Last weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott called on CenterPoint to make changes moving forward to avoid what happened in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
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@Justindh85Ай бұрын
I did Utility Forestry work in Northern California, Trust me Houston is so much easier to manage than power lines in the mountains with mountain lions and bears. Centerpoint is lying this stuff has been figured out for major cities for years. This is nothing new.
@HeatherRose2023Ай бұрын
HL&P did it all the time back in the day. Every year they came out and trimmed the trees in my backyard. It’s nothing new.
@ninaappelt9001Ай бұрын
Centerpoint is more about making money than doing what they should be doing. Supplying electricity to all, all the time.
@DarkBadger999Ай бұрын
Centerpoint is a company full of incompetent people.
@BETTERWORLDSGTАй бұрын
Privatization and massive deregulation of Public Utilities, or about anything else, usually leads to a result such as this!
@BoJackHorseman_eatshayАй бұрын
This is wild to me because working in energy trading, CASIO is just as corrupt and immoral as ERCOT. I guess that’s what happens when you have a governor who gives a damn and one who doesn’t and literally is surrounded by criminals… Ahh a man can dream
@WDMteaАй бұрын
All you gotta do is see what the executives are making and how much bonuses. That will tell you all you need to know
@EasyKill7Ай бұрын
I know someone who knows the CEO personally. He did not have kind words about him, since he just got power back this morning.
@RobertTapiaАй бұрын
Bribes will be paid, people will be appeased, the public will forget, business as usual... Until it freezes and the cycle continues!!!!
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
@@RobertTapiaRight?!?!?!
@JCF03Ай бұрын
Nobody wants to take responsibility. Homeowners call the City & the City says it's Centerpoint responsibility. You call Centerpoint & they say it's the City's responsibility. At the end the homeowner either eats the cost or leaves it alone.
@michaelpizana9733Ай бұрын
I do line clearance and it's Center points responsibility
@tbessy1963Ай бұрын
Typical texas. That's how Your governor plays. You're Voting red has consequences. Happy now?
@DIYJim-wx6hqАй бұрын
@@michaelpizana9733 maybe the homeowner does not want to take responsibility. Perhaps an ordinance that says you can not plant trees or shrubs would fix this? Why do people plant trees under the power lines? This blame game is going too far.
@dazesalaz6879Ай бұрын
I didnt plant the tree in my front yard. Alot of my neighbors didnt plant any of their trees. They were already there! Lol wtf @DIYJim-wx6hq
@Puzekat2Ай бұрын
That’s the Republican way!! blame game. It’s the blame game. It’s played on the international stage in front of the world to see and you all are complaining???
@macplus3339Ай бұрын
$19B annual profit monopoly tells me it's Counterpoint's job.
@jatxАй бұрын
It will come out of the customers pocket.
@RLFinTXАй бұрын
Not mine. I refuse to be their patsy any longer. Nope.
@ninaappelt9001Ай бұрын
We always end up paying.
@jollyjohnthepirate3168Ай бұрын
They always pass on the costs of storm damage to the customers. Always have . Always will.
@AJXOXO-vz1pnАй бұрын
Who do you think makes more money? The CEO of Walmart or the CEO of Centerpoint? It’s the Centerpoint CEO. $37.8 million in salaries and bonuses last year. More than most developing nations. More than the CEOs of Walmart, Nike, and Walt Disney. Why don’t they spend some of that money and put some people in hotels?
@niqhttАй бұрын
I think that was actually the previous one, current one is 7 mil
@christinerisden5799Ай бұрын
@@niqhttWould love to know that link or where to find all of this
@DarkBadger999Ай бұрын
@niqhtt For now, until his stock options kick in and he can cash out. Anyway, 7 million is way too much, even if he wasn't an idiot.
@joezjymnazium77Ай бұрын
That's hilarious!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@AJXOXO-vz1pnАй бұрын
@@christinerisden5799 it was reported in the Chronicle. If I post a link to it, the KZbin system automatically deletes it. Just search in google for chronicle article Centerpoint ceo salary.
