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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Spring Storm Update: CenterPoint Energy has restored 90% of the 167,000 outages experienced overnight across Greater Houston
Fewer than 15,000 customers remain out of service as of 4:45 PM on Tuesday Storm was strongest of the spring season with 60-70 mph winds in some locations Hardest-hit areas included North and Central Harris County; Tomball to Bush International Airport; and Kingwood and Humble CenterPoint brought in additional personnel to be prepared to respond to the overnight storms Company is already planning and preparing for Wednesday afternoon storms HOUSTON, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After the strongest storm of the spring season, CenterPoint Energy has restored power to approximately 152,000 customers (or 90%) who experienced an outage overnight due to severe weather, significant lightning and strong winds. The vast majority of CenterPoint's customers did not experience power interruptions despite wind gusts of 60-70 miles per hour in some areas. In addition to our own personnel and contractors, CenterPoint enhanced its workforce and deployed additional resources across the system since midnight last night, with all personnel working to safely repair equipment and restoring power as quickly as possible for the remaining less than 15,000 customers still without power. Ahead of more predicted severe weather Wednesday, and out of an abundance of caution, CenterPoint is activating its Emergency Operations Center, and additional crews are ready to be deployed. "For those who lost power, we know how hard it is to manage your businesses and your lives, and we are working around the clock to restore customers who are able to receive service ahead of more severe weather this week," said Darin Carroll, Senior Vice President, Electric Business. "Safety continues to be our highest priority as we work to restore power for our customers and communities. With damaged trees and power lines we want to remind people to stay at least 35 feet away from downed power lines and report damage to CenterPoint." Actions CenterPoint is taking to respond More than 1,300 personnel deployed to assess damage and restore power. 143 vegetation crews deployed. Activated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for storm response to proactively address forecasted storms for Wednesday. The initial focus in the storm's aftermath is assessing the type of damage to the electric system and leveraging our smart grid to reroute power on unaffected power lines. For more information and real-time updates, follow us on social media at X and visit our Outage Tracker. We encourage customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times, as available or determined, and customer-specific restoration updates sent directly via email, text or phone call. To sign up, visit About CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is a multi-state electric and natural gas delivery company serving approximately 7 million metered customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. The company is headquartered in Houston and is the only Texas-domiciled investor-owned utility. As of March 31, 2025, the company had approximately $44 billion in assets. With approximately 8,300 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been serving customers for more than 150 years. For more information, visit For more information, contact: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE CenterPoint Energy
Associated Press
16-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
CenterPoint Energy returns to normal operations as NWS Red Flag Warning expires, weather and wind threat ends for Greater Houston region
Approximately 99% of customers experienced no outages during fire weather conditions HOUSTON, March 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy is returning to normal operations as the National Weather Service's Red Flag Warning and risks of fire weather and strong wind end for the Greater Houston area. The company's system performed well, with less than one percent of customers experiencing an outage throughout today's high wind gusts. Over the last several days, CenterPoint actively prepared for potentially dangerous weather conditions by conducting pre-inspections of electric and natural gas equipment, adjusting power line safety settings in higher-risk areas, communicating with customers and working with local emergency agencies. Key Actions to Help Keep Customers Safe Leading up to today's Red Flag Warning, CenterPoint's safety preparations included the following key actions: Inspected and Hardened Key Power Lines: Inspected power lines in areas of heightened fire risk, cleared hazardous vegetation near power lines and conducted repairs where needed, ahead of potential extreme weather. Inspected Natural Gas Facilities: Inspected gas facilities in areas of heightened fire risk and cleared hazardous vegetation near facilities ahead of potential extreme weather. Adjusted Safety Settings: Adjusted the settings on some power lines for safety between noon and 9 p.m. today. Brought on Additional Crews to Respond: Positioned CenterPoint crews and additional contractors to respond to any power outages or natural gas service interruptions that may occur. Coordinated with Local Emergency Partners: Proactively shared information with state, county and local leaders. Communicated with Customers: Proactively communicated with approximately 330,000 customers in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas by phone, text or email about the potential for temporary safety outages due to high fire danger. 'We'd like to thank our customers for their patience as some might have experienced temporary outages today as we took the necessary precautions to protect the community and our electric system from the fire weather conditions,' said Tony Gardner, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. 'While today's weather risk has passed, we encourage customers to take this opportunity to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® and verify contact information so that when the next weather event might impact Greater Houston area, CenterPoint can contact you with important information regarding your electric service.' CenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates by phone call, text or email. Customers can also follow @CenterPoint_TX
