Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be restored by Wednesday

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Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be restored by Wednesday
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The Houston area’s main utility company says it expects to have power restored to most residents by Wednesday.

Linemen repair power lines on Jamaica Beach Road the west beach of Galveston Island on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

“What CenterPoint is showing us by its repeated failure to provide power, is they seem to be just incapable of doing their job,” Abbott said Monday in Houston. Unlike that crisis — which was caused by failing power generation — Beryl created high winds that brought down power lines and knocked out power to about 2.7 million homes and businesses. Most were concentrated in the Houston area, where CenterPoint reported Monday that it had restored power to more than 2 million customers. Still, more than 200,000

Hirs said Abbott and other leaders who are solely zeroing in on the utility after Beryl are looking for a scapegoat. In a report filed May 1, CenterPoint said it had spent nearly $35 million on tree removal and trimming in 2023. It said it would target efforts this year across more than 3,500 miles of its estimated 29,000 miles of overhead power lines in 2024.

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