@rynor2691Ай бұрын
Centerpoint lobbyist have spent more on payments to halfman Abott than on cleaning the powerlines and bettering the infrastructure. Blame Jason P Wells the Centerpoint CEO and spineless Abott
@youraveragebreakfastcereal5285Ай бұрын
I grew up and lived in Houston my whole life. Power resiliency was never an issue until the last 15 years or so. The deregulation and privatization destroyed resiliency. Abolish center point. Public-owned cooperative now. Many other Texas energy markets have co-ops. Leaving the largest market in the state to be increasingly mismanaged by this company is an embarrassment. The Yucatan got hit by Beryl when it was a cat 5 and they had power restored in 36 hours.
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
Low blow to compare Houston, TX with the Yucatan in Mexico. Abbott may take offense to that!😂😂😂
@JustLikeHeaven77Ай бұрын
Texas has had deregulation since the 1980s.
@DiabolikalFolliklesАй бұрын
@@tringuyen7519Good. I hope he does take offense.
@DiabolikalFolliklesАй бұрын
Well-stated.
@playertwo1516Ай бұрын
how tiny was yucatan compared to texas?
@JAD73567Ай бұрын
gov. Abbott won’t make CenterPoint do a thing. He’s in their pocket.
@ljacobs357Ай бұрын
Abbott appoints the chair of the Public Utilities Commission, who has regulatory authority over CenterPoint. We all know how Republicans feel about regulation. Another blunder by Abbott and Texas Republicans.
@Repub_Rico_GOPАй бұрын
Please stop blaming politics on this situation. Companies do almost whatever they want these days and he's actually making them pay tree trimming and complete it by august n he's putting pressure on them to restore power.
@user-hj4uf9wz1zАй бұрын
@Repub_Rico_GOP you can't be serious center point donates alot of money to Abbott Abbott won't do anything about center point just like nothing happened after the deep freeze a few years ago
@korbendallas7181Ай бұрын
@@Repub_Rico_GOP Stay on your island bubba
@Repub_Rico_GOPАй бұрын
@@korbendallas7181 how about you learn what's really happening before coming at me Bubba. Centerpoint is completely the issue lately.
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
@@Repub_Rico_GOPCompanies do whatever they want in TX bc TX GOP allowed them to do so. Abbott’s acting shocked & appalled after he returned from his vacation in SK & Japan.😂
@caldillman5334Ай бұрын
CenterPoint has and is not doing their jobs and EPCOT has not done THEIR job of either mandating the proper preventative maintenance by Texas energy companies or policing the completion of such mandates! And, of course, Abbott, nor the legislature, have put in sufficient mandates on EPCOT! A complete failure!
@Level2.0TАй бұрын
Wow seeing trees sparking like that is very dangerous wow.
@pamchandler1867Ай бұрын
A LOT OF THOSE POWER POLES LOOKED DRY ROTTED
@TexasEngineerАй бұрын
Tree trimming services are not allowed by law to trim vegetation within 10 feet of a power line. In these case CenterPoint must be contacted to do the trimming, by law. All you have to do is to call and make the request to CenterPoint and explain you are having a tree service trim your trees.
@DarkBadger999Ай бұрын
And then be ignored like the guy in the video
@rynor2691Ай бұрын
Did you not pay attention to the video?
@Novastar.SaberCombatАй бұрын
"TexasEngineer" is as naïve (or disingenuous) as they come. 😂
@rynor2691Ай бұрын
@@Novastar.SaberCombat Mark "TexasEngineer" Johnson seems to work for Centerpoint or is a huge lying brown noser for no reason
@TexasEngineerАй бұрын
@@rynor2691 Absoutly. They, non qualified personnel, are NOT suppose to be within 10 feet of the energized lines, only CenterPoint. That is the law. CenterPoint does not trim past 10’. That is up to your tree service. OSHA requirements. FYI, retired with 28 years at CenterPoint.
@eveskey7982Ай бұрын
This is a problem in many many areas of Texas with power companies not making sure trees off lines and etc. Many residents all over texas have complained and asked for this to be attended to over and over again. Only to be told like the one on this report said, it is on que or can't be done or just ignored.
