If you have a medical condition or a life-threatening condition, you could put your house on notice with CenterPoint or any electricity provider.
If you have a chronic illness or caring for an elderly parent in your home who needs electricity for survival, the state of Texas provides aOnce signed and submitted with physician approval, it should give your loved ones with a critical medical condition priority during power outages.
That's what 100-year-old Abe Schnitzer was hoping for when Hurricane Beryl hit Monday morning. The World War II veteran has lived with his 74-year-old daughter in Meyerland for more than 30 years. Every year, Dinah Schnitzer works with her dad's doctors to make sure the forms are submitted properly.
Dinah Schnitzer was hopeful their electricity would be restored sooner, because she has been so diligent in sending those yearly forms. Her father has a pacemaker, and at his age, he can't tolerate a long time in the heat. "They keep telling us they're coming. Meanwhile, they haven't come," Abe, who turns 101 next month, said. "Of course, I'm looking forward to going back to my home, where I've been for 30 years."
The PUC specifically states the state form doesn't promise faster electricity service, and that patients need to secure reliable electricity prior to possible storms. However, with more than half the region already with their power back, the family figured their street would have made the list by now.
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