Former San Antonio Brewery Finds New Mixed-Use Life

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The former Pearl Brewery has been transformed into a sustainable mixed-use district that uses solar power and water conservation systems to reduce its energy demands. Read more →

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Rooftop Solar Wins Reprieve In San Antonio

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CPS Energy says it will hold off at least a year on a plan that would have slashed the value of solar power produced on San Antonio rooftops. Read more →

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Solar Smackdown: Utilities Take On Rooftops

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Will rooftop solar spell doom for electrical utilities? Fears are running rampant, and San Antonio's CPS Energy is acting to scale back net metering credits. Read more →

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Former Texas ‘Ghost Buildings’ Reborn As Mixed-Use Gem

This mixed-used housing project in San Antonio was saved from the wrecking ball after sitting idle for years. Image by Chris Cooper via Lake|Flato Architects.

After sitting abandoned since 2004, a failed San Antonio real estate project was revived through adaptive reuse to become a thriving, efficient mixed-use complex. Read more →

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San Antonio Retrofits 20,000 Street Lamps With Toshiba LEDs

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CPS Energy recently announced that it will replace over 20,000 street lamps with Toshiba's 100-watt TGT LED luminaires. Read more →

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San Antonio Aims To Lead Texas Out Of Solar Darkness

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Wind power rules in Texas, but San Antonio's CPS Energy is in a new deal that will bring 400 megawatts of solar plus several solar companies to the city. Read more →

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Utilities Bowtie Together Water And Electricity

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Twenty megawatts of solar go in on the grounds of a San Antonio wastewater treatement plant that is already a commercial biogas producer. Read more →

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San Antonio Opens Poo-To-Fuel Plant

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San Antonio is taking methane gas from its sewage treatment plant, treating it, and selling it commercially instead of burning it off with flares. Read more →

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Skyonic Opens For-Profit Carbon Capture Demonstration Plant

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A new facility opened in conjunction with a San Antonio cement plant is demonstrating a new smokestack carbon-capture process, which results in the crystallization of marketable minerals and cleaner air. Read more →

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