@josephs3973Ай бұрын
Centerpoint ceo had a compensation package in 2022 of almost $40M. Just with his compensation alone, they could have doubled their tree trimming spenditure per customer for 2/3 of the customers in Harris and Bend counties.
@markpashia7067Ай бұрын
12 million a year for three years is A DROP IN THE BUCKET compared to what they bill every month. Someone who has access should convert that to a percent of income figure, but I would bet that it is less than one percent.
@patwyliee8068Ай бұрын
At least 4 trees caught fire near my neighborhood if the Houston fire department would fine center point energy every time a fire broke out maybe Center point energy would take action quickly and in a timely manner but since the city of Houston refuses to fine center point energy at all these problems will continue and the next hurricane will be worse oh well that's politics go figure ❤😂❤😂❤❤😂
@dancox3251Ай бұрын
If you spent $1k to trim a single tree on your own, you're not doing it right and you'll never survive in Texas.
@turquoiseshopaholicАй бұрын
It’s not a regular tree, it’s on a live line, a health hazard
@korbendallas7181Ай бұрын
lol "you'll never survive in Texas." - man in desert trailer
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
@@turquoiseshopaholicAgreed. Most tree trimming companies won’t go anywhere near power lines!
@JoeJoe-tg3edАй бұрын
I just learned today in class that the governor is in a wheelchair.
@DIYJim-wx6hqАй бұрын
A great Governor.
@user-hx3nw3vj8mАй бұрын
What does that have to do with anything
@JAD73567Ай бұрын
@@JoeJoe-tg3ed Brain dead too.
@korbendallas7181Ай бұрын
@@DIYJim-wx6hq actually pretty shitty
@Insomnia4321Ай бұрын
This is relevant why?
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
Abbott is lying to look good before the people. So soon as he rolls his behind out of that room, Centerpoint's upper management faces are gonna like this.....🤨🤨🤨😒😒🫤🫤 Abbott....boy bye.
@jimaugie4993Ай бұрын
Oh, is Abbott back from vacation?
@tacticalcrusader3709Ай бұрын
He wasn't on vacation but by all means don't let petty facts prevent you from foaming at the mouth.
@denisekoltys3019Ай бұрын
It gives me a sick head ache just thinking about being in TX with no AC. And I was raised with no AC til I left for college. This is just crazy. But will admit I had old growth Oak trees and always had them pruned every couple years and sometimes every year. You do have to keep up with them if you don’t want them to fall on you, your pets, your house or other trees.
@joseavila9955Ай бұрын
I can not believe how we as clients suffer the consequences of bad administration for this electrical company. We live in Missouri City, close to Sugar Land, TX without electricity for 9 days. When we call Centerpoint is a joke. We got our roof damaged, our fences blown, two refrigerators full of food spoiled. We can not start the work because there is no electrical. Here they handle this like a third world country.
@user-om1vv2sr8zАй бұрын
Ive already decided to leave Houston and I know many others who are making the same decision. I can do a lot of things but live in this heat every time it storms because of the greed is ridiculous. Sad because I was born and raised in Houston and love it here but times are too hard to keep purchasing groceries and putting my family at risk. Yes I know that I will experience difficulties everywhere you live but at this point I’m picking my demons and I’m choosing not to deal with the humidity here with no AC because the grid goes down anytime someone spits out here. What is sad is they won’t take it seriously enough until people start leaving. 😢
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
You’re welcome to come to FL or TN. Both states have no state income tax like TX & are governed by the GOP like TX. But the utility companies are regulated much better!
@BarrierIslandАй бұрын
Now the line has been crossed because there are people who died unnecessarily from Hyperthermia. In Florida , we have constant tree trimming by FPL, our energy provider. This saves them money in restoration costs...
@txlady1049Ай бұрын
You know where the "resiliency" plan funding will come from -- us, the customers. Time CenterPoint ponied up some funds themselves, instead of making us pay for their neglect.
@enaid54Ай бұрын
I wish Arkansas would do this. They told me it was up to the home owner. Trees have just wrapped around the power lines and they won't come. I have a huge power line that runs to a paper mill and they don't keep it up. I didn't ask for their power line.
