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CenterPoint doubles down on projection to restore power to 85% of Houstonians this weekend

HOUSTON – As many around Houston endure day six without power, CenterPoint Energy has released an additional update of their projected results for the upcoming weekend.

In a media release, CenterPoint doubled down on its expectations to restore power to roughly 85% of impacted customers by the end of the weekend. They also reiterated their claims that they have restored power to more than 1.6 million customers so far.

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CenterPoint also claims to have provided restoration date predictions to all customers who have not had their power restored as of Saturday.

“We know how tough these past several days have been for our customers and our entire team is determined to restore power as safely and as quickly as we can,” said Lynnae Wilson, Senior Vice President, Electric Business in a statement released by CenterPoint. “Our crews are working through the heat, storms and rain to address the more than 12,100 downed trees, as well as the impacts of billboards, portions of metal roofs and other debris carried by sustained high winds into poles, lines and other equipment. We are committed to getting the lights back on for those customers who are not yet restored.”


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