Restoring power to hardest hit areas of Houston could take ‘several days or longer,’ CenterPoint says

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CenterPoint Energy has announced that restoring power to the areas most affected by a recent storm will take several days or longer. The company's senior vice president of electric business, Lynnae Wilson, stated that efforts are underway, mobilizing available resources and assistance from nearby utility companies to restore power safely and quickly. By Friday evening, over 589,000 customers in Harris County were without power, with more than 340,000 customers restored in the past 24 hours.

CenterPoint's outage tracker indicated that nearly 28% of customers in Houston and around 15% in Harris County were without power by Friday evening, gradually decreasing from the peak outage numbers. While restoration work is expected to continue through the weekend and into early next week, the company has mobilized a workforce of approximately 2,000 field workers and support staff to address the extensive storm damage. CenterPoint is prioritizing the restoration of critical infrastructure and urged customers to check for any damage to their weatherhead, a crucial point where power enters the home, which may require repairs by an electrician before power can be fully restored.