperwork for the process, and many individuals were accepted as protestants.

We still believe there are cleaner, more affordable options to a polluting coal plant and invite you to join our efforts!

Resource Links:
• Smart Growth San Antonio
• Public Citizen's Texas Office
• TexPIRG
• Alamo Group of the Sierra Club

City Public Service (CPS)
San Antonio's City Public Service (CPS) plans to build a new 750 MW coal-burning power plant. Cleaner, more affordable options exist, and CPS should pursue energy efficiency and renewable energy in order to protect our health and our economy.

Fax actions you can take if you live in San Antonio:

• Fax the Mayor and your City Council Member
• Fax your Bexar County Commissioners
• Fax your state Senator and Representative
• Fax your Congressional Representative

Learn more here! Call radio talk show hosts and City Council members to let them know how you feel. Demand clean energy and fiscal responsibility!

• Sample letter you can send to San Antonio City Council members
• How to reach San Antonio City Council members
• How to reach San Antonio Talk Shows

Other Resouce Links:

• Common Questions on the Contested Case Hearing Process
• Pollution from the CPS plant will impact health, prosperity, and quality of life
• Briefing on the Proposed CPS Plant
• EMISSION SOURCES - MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATES
• SPECIAL CONDITIONS
• TECHNICAL BRIEFING SHEET
• PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION SUMMARY
• CPS and San Antonio Air Quality - Data Highlights

Media:

• Comment: Conservation a better option than CPS coal plant
  San Antonio Express-News 1/1/05
• Protest and praise heard for coal plant
  San Antonio Express-News 12/17/04
• Why CPS Shouldn't Spend a $ Billion on a New Coal Plant -
  By Erin Zayko - Smart Growth San Antonio
• What’s Wrong with CPS’ Proposed Coal Plant and It’s Permit Press Release 12/15/04
• Energy Efficiency Study Shows Coal Plant May Not Be Necessary Press Release 12/2/04
• Subject: Judge halts two coal-fired power plants - in Wisconsin 11/2004
• PROPOSED PLANT IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND TOO POLLUTING - NEWS RELEASE 11/17/04
• Citizens Say Power Plant Pollution Reductions Long Overdue Press release November 2003
• CPS Plans To Further Slash Emissions From Coal Units CPS Press Release November 2003
• CPS City Public Service is Addicted to Coal! June 2003
• CPS Should Come Clean July 2003
• Deely Exceeds "Opacity" or Smoke Limits Press release June 2003

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