Centerpoint, Houston power and winter freeze
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About 1,700 CenterPoint customers had lost power in the Houston area as of 6 p.m., according to the utility’s outage tracker. CenterPoint serves about 2.9 million customers in the Houston area.
CenterPoint Energy has mobilized a massive workforce of 3,300 line workers and 700 natural gas personnel as Southeast Texas prepares for a significant winter storm expected to bring ice and freezing winds Saturday night.
CenterPoint Energy asks customers to conserve energy and reduce electricity use.
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CenterPoint says they've added hundreds of workers to respond to the Houston area's winter weather
The additional workers increase staffing to around 3,300 people who CenterPoint Energy says are ready to respond to power outages.
CenterPoint Energy activates Emergency Operations Center to prepare for winter weather in Texas, ensuring readiness and safety for customers.
CenterPoint Energy says 100 percent of its response crews are now in place as a winter storm approaches the Houston area.
With winter weather comes the possibility of power outages. Here's how CenterPoint and Entergy have been planning.