@thatkajunguy8029Ай бұрын
I feel for those doing without electricity right now but...... after Hurricane Ida hit my area we were without electricity, cell service, internet services for a month.... Ida hit on Labor Day and it was plenty hot..... trees down, power poles down, roofs gone, roadways blocked.... We didn't sit around complaining, we were busy cleaning up our yards, our neighbors yards, helping clear right of ways...... I thought Texan were supposed to be tough, not so much obviously.......
@jrlaymanceАй бұрын
Asplundh and Trees Inc used to clear trees, govt. phucked with the energy sector and now they no longer clear vegetation from power lines
@DIYJim-wx6hqАй бұрын
Houston, be careful what you want. You might end up with $1.00 per kWh electrical rates. In California electricity is turned off when it is windy to make sure the company is not sued because of a fire.
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
TX & CA, welcome to climate change. Scientists told you. Stop complaining now that you’re feeling its effects!
@HtineTEEАй бұрын
Just came back from San Antonio……most poles are high, metal, and trees below the lines. This isn’t a grid thing, this is a Centerpoint thing. Someone is pocketing that money or it’s paying CEOs. This is unavoidable IF whoever is held accountable for the power infrastructure
@troybaxterАй бұрын
Honestly, that's why I don't believe the CenterPoint when they said they were denied funding for upgrades. Not saying I trust the government, but something tells me CenterPoint pocketed all the money they received last time.
@Satellite2145Ай бұрын
Wtf centerpoint
@rosswhite4527Ай бұрын
It’s always about money. Top management usually not willing to spend anything that affects bonuses.
@christinerisden5799Ай бұрын
Homeowners with chimneys would love all of that tree ( i.e. all of that wood. It would be seasoned by winter ).
@cbutlermkАй бұрын
Me too! I’ve called several times! Nothing from them!
@KrazyKajun602Ай бұрын
It's common sense. If the tree is on your property, its your tree. It's the homeowners responsibility.
@BigfootIsOutThereАй бұрын
THANK YOU!!! People let their trees get out of control and then want to pass the buck.
@jorge10928Ай бұрын
Not ready to commit until reimbursement for restoration is approved. It's all talk and Hot Wheels will approve the reimbursement and pass the costs to consumers.
@StevenStroud-yv1jqАй бұрын
Been saying this since 1988. People need to take responsibility for the tree and vegetation before moving in. There are thousands of huge trees in the south.
@mikeheffner6636Ай бұрын
Good lord, these people are so damn entitled, your trees, your problem
@Michael-ty2uoАй бұрын
gladly their stock is plummeting right now
@nightmarestitcherАй бұрын
One of the greediest companies in America, but what are ya gonna do? Got have electricity..
@rachelledavis1231Ай бұрын
Gov Abbot needs to just go ahead and have their service area reduced, they clearly can't handle what they currently have!
@donhoverson6348Ай бұрын
That deregulation thing is really working out for them. Private industry is so much more efficient without regulation.
@user-jk3ht5hn3mАй бұрын
This guy should run for governor, he shovels the bull as good as abbot
@robertpaul6257Ай бұрын
Hundreds of UT POLES WITH SOME WITH TRANSFORMERS HAVE BEEN LEANING 15 DEGREES FOR 20 YEARS!!!!!
@richardszablewski1420Ай бұрын
And anyone who would know about trees Governor Abbott is the person to ask.
@denisecaccese830Ай бұрын
WHERE THE HELL WAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT RIGHT AFTER THIS HAPPENED! HE IS THE PROBLEM!
@theextremeteam4733Ай бұрын
Either way , more work means the bills will be higher for those who consume power ….In this monopoly game the companies win
@meganc243Ай бұрын
I think both energy company and other government agencies need to trim trees..it expensive to do so nobody wants to do it lol..also the electrical grid itself needs better upgrades..that has been proven..so saying it's jus trees..it's sadly lacking in logic
@davidescobar92329 күн бұрын
Remove center point and let the state take over
@brin3mАй бұрын
in ohio they trim the trees every 4 years. they do an excellent job too
@CCCC-tq8yoАй бұрын
I called too a yr ago and they never showed up
@angelamalekАй бұрын
Any business, if responsible, would see that they are overbooked for tree trimming and either expand their business or ask for help from the city.
