CenterPoint Energy - Texas

CenterPoint is taking action to build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation. In 2026, we're ahead of schedule in making critical reliability upgrades through the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative, and we will continue working hard to build a stronger, smarter system that strengthens service and reduces the likelihood and impact of outages for our customers. Learn more and see improvements in your area at CenterPointEnergy.com/Progress.

UPDATE: All lanes of Yale St. between West 6th and West 7th will be closed in both directions for two hours Saturday morning. All lanes will reopen afterward, except for one northbound lane reopening at 4:00 p.m. 🚧 All northbound and southbound lanes closed 📅 May 16 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 📍 Between West 6th & West 7th

As part of our commitment to build and operate the most resilient coastal grid in the nation and to continue preparing for the 2026 hurricane season, CenterPoint Energy conducted a full‑scale Hurricane Preparedness Exercise today at our Emergency Operations Center. Thank you to the 400+ CenterPoint team members and partners who participated in today’s all‑day exercise, focused on emergency coordination, system restoration planning and customer communications. The exercise also included approximately 100 observers, including state and local officials, emergency managers, business leaders and community stakeholders. Their participation supports shared readiness, coordination and situational awareness, helping position CenterPoint and those involved to respond and serve our customers safely and efficiently when severe weather impacts our communities.

To improve reliability and support our region’s growing energy needs, CenterPoint Energy crews will installing additional overhead distribution lines. 🚧 Temporary 15-minute I-10 Closures 📅 Thursday, May 14 | 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. 📍 Schweikhardt Street This work will make the grid more resilient during severe weather and help move electricity more efficiently across Houston. We appreciate your patience and thank @TxDOT and law enforcement for their support as we complete this critical upgrade.

Helping our communities stay ready starts long before a storm arrives. With hurricane season beginning June 1, we’ve connected with customers at community events across the Greater Houston area to share preparedness tips and updates on the work underway to strengthen the grid, including recent events in The Woodlands, Baytown, Pasadena, Spring Branch and Montgomery County. Community outreach will continue through June in other counties, and with plans in place, we’re prepared to respond while helping customers stay informed and ready when severe weather hits.

As Houston officially counts down 30 days to the FIFA World Cup, we're staying focused on what matters most: keeping our region powered and prepared. ⚽️ For more than a year, we’ve been in the field strengthening electric and natural gas infrastructure around game venues, Fan Festival, and hospitality areas—completing nearly 700 reliability upgrades along the way. We’re proud to support Greater Houston as it takes the world stage and to deliver reliable electric and natural gas service to our 2.9 million customers across the Greater Houston area, fans and visitors.

UPDATE: There will be a three-hour closure of all northbound and southbound lanes of Yale St. between West 6th & West 7th, Wednesday & Friday in addition to the ongoing closure. 🚧 All northbound and southbound lanes closed 📅 May 13 & 15 | 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. 📍 Between West 6th & West 7th

Ahead of last night's intense storms, we activated our Emergency Operations Center and pre-positioned crews to respond to any impacts. We know how important reliable power is, and teams began restoration work as soon as it was safe to do so. Approximately 97% of our 2.9 million customers were not impacted by an outage, with just about 1% experiencing an interruption at any one time. As of 4 p.m., essentially all customers who can safely receive power have been restored and less than 500 customers remain without power due to the storms. Crews will continue working to restore those remaining outages safely and as quickly as possible. We appreciate our customers’ patience during our restoration efforts. 🔗 Read more about our response: ow.ly/Y9l850YXTlA

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@CenterPoint_TX Stewart Heights - Woodforest - Montgomery county - no power since around 2am - still no power! This wasn’t even a hurricane and our neighborhood constantly loses power even on sunny days

Crews were pre-positioned ahead of the severe weather that moved through Greater Houston overnight and began responding to outages as soon as it was safe to do so. While more than 97.5% of our 2.9 million customers were not impacted, we know even one outage is too many and crews will continue working until service is fully restored. We appreciate your patience as this work continues.

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@CenterPoint_TX Hi - Tried to open this Tracker with my address in Pearland but I kept getting a BLANK SCREEN. Help!

We know how important it is to stay informed during an outage. Our cloud-based Outage Tracker is available in English and Spanish to view real-time updates on outages and restoration times for your location: CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter

05/11/26 - 6 a.m. Update. Less than 1% of CenterPoint customers impacted at any one time since storms began at 1 a.m. Learn more about our storm response: ow.ly/hBpP50YXw8I

Thanks for the note. We appreciate your patience and glad to hear power has been restored. Our crews continue to work safely to restore service to all impacted customers.

05/11/26 - 4 a.m. Update

As storms move through the Greater Houston area, our crews are responding to isolated outages and working to restore service safely and as quickly as conditions allow. Please stay at least 35 feet away from downed power lines and report any hazardous condition immediately at 713-207-2222.

Severe weather is moving towards Houston. If outages occur, our Outage Tracker is the best way to stay updated with real-time information, including estimated restoration times. visit: centerpointenergy.com/OutageTracker

CenterPoint is prepared to respond to any potential impacts from the line of thunderstorms forecasted to make its way across the Greater Houston area overnight – make sure you’re prepared, too. Head to our Action Center to access the Outage Tracker, sign up for Power Alert Service and get storm safety and preparedness tips: CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter

Our crews are ready and will be responding overnight as potentially severe weather is forecasted to move across the Greater Houston area. CenterPoint's Emergency Operations Center remains activated, and frontline employees and contractors stand prepared to respond to any impacts to electric or natural gas service. Read more: ow.ly/F3vo50YXhMg

Thunderstorms, some potentially severe, are possible into the overnight hours. We're prepared to respond to any impacts and encourage our customers to stay weather-aware and visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter for safety information and storm preparation tips.

Thunderstorms, some potentially severe, may impact our service area this evening and overnight. For your safety, if you see a wire down, assume it's energized and dangerous, stay at least 35 feet away and never attempt to remove tree limbs or objects from it. Report hazardous conditions immediately at 713-207-1222.

🚧 ATTENTION HOUSTON DRIVERS 🚧 To strengthen Houston’s electric grid, CenterPoint Energy crews are making transmission upgrades on Yale St. this week. 🚧 One southbound lane closed 📅 May 12, 13 & 15 | 7 a.m.–4 p.m. 📍 Between West 6th & West 7th This work will make the grid more resilient during severe weather and help move electricity more efficiently across Houston.