The Public Utility Commission of Texas has launched an investigation into CenterPoint Energy's handling of Hurricane Beryl. Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the company's repeated failures, despite their claim of restoring power to 92% of affected customers.
Jump into summer fun with this week’s amazing Insider DealsElectric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston on July 10, 2024.struck the Texas Coast and left thousands powerless, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which regulates CenterPoint, announced it’s launching an investigation into CenterPoint Energy’s response to the disaster.
When addressing Beryl victims in Houston, Gov. Greg Abbott, who was in Asia during the hurricane, gave CenterPoint until the end of July to submit plans to“What CenterPoint is showing us by its repeated failure to provide power, is they seem to be just incapable of doing their job,” Abbott said Monday in Houston.CenterPoint said it had restored power to 92% of the customers by Monday, and was working to restore power to at least 98% of customers by the end of Wednesday, July 17.
Gleeson said it doesn’t matter if the power outages are CenterPoint’s or not, but he said the company has to take responsibility. Since Beryl hit the area, Houston residents have faced several issues including the heat and humidity, standing in long lines for gas, food and water, and trekking to community centers to find air conditioning. Hospitals have seen a spike in patients with heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning caused by improper use of home generators.
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