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
CenterPoint Energy returns to normal operations as NWS Red Flag Warning expires, weather and wind threat ends for Greater Houston region
Approximately 99% of customers experienced no outages during fire weather conditions HOUSTON, March 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy is returning to normal operations as the National Weather Service's Red Flag Warning and risks of fire weather and strong wind end for the Greater Houston area. The company's system performed well, with less than one percent of customers experiencing an outage throughout today's high wind gusts. Over the last several days, CenterPoint actively prepared for potentially dangerous weather conditions by conducting pre-inspections of electric and natural gas equipment, adjusting power line safety settings in higher-risk areas, communicating with customers and working with local emergency agencies. Key Actions to Help Keep Customers SafeLeading up to today's Red Flag Warning, CenterPoint's safety preparations included the following key actions: Inspected and Hardened Key Power Lines: Inspected power lines in areas of heightened fire risk, cleared hazardous vegetation near power lines and conducted repairs where needed, ahead of potential extreme weather. Inspected Natural Gas Facilities: Inspected gas facilities in areas of heightened fire risk and cleared hazardous vegetation near facilities ahead of potential extreme weather. Adjusted Safety Settings: Adjusted the settings on some power lines for safety between noon and 9 p.m. today. Brought on Additional Crews to Respond: Positioned CenterPoint crews and additional contractors to respond to any power outages or natural gas service interruptions that may occur. Coordinated with Local Emergency Partners: Proactively shared information with state, county and local leaders. Communicated with Customers: Proactively communicated with approximately 330,000 customers in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas by phone, text or email about the potential for temporary safety outages due to high fire danger. "We'd like to thank our customers for their patience as some might have experienced temporary outages today as we took the necessary precautions to protect the community and our electric system from the fire weather conditions," said Tony Gardner, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. "While today's weather risk has passed, we encourage customers to take this opportunity to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® and verify contact information so that when the next weather event might impact Greater Houston area, CenterPoint can contact you with important information regarding your electric service." CenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates by phone call, text or email. Customers can also follow @CenterPoint_TX to receive the most up-to-date information on the company's operations in the Greater Houston area and across Texas. For more information, contact: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE CenterPoint Energy
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
CenterPoint Energy Taking Safety Actions to Address Increased Wildfire Risk in Parts of the Greater Houston Area
Red Flag Warning in effect for large portions of Texas and the Greater Houston area from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday; high wind gusts, low humidity and fire risk anticipated CenterPoint has taken a series of actions to prepare equipment and approximately 1,000 workers ready to respond today Company continues to communicate with customers about the potential for temporary outages in some areas due to wildfire conditions HOUSTON, March 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy is taking a series of precautionary actions to help protect customers and communities and address elevated wildfire risk in parts of the Greater Houston area, as the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from noon until 9 p.m. today. CenterPoint has actively prepared for potentially dangerous weather conditions, including high wind gusts, dry fuels and low humidity, by conducting pre-inspections of electric and natural gas equipment, adjusting power line safety settings in higher-risk areas, communicating with customers and working closely with local emergency agencies. Today, CenterPoint has approximately 1,000 line and vegetation workers prepared to respond to the evolving weather conditions. Over the last day, CenterPoint has notified customers in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas through the company's Power Alert Service about the possibility that extreme weather and wind conditions could result in some temporary safety outages this afternoon or tonight. "While we have had some precipitation with the passing front this morning, we must remain vigilant. As fire weather conditions quickly evolved and escalated across the state, CenterPoint has been actively preparing for potential impacts to the system and is ready to respond to the heightened risk today. Over the last several days, our teams have completed a series of actions to help protect our customers and communities, including inspecting critical equipment, clearing hazardous vegetation near power lines, adjusting safety settings in higher-risk areas and pre-positioning crews to quickly restore power if temporary safety outages occur. We will continue to keep customers informed of our efforts and how they can stay prepared before and during extreme weather," said Don Daigler, Senior Vice President, Emergency Planning & Response. Key Actions to Help Keep Customers SafeCenterPoint's safety preparations over the last several days include the following key actions: Inspecting and Hardening Key Power Lines: Inspecting power lines in areas of heightened fire risk, clearing hazardous vegetation near power lines and conducting repairs where needed, ahead of potential extreme weather. Inspecting Natural Gas Facilities: Inspecting gas facilities in areas of heightened fire risk and clearing hazardous vegetation near facilities ahead of potential extreme