Company has installed more than 11,000 stronger, more storm-resilient poles across the region in five months, in addition to clearance of more vegetation miles and undergrounding of more power lines   

When complete, GHRI Phase Two actions will improve reliability by saving customers more than 125 million fewer outage minutes annually

HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as part of the second phase of its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI), CenterPoint Energy shared its latest monthly progress update with new action milestones including the installation of more than 750 automated reliability devices, which will reduce both sustained interruptions and restoration times in storm events.

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's enhanced Systemwide Resiliency Plan (SRP) expected to reduce outage impacts due to extreme weather and storms by 1.3 billion minutes into 2029

100% of lines serving the most customers will have automation devices capable of self-healing; 99% of substations will be raised above the 500-year flood plain, more than 50% of CenterPoint's electric system will be undergrounded; and replace or install 130,000 stronger, more storm-resilient poles and braces 

The 2026-2028 SRP will be the largest single resiliency investment in CenterPoint history and will help address the impact of a wide range of extreme weather and other threats

Settlement expected to result in approximately $50 million less revenue annually and a reduction in electric customer bills by about $1 a month for most customers while also continuing to deliver support for significant local economic growth and upgrades across Greater Houston area

Combination of rate case revenue reduction and other financial commitments, including some 2024 foregone storm recovery costs, would roughly equal the same amount that has been billed to CenterPoint customers for the temporary generation costs since 2021

CenterPoint crews and contractors continue working to restore the remaining customers out

As of noon today, CenterPoint Energy deactivated its Emergency Operations Center and returned to normal business operations

Company urges customers to heed local officials' warnings to stay off roads when possible, to help prevent potential accidents and outages

HOUSTON, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the historic Winter Storm Enzo and an overnight hard freeze, CenterPoint Energy shared Wednesday that approximately 99 percent of its Greater Houston area customers had maintained normal electric service throughout the duration of the extreme winter weather event. As part of its storm response, CenterPoint crews responded safely and quickly to scattered outages that occurred across its 12-county service area, restoring power to those small number of impacted customers. Last night, the company released the 1,200 mutual aid workers it had brought in to prepare for Winter Storm Enzo. 

As of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, CenterPoint crews have restored approximately 28,500 customers since midnight and continue safely responding to scattered customer outages

To ensure public safety, CenterPoint continues to urge everyone to stay off roads to help prevent potential accidents and outages

To support other states and communities, CenterPoint has released mutual aid workers to their home states 

HOUSTON, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With Winter Storm Enzo's exit from CenterPoint Energy's Texas service area, its sub-freezing temperatures will persist tonight across the Greater Houston area. CenterPoint shared that more than 99.9 percent of its customers continue to have power and receive normal electric service as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Over the last 21 hours, CenterPoint crews and contractors have been responding to scattered outages as they occur and will continue working to address potential impacts from the deep freeze expected overnight and into Wednesday morning. 

As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, CenterPoint had restored approximately 18,700 customers since the winter storm impacts began; 2,800 customers currently out of power

3,000 CenterPoint personnel and mutual assistance workers are responding to scattered outages across the Greater Houston area

Company urges customers and the public to continue following warnings to stay off roads, ensure their own safety and help prevent power outages

HOUSTON, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As of 11 a.m., CenterPoint Energy announced that more than 99.9 percent of its Greater Houston area customers are receiving normal electric service even as Winter Storm Enzo continues to bring significant precipitation and sub-freezing temperatures to the region. As part of its storm mobilization efforts, approximately 3,000 CenterPoint frontline workers, contractors, and mutual aid personnel continue to respond to scattered outages across the 12-county area and have restored power to approximately 18,700 customers since 12:01 a.m. 2,800 customers currently remain out of power.

Forecasts converge on freezing precipitation and accumulation across Greater Houston as National Weather Service upgrades advisory to a Winter Storm Warning

Three staging sites set-up and approximately 1,200 additional mutual aid workers set to arrive tomorrow to support potential restoration efforts

CenterPoint to activate its emergency operations center Monday afternoon ahead of the projected start of precipitation

CenterPoint urges customers and the public to be weather alert and have a plan to stay safe and warm through freezing temperatures and precipitation

Forecasts converge on freezing precipitation and accumulation

Approximately 1,200 additional mutual aid workers will arrive by Monday

to support potential restoration efforts

National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Watch for the entire region

ERCOT Weather Watch issued for January 20 – 23 due to extreme cold weather across its region

CenterPoint customers urged to be weather alert and have a plan to stay safe and warm through freezing temperatures

HOUSTON, Jan. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As weather models and forecasts for next week begin to converge, confidence is increasing in the potential for significant wintry precipitation and accumulation impacting the Greater Houston area starting Monday evening and continuing into next week. CenterPoint Energy continues to execute the company's cold weather readiness plan and is actively monitoring the evolving forecasts. CenterPoint has secured an additional 1,200 mutual aid workers who will arrive Monday. The company is also standing up three staging sites and pre-positioning crews to support potential restoration efforts.

Company continues monitoring the evolving weather situation over the MLK Jr Holiday weekend and is activating nearly 1,200 additional mutual aid workers to help execute potential restoration work

ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 20-23 due to extreme cold weather across its region, meaning higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves

CenterPoint urges customers to have a plan and make winter weather preparations to stay safe and warm

In the event of ice or freezing precipitation early next week causing outages, the expanded workforce will be utilized to restore service safely and as quickly as possible

Pre-winter readiness actions completed by the company in December; crews performing readiness checklists for electric and natural gas systems

Customers urged to have a plan and make preparations for potential freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation

Since August 2024, CenterPoint has conducted approximately 3,500 miles of higher risk tree trimming and vegetation across the Greater Houston area

HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With cold temperatures again expected to impact CenterPoint Energy's service territory in Texas over the holiday weekend and into next week, the company's Emergency Response and Preparedness and Meteorology teams are actively monitoring weather forecasts and preparing to support safe and reliable energy delivery during cold and potentially icy conditions. Both electric and natural gas teams across CenterPoint's Texas footprint are engaged in coordinated efforts to maintain readiness and address potential service impacts.