CenterPoint Energy executives roll out resiliency plan after widespread Beryl outages
Dozens of people died after Hurricane Beryl knocked out the lights for more than 2.2 million customers on July 8, many suffering from hyperthermia, or an increase in body temperature, while power outages took weeks to restore. Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the state's public utilities commission to investigate CenterPoint in the wake of the company's performance during Beryl.
Houston power outages: 1 million-plus without electricity as CenterPoint promises restoration times
CenterPoint plans to have power back to 400,000 more customers by end of Friday and another 350,000 customers by end of day Sunday.
PR expert: CenterPoint ‘rapidly losing faith and trust’ with communications decisions after Hurricane Beryl
More than 1.2 million customers in the region remained without electricity as of Wednesday afternoon, two days after Hurricane Beryl blew through the Houston area, and CenterPoint Energy has yet to provide specifics about when power will be restored.
Houston power outages: Hurricane Beryl plunges 2.1 million into the dark
The number of outages due to Beryl is more than double the 900,000-plus who lost power in May when a derecho unexpectedly hit the area.
More than 20,000 CenterPoint customers still in the dark Wednesday afternoon day after Houston-area storms
The storms on Tuesday brought winds exceeding 70 miles per hour and hail in some areas. Several Houston and Spring Independent School District campuses announced school closures through the end of Wednesday.
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