After nearly 20 years working as a TV meteorologist, San Antonio native Brian Alonzo has been named CPS Energy's new chief meteorologist.
Because Alonzo is the first full-time on-staff meteorologist for CPS Energy, and has only been on the job for three weeks, he and the utility are “learning as they go” Alonzo said about how his position can have the most impact.“I’m doing a whole lot, and I’ll be quite honest — they’re tacking on more duties for me each day,” he said with a laugh. “Right now we’re doing some basic forecasting, especially during this heatwave that’s going on right now.
He will also be working to help the utility see how much power wind and solar is being generated across the state, and will help the utility respond quickly to outages caused by incoming thunderstorms. “CPS Energy is thrilled to have Brian as a member of our team,” said interim President and CEO Rudy Garza in a statement from the utility. “Bringing on a chief meteorologist with a solid background like Brian’s reiterates our commitment to communicate with our customers.”
After watching live news coverage of the Oklahoma tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003, Alonzo said he was inspired to follow his passion for chasing weather. He transferred to the University of Oklahoma for two years, where he minored in journalism and worked for a local ABC affiliate, KOCO-TV.
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