CenterPoint Energy crews were out trimming, cutting and removing high risk vegetation in the Acres Home area as part of their new Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative.
“We’ve used aerial imagery, basically from satellite imagery, to go and identify the most critical vegetation areas,” said Brad Tutunjian, the Vice President of Regulatory policy at CenterPoint.
Tutunjian told KPRC 2 that its crews have already addressed about 2,000 miles of vegetation.
“We’re only allowed to trim and address what is inside of our easement, as you can see right behind me, that has already been done,” Tutunjian said. “One particular home like this could affect hundreds of customers with just one of these trees that falls onto a line. So, if you have questions about trees in your yard, or if you feel that they could be ill or dead and need to be addressed, CenterPoint Energy is here to work with that customer.”
The goal, according to CenterPoint, is to tend to all the high-risk areas of vegetation by August 31.
“We have doubled our vegetation management crews; to address the vegetation issues so we can be better to respond before, during and after a hurricane event. As we know, we’re right in the middle of peak hurricane season for the Texas region, and we want to do everything we can to earn the trust of our customers.
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