CenterPoint Energy is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Northeast Gulf and ready to activate its summer storm readiness plan, if needed
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CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) is actively monitoring a tropical disturbance moving from Florida toward the Gulf, with potential impacts on the Texas Coast by late Friday or early Saturday. While current projections indicate a low probability of significant impact beyond rainfall in the Houston area, the company stands ready to activate its summer storm readiness plan if needed.
Following Hurricane Beryl last summer, CenterPoint has implemented significant infrastructure improvements through its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI), including: installation of 26,000+ storm-resilient poles, undergrounding of 400+ miles of power lines, deployment of 5,150+ automated reliability devices, and installation of 100+ weather stations across its service territory.
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- Installed over 26,000 stronger storm-resilient poles and undergrounded 400+ miles of power lines
- Deployed 5,150+ automated reliability devices to improve restoration times
- Implemented 100+ weather monitoring stations for enhanced storm tracking
- Launched improved cloud-based Outage Tracker system in multiple languages
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- Current projections show a low probability of Texas Coast impacts beyond rain
- Any potential impacts would occur late Friday or early Saturday
- Customers and public encouraged to sign-up for Power Alert Service for updates about friends, family and community locations
While it's still early and there are many variables, CenterPoint is ready to take action with its summer storm readiness plan. Should the disturbance continue to organize, gain strength, and models align on its different track, CenterPoint will take further actions.
"CenterPoint's meteorology team has been monitoring this disturbance as it moved toward the
"While it is early and weather models can change, we want our customers, communities and public to know that we have a summer storm readiness plan. We encourage everyone to keep an eye on the weather this week while CenterPoint stands ready to activate," said Darin Carroll, Senior Vice President of CenterPoint's Electric Business.
CenterPoint's summer storm readiness plan
The actions CenterPoint may take to prepare and respond to storms this summer include:
- Mobilizing vegetation management workers: Deploying local and contract personnel to clear hazardous vegetation from power lines in the
Greater Houston area ahead of storm landfall to prevent outages. - Coordinating with government officials: Providing regular updates to federal, state, county and city officials about our pre-storm activities and readiness posture.
- Conducting outreach to critical care customers: Reaching out to identified Critical Care Residential and Chronic Condition Residential electric customers by email, phone or text.
- Sharing information and updates: Providing safety and preparedness information directly with customers via email, phone or text, across social media platforms and other channels to keep customers informed and prepared.
- Organizing additional call center staffing: Securing additional call center staff to handle a higher volume of calls during the storm and limit wait times.
Actions since Hurricane Beryl: Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative
Since launching GHRI following Hurricane Beryl last summer, CenterPoint executed a historic series of critical resiliency improvements across the company's 12-county
- Installed or replaced more than 26,000 stronger, more storm-resilient poles built to withstand extreme winds;
- Undergrounded more than 400 miles of power lines to improve overall resiliency;
- Installed more than 5,150 additional automated reliability devices and intelligent grid switching devices to reduce the impact of outages and improve restoration times;
- Cleared more than 6,000 miles of higher-risk vegetation near power lines to reduce storm-related outages;
- Installed more than 100 weather stations across our service territory to improve situational awareness and storm preparation;
- Donated 21 backup generators to critical facilities across the company's 12-county service area; and
- Launched a new and improved, cloud-based Outage Tracker to provide real-time updates on outages and restoration efforts in English and Spanish.
Important weather station facts and locations
CenterPoint has installed over 100 weather monitoring stations ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season. The weather monitoring stations were installed in strategic locations across CenterPoint's 12-county
For more information on CenterPoint's GHRI actions and improvements ahead of hurricane season, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/TakingAction.
Sign-up for Power Alert Service to get updates about family and friends
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 via phone call, text or email. Customers can add up to five additional email addresses or phone numbers to allow family and friends to receive outage information.
CenterPoint encourages all customers to have a plan to stay safe
CenterPoint is encouraging all of its customers to prepare and have a plan to stay safe during this week's weather. Customers can get storm-related safety tips at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter — available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Customers can also stay up to date on outages with CenterPoint's new and improved, cloud-based Outage Tracker, now available in English and Spanish. The Outage Tracker is built to handle increased traffic during storms, is mobile-friendly, ADA-compliant, and allows customers to see outages by county, city and zip code.
For the latest updates, follow CenterPoint on X and visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.
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
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