As the second day of power outages dawns, CenterPoint Energy recorded 42.53% of customers had power as of 8:55 a.m., meaning more than half of its service area is still without power. This totals 1.38 million customers without power.
CenterPoint's last update on its Twitter page Feb. 15 stated as of 8 p.m., more than 1.4 million customers were without power, which included 1.27 million customers without power due to the request to reduce power and 141,500 customers without power due to other storm-related events.
Residents can see where the power outages are taking place by visiting CenterPoint's outage tracker.
Posted 9:07 a.m. Feb. 15
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas—which manages the flow of electricity to about 90% of the state's electricity consumers—initiated rotating power outages across the state at 1:25 a.m., according to a Feb. 15 release from ERCOT. As such, CenterPoint Energy, which services large portions of the Greater Houston area, stated on Twitter early Feb. 15 that customers should conserve electricity and expect temporary power outages.
CenterPoint initially stated the temporary outages could last 15 minutes to more than an hour, but updated its statement on Twitter at 9:27 a.m. that customers currently experiencing outages should expect to be without power for at least the remainder of Monday.ALERT HOUSTON AREA: @ERCOT_ISO has ordered that we begin an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 requiring controlled, rotating electric outages in the Houston area. There may be temporary interruptions of your electric service, please conserve. #hounews #houwx https://t.co/pxiTc8s71m
— CenterPoint Energy (@CNPalerts) February 15, 2021
CenterPoint stated customers still with power are asked to conserve power as much as possible to assist with stabilizing the state's power grid.Unfortunately, if you are a customer who is currently experiencing an outage, you should be prepared to be without power for at least the rest of the day. #houwx #hounews 5/10
— CenterPoint Energy (@CNPalerts) February 15, 2021
"We know this is a very difficult situation for our customers, but we are doing our part, based on [ERCOT's] directive, to reach a power supply and demand balance across the state," CenterPoint Energy stated on Twitter. CenterPoint's outage tracker was unavailable as of publication, but according to PowerOutage.US—a website that tracks the outages of electricity providers—more than 96,000 CenterPoint customers were without power as of 9:29 a.m. Feb. 15.As you may know, CenterPoint Energy is a transmission and distribution company and does not generate power, so the shortage of power generation capacity we are facing is not something we can directly address. #houwx #hounews 8/10
— CenterPoint Energy (@CNPalerts) February 15, 2021