Texas senators questioned utility executives about massive power outages affecting millions and causing 36 deaths after Hurricane Beryl hit Houston on July 8.
Texas senators interrogated CenterPoint Energy executives about prolonged power outages that affected nearly 3 million people and resulting in 36 heat-related deaths after Hurricane Beryl hit Houston on July 8.
Jason Ryan, CenterPoint Energy executive vice president. was called to testify before a special legislative committee examining the company's failure to provide a timely outage tracker and an overall lack of preparedness for the hurricane. Nearly 3 million people lost power in the Houston area after Beryl, a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall on July 8. At least 36 people have died due to heat complications after losing power, according to officials.
Last Thursday, CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells apologized to customers during a meeting with the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin.
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