When will power be restored in Houston, Texas?

HOUSTON — Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to more than 3 million customers in the Greater Houston area Monday, most of them in CenterPoint.

Power companies and city officials said it would be a multi-day outage for most customers because the damage is extensive and widespread.

In an update Monday night, CenterPoint said it hoped to restore power to 1 million customers by the end of the day Wednesday, but customers in the hardest-hit areas “may experience extended outages and should plan accordingly.” As of 9:30 p.m., more than 1.8 million CenterPoint customers were still without power.

Crews are assessing the damage and will begin repairs as soon as possible. However, thousands of out-of-town crews were not deployed to Houston ahead of Hurricane Beryl as they were during previous hurricanes.

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CenterPoint said the first priority after the storm will be to assess the type of damage to the electrical system and redirect power to unaffected power lines. In addition to assessing the damage, crews have already begun a cutting and cleaning process, which allows them to identify and isolate damaged areas to more quickly restore service to customers along unaffected sections.

CenterPoint has mobilized approximately 11,500 energy workers to begin assessments and repairs. To supplement the company’s 1,500 internal resources, CenterPoint is bringing in an additional 10,000 resources from other utilities to assist with restoration efforts. CenterPoint is also expected to increase its preparedness sites in the region to 12.

“We are mobilizing all of our available resources, as well as mutual aid resources from other utility companies, to begin the process of quickly and safely restoring power to our customers,” CenterPoint’s Lynnae Wilson said in a 4 p.m. update. “We understand how difficult it is to be without power for any period of time, especially during hot weather. We are sharply focused on the important and urgent work ahead.”

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Once the damage assessment is complete, CenterPoint will begin issuing estimates for substantial system restoration.

Finally, the company is evaluating the deployment of its mobile production units to ensure the temporary restoration of power to certain critical facilities, such as cooling centers, healthcare facilities, first responder sites, senior centers and educational centers.

CenterPoint will continue to provide general outage information, such as total outage counts, updated approximately every 5 to 15 minutes, at CenterPointEnergy.com/StormCenter. CenterPoint customers are encouraged to sign up for Power Alert Service® to receive outage details and community-specific restoration updates as they become available.

As of 2 p.m. Monday, about 247,000 Entergy Texas customers were without power, with the majority of the outages in Montgomery, Jefferson, Walker and Liberty counties. More than 6,200 people were without power in Galveston County, which includes the entire Bolivar Peninsula.

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Texas New Mexico Power reported that more than 105,000 customers were without power as of 9:30 p.m. Monday.

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If you use a generator, do not use it indoors as it can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

For more natural gas and electricity safety tips, additional information and resources on hurricane preparedness, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/StormCenter and follow @Central point for updates in case of adverse weather events.

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