CPS Energy Insider Efforts include revamping infrastructure and increasing sustainability after the winter storm. It's also one of the city's partners in its smart-city initiative to pilot smart streetlights. This article is part of a series focused on American cities building a better tomorrow called "Advancing Cities." When a winter storm hit the state of Texas in February, millions of people lost power, including hundreds of thousands in San Antonio. The February 2021 winter storm. CPS Energy Three months later, the city is still feeling the effects. Electricity bills have been much higher than usual, and the event highlighted the vulnerability of the power grid.