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2024 - CPS Energy
- America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity | Newsweek
2024 - Leadership Honors and Awards
- Top Leaders in Technology - Energy Management | KJ Feder | Parks Associates
2023 - CPS Energy
- Southwest Deal of the Year | The Bond Buyer
- ESG Leadership | Zpryme
- Gold Award for Excellence in Serving Vulnerable Customers | Chartwell
- Silver Award for Excellence in Communication – Color-coded Energy Conservation Campaign | Chartwell
- Gas Safety Contest | American Public Gas Association
- Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) – Diamond | American Public Power Association
- E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award | American Public Power Association
- Safety Award of Excellence – Third Place | American Public Power Association
- Business of the Year Honoree | San Antonio Business Journal
- La Plata Excellence Award for Color-Coded Energy Conservation Levels | Public Relations Society of America San Antonio Chapter
- La Plata Merit Award for Power Generation Resource Planning Public Relations & Engagement | Public Relations Society of America San Antonio Chapter
- Thought Leader Award for FlexEV Smart Rewards and FlexEV Off-Peak Rewards Program | Peak Load Management Association
- 1st Commercial Retrofit Certification over 200,000 square feet | Build San Antonio Green
- Leading Practice Company and Top Performance – GIS and As-Built Documentation | American Gas Association
- Expanding Excellence Finalist Award for Innovation in Field Automation /Level 1 | Customer Service Week
- TxN 20 - Leadership in Conservation & Sustainability | Texan by Nature
2023 - Leadership Honors and Awards
- C-Suite Honoree | Awarded to Rudy D. Garza | San Antonio Business Journal
- Women’s Leadership Award Honoree | Awarded to Lisa Lewis | San Antonio Business Journal
- Edward J. Bobit Fleet Manager of the Year Honoree | Awarded to Eunice Lopez | Automotive Fleet
- DiversityFIRST Leadership Honoree | Awarded to Board of Trustee Chair Janie Martinez Gonzalez | The Texas Diversity Council
- Best Utility Analytics Leader | Bert Hargesheimer – Finalist | Utility Analytics Institute
- 40 Under 40 | Awarded to Jonathan Tijerina | San Antonio Business Journal
- Top National Latino Leader Honoree | Awarded to Rudy D. Garza | National Diversity Council
- Leaders in Innovation – Honorable Mention | Awarded to Justin Chamberlain | Energy Central
- Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award | Awarded to Board of Trustees Chair Janie Martinez Gonzalez
- Tribute to Women Business Leaders | Awarded to Board of Trustees Chair Janie Martinez Gonzalez | San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
- Chief Executive of the Year - Finalist | Awarded to Rudy D. Garza | S&P Platts Global Energy Awards
2022 - CPS Energy
- COVID-19 Response and Recovery of the Year – Finalist | Disaster Recovery Institute International
- Safety Award of Excellence – Third Place | American Public Power Association
- Top 100 Fleets (#23) | NAFA Fleet Management Association
- Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety Award | National Safety Council & Texas Department of Transportation
- Shining City – Solar Super Star – Top U.S. City for Solar Energy (#5) | Environment Texas Research & Policy Center
- Shining City – Solar Super Star – San Antonio is #1 in Texas for Solar Capacity | Environment Texas Research & Policy Center
- System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) – Bronze | American Public Gas Association
- Top 10 Best Practices – ARPA Outreach Events | Chartwell
- Diversity and Inclusion Award | San Antonio Business Journal
- Green Fleet Award (#31) | National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA)
- DiversityFIRST – Corporations | Texas Diversity Council
- Galaxy Star of Energy Efficiency | Alliance to Save Energy
- Corporate Business Steward of the Year | Alamo Area Council of Governments
- Excellence in Public Power Communication – Web & Social | American Public Power Association
- Best Digital Transformation for Gas SCADA Replacement – Finalist | Pipeline & Gas Journal
2022 - Leadership Honors and Awards
- Women’s Leadership Award | Awarded to Shanna Ramirez | San Antonio Business Journal
- 40 Under 40 | Awarded to Loretta Kerner | San Antonio Business Journal
- Expanding Excellence Award - Rising Star | Awarded to Laura Jacobs | Customer Service Week
- Top Leaders in Technology | Awarded to Drew Higgins | Parks Associates
- Rising Star Under 40 | Awarded to Jonathan Tijerina | Public Utilities Fortnightly
- Rising Star Under 40 | Awarded to Kari Torres Meyer | Public Utilities Fortnightly
- Distinguished Service Award | Awarded to Paul Barham (Retiree) | Texas Public Power Association
- Women Who SPARK | Lisa Lewis – Finalist | Utility 2030 Collaborative
- Top 100 Diverse Leaders in Energy | Awarded to Rudy Garza | Energy Diversity and Inclusion Council
- Top 100 Women in Energy | Awarded to Lisa Lewis | Energy Diversity and Inclusion Council
- Top 100 Women in Energy | Awarded to Vivian Bouet | Energy Diversity and Inclusion Council
- Top 50 Attorneys of San Antonio for 2022 | Awarded to Kipling Giles | Attorney Intel
- Customer Programs Leader of the Year | Awarded to DeAnna Hardwick | Zpryme
- The Texas 100 – Influential Texans to Know in 2023 | Rudy D. Garza | Texas Business Journals