{"id":165714,"date":"2026-02-15T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/165714\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:44:08","slug":"power-restored-to-56k-customers-following-saturday-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/165714\/","title":{"rendered":"Power restored to 56K customers following Saturday storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The utility company provides Sunday morning update around 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>UKRAINE &#8211; 2021\/04\/29: In this photo illustration, a CenterPoint Energy logo seen displayed on a smartphone and a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images,  \u00a9 2021 SOPA Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 CenterPoint Energy says 98% of their 2.9 million customers in the Houston area are not impacted by the aftermath of Saturday\u2019s storms, as of Sunday morning at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The utility company said more than 350 workers are responding to damages and remaining outages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Saturday\u2019s storms affected tens of thousands of CenterPoint customers, with the number of those affected peaking upwards of 58,000. <\/p>\n<p>By 10 p.m. Saturday night, that number dwindled down to around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/15\/centerpoint-outage-tracker-28k-customers-without-power-as-severe-storms-pummel-houston-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/15\/centerpoint-outage-tracker-28k-customers-without-power-as-severe-storms-pummel-houston-area\/\">11,000<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>By 8 a.m. Sunday morning, the company reported around 1,300 customers without power.<\/p>\n<p>Track outages at CenterPoint Energy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.centerpointenergy.com\/map\/texas?location=eyJ2aWV3Ijp7ImxhdGl0dWRlIjoyOS41OTYsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6LTk1LjUzNCwiem9vbSI6OSwiZXZlbnRJZCI6bnVsbH19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tracker.centerpointenergy.com\/map\/texas?location=eyJ2aWV3Ijp7ImxhdGl0dWRlIjoyOS41OTYsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6LTk1LjUzNCwiem9vbSI6OSwiZXZlbnRJZCI6bnVsbH19\">outage map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">CenterPoint says more than 56,000 customers have their power back, that\u2019s about 96% of the total outage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 ewwUYq\">CenterPoint Energy is committed to the safe, reliable delivery of electricity for all customers we are privileged to serve throughout the Greater Houston area.\u00a0We appreciate our customers\u2019 patience. 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