HOUSTON — CenterPoint Energy has now restored power to 92% of impacted customers and plans to restore electricity to approximately 98% of impacted customers by the end of day on Wednesday, July 17.
The company now expects to restore power to all customers who can receive power by Friday, July 19.
“We are grateful to our crews who have restored power to our customers at a stronger pace than we have been able to in any hurricane in our history, despite the difficult conditions,” Lynnae Wilson, Senior Vice President, Electric Business. “We continue to work around-the-clock to get our remaining customers back online.”
In addition to damaging CenterPoint’s electric infrastructure, the company says Hurricane Beryl may have caused damage to customer-owned equipment.
The CenterPoint Energy Foundation has reportedly contributed nearly $1.7 million to disaster relief organizations, including: United Way Relief Fund, Salvation Army, Houston Food Bank, Red Cross Coastal Bend, Red Cross Coastal Plains, and many others.
Source: CenterPoint Energy
