Houston power outage restoration efforts continue Wednesday
Efforts to restore power to more than a million people continue on Wednesday, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast. CenterPoint Energy released a restoration progress map.
HOUSTON - More than a million people remain without power across the Houston area two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast.
At the peak of the outages, CenterPoint Energy says 2.26 million customers were affected. The company says more than one-third of outages were restored within the first 30 hours, and they are "confident" in restoring one million customers within 48 hours of the storm exiting the area.
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As of 1 p.m., CenterPoint has restored electricity to more than 914,000 customers, about 40% of the customers impacted by Hurricane Beryl.
Entergy, which had a peak of about 252,000 outages on Monday, says crews are on track to restore 50% of impacted customers by the end of the day Wednesday.
Still, CenterPoint reported more than 1.3 million outages at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and Entergy reported about 174,000. Texas-New Mexico Power, which serves some communities south of Houston, reported more than 60,000 affected by outages.
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The Houston area could experience feels-like temperatures of 105 degrees on Wednesday, and several cooling centers are open across the city with a heat advisory in effect through Wednesday afternoon.
Houston power outage tracker
10:30 p.m.
As of 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,111,177 customers affected by outages.
As of 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 118,270 customers affected by outages.
As of 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 58,454 customers affected by outages.
6:30 p.m.
As of 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,230,988 customers affected by outages.
As of 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 127,357 customers affected by outages.
As of 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 57,992 customers affected by outages.
4 p.m.
As of 4 p.m., Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,281,323 customers affected by outages.
As of 4 p.m., Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 136,147 customers affected by outages.
As of 4 p.m., Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 58,330 customers affected by outages.
2:30 p.m.
As of 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,312,834 customers affected by outages.
As of 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 139,532 customers affected by outages.
As of 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 56,033 customers affected by outages.
1:30 p.m.
As of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,340,227 customers affected by outages.
As of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 40,957 customers affected by outages.
As of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 63,626 customers affected by outages.
Noon
As of noon Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,354,684 customers affected by outages.
As of noon Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 145,431 customers affected by outages.
As of noon Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 60,657 customers affected by outages.
10:30 a.m.
As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,357,077 customers affected by outages.
As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 162,892 customers affected by outages.
As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Texas-New Mexico Power is reporting 62,222 customers affected by outages.
9 a.m.
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,356,326 customers affected by outages.
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 168,936 customers affected by outages.
8 a.m.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Centerpoint Energy is reporting 1,368,638 customers affected by outages.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Entergy Texas is reporting 173,716 customers affected by outages.
When will power be restored in my area? See CenterPoint outage restoration map
CenterPoint released a tracker map on Tuesday night showing the restoration progress.
The map will show you the status of restoration efforts in your neighborhood but doesn’t provide time estimates.
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CenterPoint says customers should be prepared for restoration efforts to take several days.
How to check status of power outage
CenterPoint Power Alert Service
In addition to CenterPoint’s restoration map, customers can sign up for the company’s Power Alert Service. It will notify customers of restoration progress and when power is restored.
Entergy Outage Map
Entergy customers can check outage status on the company’s website. They have a map showing outages and the number of affected customers. You can also search by address.
