HOUSTON — CenterPoint Energy continues to progress in bringing the number of outages down following Thursday’s storms. They said they’re still on track for substantial completion of power restoration by the end of the day Wednesday.
As of Monday at 1: 15 p.m., CenterPoint reported that 217,797 customers were without power and 280,535 customers had been restored in the last 24 hours.
They said that more than 630,000 customers who were impacted got their power back within 72 hours of the storm. They also released new maps showing estimated restoration times.
Those maps are below. You can get a closer look at the maps below and the latest outage numbers here.
CenterPoint said they won’t be able to restore power to customers who had their weatherhead damaged in the storm. Customers who have had their weatherhead damaged will need to contact a qualified electrician for repairs. If you’re not familiar with a weatherhead, it’s the device where power comes into the home through an electrical service drop. It’s often a pipe located on the side of a home or building. Be careful around any wires near it.
You can learn more about weatherheads on the CenterPoint Energy website.
For customers who rely on power for potential life-saving equipment, CenterPoint says even when the power comes back, they can’t guarantee there won't be interruptions, so they say to make sure there’s a reliable backup supply or alternate plan.
“While we have made solid restoration progress over the past 72 hours, it is important to remember that we have a lot of hard work ahead and the more difficult restorations are still to come. In fact, our crews encountered a lot of additional damage in the field today," said Lynnae Wilson, Senior Vice President, Electric Business.
CenterPoint said more than 7,000 mutual assistance workers, including lineworkers and vegetation professionals have been deployed around the Houston area to work on restoration.
The company is also using seven temporary mobile generation units to serve some cooling centers. first resopnder locations, healthcare facilities, schools and senior living facilities.