ABC13 asked the energy provider about its plan to prepare for the cold weather heading to Houston next week.
Courtney CarpenterCenterPoint Energy said it plans to have extra crews on standby ahead of the arctic cold front that will arrive in Houston next week.There is still some uncertainty about exactly how much winter weather will arrive next week, and many Houstonians also have questions for CenterPoint Energy about keeping the lights on.CenterPoint officials said they're ready and have extra staffing plans in place in case the cold weather heading our way causes any outages.
If you lived in Houston during the 2021 winter storm, when many went days without power, you know that people are understandably worrisome any time we talk about low temperatures or potential ice.ABC13 reached out to CenterPoint Energy for their plan with the upcoming freeze.
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