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Officials fear data centers, other big power users could tax Bexar County’s energy grid

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        Officials fear data centers, other big power users            could tax Bexar County’s energy grid Large consumers of power like data centers and manufacturers are driving up local energy demand quickly, CPS Energy officials said during a special board meeting Monday. These types of customers have requested sizeable blocks of energy over the next 10 years, CPS Energy Director of Business and Economic Development Benjamin Jordan told trustees. By the end of 2028, CPS Energy estimates it will require roughly 2,700 additional megawatts to address these customers’ demands, he said. By the end of 2033, that estimate jumps to an additional 3,400 megawatts, Jordan added. A megawatt can power 200 homes on a hot Texas day. CPS Energy’s entire portfolio can generate about 7,246 megawatts at a given time. “This type of customer is going to put a tremendous amount of strain on the generation plan, the portfolio, and in all portions of our bu...
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San Antonio security company tests surveillance robots from Singapore at SAMMinistries shelter

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San Antonio security company tests surveillance robots from Singapore at SAMMinistries shelter Two robots from Singapore will begin securing the perimeter of SAMMinistries’ downtown shelter starting next week. Since the nonprofit, which offers housing and services for people experiencing homelessness, opened the shelter at a downtown San Antonio Holiday Inn in December 2023, it has contracted with Texas Veteran Security to patrol the site. Across three shifts, 27 guards monitor the perimeter of the former hotel, at 318 W. Cesár E. Chávez Blvd. on the west side of downtown, by foot and vehicle around the clock. SAMMinistries needed more security guards because its capacity for unsheltered people has grown. “We went from a 52-room facility to a 200-room facility. Multiply everything by four, that includes security costs,” said Rex Brien, vice president of Emergency Services for SAMMinistries. But now, the two new security robots will “save costs,” shelter and security...
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How G7 Leaders Can Unlock Financing for Africa

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How G7 Leaders Can Unlock Financing for Africa With many African countries trapped in perpetual cycles of debt, financing investment in sustainable development has become increasingly difficult, if not impossible. The situation demands that wealthy countries step up and offer debt relief and cancellation, in addition to more concessional and long-term financing. NAIROBI – Climate change continues to ravage Africa, which is enduring extreme weather and natural disasters on an unprecedented scale. My own country, Kenya, has just emerged from its longest drought on record, only to suffer devastating floods, which have killed  289 people  and affected more than 800,000. Meanwhile, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe recently experienced a severe drought that exposed  millions of people  to hunger, and the Sahel region was hit by a debilitating heatwave, resulting in  more than 100 deaths  in Mali. Climate change increasingly drives droughts in Africa, jeopardizing wat...
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