weather. Adjusting Safety Settings: Adjusting the settings on some power lines for safety between noon and 9 p.m. today. Bringing on Additional Crews to Respond: Positioning CenterPoint crews and additional contractors to respond to any power outages or natural gas service interruptions that may occur. Additional resources will be utilized to safely restore service as quickly as possible when conditions allow. Coordinating with Local Emergency Partners: Proactively sharing information with state, county and local leaders. Communicating with Customers: Proactively communicating with approximately 330,000 customers in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas by phone, text or email about the potential for temporary safety outages due to high fire danger. Important Safety Tips for Customers CenterPoint encourages all customers to stay informed about weather conditions and make a plan to stay safe, including during a potential power outage. Customers can also get the latest information on CenterPoint's preparedness and response efforts and view important safety tips by visiting Additional preparation and safety tips are available at How to Stay Informed: Sign Up for PASCenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates by phone call, text or email. Customers can also stay up to date with CenterPoint's new and improved, cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages by county, city and zip code. Customers can also follow @CenterPoint_TX to receive the most up-to-date information on the company's operations in the Greater Houston area and across Texas. For the latest weather information for the Greater Houston area, view updates from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Houston/Galveston at For more information, contact: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE CenterPoint Energy Sign in to access your portfolio
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
CenterPoint Energy Continues to Closely Monitor the Weather and Take Actions to Prepare for Potential Wildfire Risk Weather
National Weather Service has issued a 'Fire Weather Watch' for large portions of Texas with the risk of strong winds and fire danger in the Greater Houston area from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday CenterPoint working closely with local emergency partners and will communicate with customers about the risk of potential outages due to wildfire conditions HOUSTON, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy continues to closely monitor evolving weather conditions and is taking precautionary measures to mitigate wildfire risk as the National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for large portions of Texas including in the Greater Houston area on Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. Due to the potentially dangerous weather conditions, including high wind gusts, dry fuels and low humidity, CenterPoint is actively preparing its response, including conducting pre-inspections, adjusting power line safety settings, communicating with customers, and working closely with local emergency agencies. As part of its customer outreach, CenterPoint will be notifying customers via its Power Alert Service in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas of the possibility that extreme weather and wind conditions could result in some temporary safety outages during part of the day on Saturday. 'Our highest priority is the safety of the customers and the communities we serve, and we are closely monitoring and preparing for extreme weather conditions that may impact our system. While the fire risk is currently lower for our service area than in other parts of the state, we are staying focused and taking action to prepare our equipment and customers if weather conditions worsen and the risk of fire grows. We will keep customers informed via social media, email, text and Power Alert Service, and in the event of any temporary safety outages we will restore power safely and as quickly as possible,' said Don Daigler, Senior Vice President, Emergency Planning & Response. Actively Monitoring Weather: Carefully monitoring the weather for potential high winds and fire danger in parts of the Greater Houston area (electric) and South Texas (natural gas operations). Inspecting and Hardening Key Power Lines: Inspecting power lines in areas of heightened fire risk, clearing hazardous vegetation near power lines and conducting repairs where needed, ahead of potential extreme weather. Inspecting Natural Gas Facilities: Inspecting gas facilities in areas of heightened fire risk and clearing hazardous vegetation near facilities ahead of potential extreme weather. Adjusting Safety Settings: Adjusting the settings on some power lines for safety between noon and 9 p.m. on Saturday. Bringing on Additional Crews to Respond: Positioning CenterPoint crews and additional contractors to respond to any power outages or natural gas service interruptions that may occur. Additional resources will be utilized to restore power safely and as quickly as possible as well as perform natural gas re-lights when conditions allow. Coordinating with Local Emergency Partners: Proactively sharing information with state, county and local leaders. Communicating with Customers: Proactively communicating with customers in the Cypress, Fort Bend and Katy areas about the potential for impacts due to extreme fire danger. Important Safety Tips for Customers CenterPoint encourages all customers to stay informed about weather conditions and make a plan to stay safe, including during a potential power outage. Customers can also get the latest information on CenterPoint's preparedness and response efforts and view important safety tips by visiting Additional preparations tips are available at How to Stay Informed: Sign Up for PAS CenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the company's Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates by phone call, text or email. Customers can also stay up to date with CenterPoint's new and improved, cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages by county, city and zip code. Customers can also follow @CenterPoint_TX to receive the most up-to-date information on the company's operations in the Greater Houston area and across Texas.
