Following the brutal storm in Houston, which featured Category 2 hurricane-like winds and resulted in four fatalities, toppled transmission towers, and blown-out skyscraper windows, around a million of Houston residents were left without power. Four days later, there are still 240,000 Houston homes without power.
This past Sunday, CenterPoint Energy released an update on Houston-area power outages. Since the storm, the energy company stated that power has been restored to around 75% of affected customers (700,000 customers). CenterPoint also stated that Sunday’s restoration process, which involved nearly 7,000 workers, was impaired due to significant damage.
Baytown, Bellaire, Cypress, Greenspoint, Humble, and Spring Branch were the company’s most impacted areas in terms of power outages.
For those still without power, CenterPoint Energy predicts that power will be restored to an additional 10% of affected customers by Monday evening. CenterPoint maintains that it is on track to make full power restoration by Wednesday evening.
“We appreciate the continued patience of our customers who lost electricity, especially given the higher temperatures and humidity across our area,” said Senior Vice President, Electric Business, Lynnae Wilson in a statement.
“We know it has been a difficult 72 hours for them and we will continue to work around-the-clock to restore their service.”
The energy company also recommends that affected customers check their weatherhead for damage. As the company points out, the weatherhead is the power source of the house.
Located on the side of the residency, the weatherhead is typically a pipe where the power enters. If customers find that their weatherhead is damaged, customers will first require an electrician to repair the device before the company can restore power.
For updates on citywide power outages and restorations there of, you can find up-to-date information regarding restoration estimations at the company’s outage tracker here.