Palantir launches Chain Reaction to supercharge Americas AI infrastructure demands

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Houston residents to see higher electricity bills following CenterPoint’s winter rate adjustment

As of Sept. 1, the average bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity will increase by $13.50 after CenterPoint made a semiannual adjustment to its charge for power transmission and delivery. That charge is expected to decrease next March.

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CenterPoint bills spark an angry sign outside Evansville restaurant - Dining and Cooking

EVANSVILLE — The handwritten sign outside Angelo's Italian Restaurant on Thursday bespoke frustration, grievance and, yes, anger, its author says.

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More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/08/12/528526/survey-houstonians-have-overall-unfavorable-opinion-of-centerpoint/

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Most Houston-area residents worry about power outages, have unfavorable opinion of CenterPoint, survey finds

The University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found that 63% of Harris County voters have an unfavorable opinion of CenterPoint Energy, which supplies electricity to much of the region. Nearly 90% of survey respondents expressed some level of concern about power outages this summer.

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More than 30,000 CenterPoint Energy customers out of power as Houston storms roll in

A temporary ground stop was issued at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston around 10:30 a.m. on Monday due to thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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found the centerpoint outage number: 18003327143

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Texas residents and businesses who sued utility companies for cutting power during the 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread blackouts, the Texas Supreme Court ruled.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/06/27/525185/texas-supreme-court-partly-sides-with-centerpoint-other-utilities-in-lawsuits-over-2021-winter-storm/

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Texas Supreme Court partly sides with CenterPoint, other utilities in lawsuits over 2021 winter storm

Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies' negligence, the court ruled Friday, but one of their claims can still move forward.

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CenterPoint Energy reaches $3.2 billion resiliency plan settlement with Houston-area cities

The agreement, which is pending approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, would reduce CenterPoint's resiliency expenses over the next few years, resulting in fewer costs passed along to customers in the region.

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A bill in the Texas Legislature that would enhance the penalty for assaulting a utility worker, making it equal to that of assaulting a first responder, is one step closer to becoming law. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/05/21/522006/texas-house-passes-bill-to-increase-penalty-for-assaulting-utility-workers/

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Texas bill to increase penalty for assaulting utility workers heads to governor’s desk

The bill was proposed in response to threats of violence against CenterPoint Energy workers in the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

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A recent audit of CenterPoint Energy’s management found that the utility company did not adequately assess the risks or potential conflicts of interest before agreeing to an $800 million mobile generator lease. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/05/19/521749/centerpoint-found-to-have-inadequacies-in-controversial-generator-procurement-process-audit-finds/

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CenterPoint had inadequacies in generator procurement process, state-commissioned audit finds

The audit was initiated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) after state leaders questioned why CenterPoint had failed to utilize its leased mobile generators during Hurricane Beryl last July.

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