CenterPoint Energy gave an update on Saturday on efforts to restore power to the hundreds of thousands of customers still in the dark.
CenterPoint said that as of 10:30 a.m., more than 82% of their customers have power. That’s around 2.3 million customers. They also said more than 400,000 customers have had power restored since Thursday’s storms. Right now, PowerOutage.us is showing 535,007 CenterPoint customers still without power.
By 5 p.m, Saturday, CenterPoint was reporting just under 450,000 customers without power. Their tracker said that 246,000 customers had been restored in the prior 24 hours
CenterPoint said they are working to have restorations substantially complete by Wednesday for customers who are able to get power. They caution that the estimates could shift because of challenges they may still encounter following the storm.
They also 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. Â
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 your weatherhead.Â
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.
