When will power be restored? CenterPoint gives Saturday update

HOUSTON — CenterPoint Energy provided an update Saturday on efforts to restore power to the hundreds of thousands of customers still in the dark.

CenterPoint said that as of 10:30 a.m., more than 82 percent of its customers had power. This represents approximately 2.3 million customers. They also said more than 400,000 customers have been restored since Thursday’s storms. Currently, PowerOutage.us shows 535,007 CenterPoint customers are still without power.

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, CenterPoint reported just under 450,000 customers without power. Their tracker indicated that 246,000 customers had been restored in the previous 24 hours.

CenterPoint said it is working to complete restorations by Wednesday for customers who can get power. They caution that estimates could change due to challenges they may still face after the storm.

They also said they would not be able to restore power to customers whose weather heads were damaged in the storm. Customers whose weather head has been damaged will need to contact a qualified electrician for repairs. If you’re not familiar with a weather head, it is the device by which electricity comes into the home through an electrical service cutoff. This is often a pipe located on the side of a house or building. Be careful around wires near your weather head.

You can learn more about weather heads on the CenterPoint Energy website.

For customers who rely on electricity for their potentially life-saving equipment, CenterPoint says that even when power returns, they cannot guarantee that there will be no interruptions, so they advise ensure there is reliable backup power or an alternative plan.

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CenterPoint Energy also said it realized the online tracker was having loading issues. They are also working on making this more reliable.

If CenterPoint Energy’s outage tracking does not load for you, you can check for outages on PowerOutage.us.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Friday that 10 transmission towers were damaged in the storms. She added that restoring power to some areas could take weeks. She suggested looking for public libraries or other facilities that are open during the day.

The Public Utilities Commission of Texas released a statement on power outages in Southeast Texas:

“The Public Utilities Commission of Texas’ top priority at all times is public safety, and our hearts go out to the communities and families across Southeast Texas who were impacted by last night’s storms. As utility crews work around the clock to repair damaged infrastructure and restore power, we want to remind all Texans to listen to their local emergency management officials and never approach downed power lines. breakdown or flood water. Downed power lines may still be energized and electrify objects or water around them.

PUCT staff are at the center of state operations and coordinate closely with partner electric utilities and state agencies to ensure power is restored to all Texans as quickly and safely as possible. possible. For up-to-date information on power outages, contact information for your local utility, and other resources, please visit PUCT’s storm resources page.

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