@anwornation3399Ай бұрын
It is doable, should not be a problem, it's so easy
@mauricelopez1745Ай бұрын
If the tree is in your property and it falls or causes a power outage is your fault.
@Flokiabob311Ай бұрын
Well it’s the storm’s fault, but go ahead and blame others if that makes you feel better
@tringuyen7519Ай бұрын
No, it’s CenterPoint’s fault bc regular tree trimming companies are barred from trimming anywhere near power lines.
@noway1844Ай бұрын
Now the blame game and buck passing begin and not one thing will change. Just like last time.
@peterspeer2626Ай бұрын
Texas does not believe in Climate resilience? Preventive Maintenance(PG&E $$) -- It is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to climate. It's not the first and will not be the last storm. You all going to have to pay more for a better power grid. Underground? Constant tree trimming. Where I live "In Sydney Australia" all the trees next to power lines get constantly trimmed. In a very green city of 4 million. And 100% if I called about sparks the tree would be trimmed within hours
@JoeBidenAUTISMАй бұрын
Ah i see what it is they just lazy asf
@karabinasАй бұрын
I own 2 chainsaws…I’ve never lost power in Houston
@marmars1081Ай бұрын
Either maintain your lines or lose your monopoly on our city!
@joaquinben4458Ай бұрын
Nobody wants to work.
@georgeberg2106Ай бұрын
Maybe if Abbott didn't hate Houston so much he would have helped Houston be prepared for a storm. It's so much easier to score political points when you blame others.
@ryleyrichardson1303Ай бұрын
Don’t be a fool and believe that Abbott will do anything about this
@user-hx3nw3vj8mАй бұрын
Governor Abbott are you sure you want them to clear all vegetation you are talking about large trees that are in people's yards
@AcomponyАй бұрын
Centerpointle$$
@georgeburns7251Ай бұрын
Just get a generator.
@Puzekat2Ай бұрын
A Republican controlled state has problems with infrastructure maintenance in their privatized system. But y’all pay low taxes. In fact they were trying to get rid of property tax outright. how do you think this stuff is paid for without tax money?
@AllheadingtosameplaceАй бұрын
Easy solution New power company
@gw2315Ай бұрын
Keep voting GOP and see there incompetence Greg is incompetent
27 күн бұрын
Time to take care of your selfs!!! state failed you. Abbott has hurt texas by not following thru with improvements. dose'nt repersent just rules. See the results.both senators on vacation .
@user-zn7wx2lm9zАй бұрын
Can't texans file law suit against centerpoint?
@user-hj4uf9wz1zАй бұрын
No they cant
@aao449Ай бұрын
Abbott will block it b/c he gets kickbacks $$$ from centerpoint.
@user-hj4uf9wz1zАй бұрын
@@aao449 actually the texas courts already ruled you can't sue the electric companies
@aao449Ай бұрын
@@user-hj4uf9wz1z - Oh, how convenient for Abbott. Doesn’t men he is not benefitting from centerpoint financially.
@user-hj4uf9wz1zАй бұрын
@@aao449 are you serious when companies donate to him he won't hold them accountable just like nothing happened a few years ago after that deep freeze
@IamadroidАй бұрын
It's comical that people expect the power company to trim their tree. Why dont homeowners take care of their trees. If their tree falls on the neighbors house than the homeowner is on the hook. Maybe the power company should just start charging homeowners who's trees damaged their lines.
@yeet5146Ай бұрын
To be technical you aren't supposed to trim your trees near power lines by law. So people are really just following the law. Also why don't we just have egotistical idiots like you do the work for everyone since you have the time and equipment.
@EyesunmoonstarsАй бұрын
These trees are of nature and not planted by the homeowner. Therefore it’s everybody’s or no one’s responsibility to upkeep the tree. If it is on city easement I say it’s a city responsibility. If it’s on the property owner’s then it’s the property owners responsibility. 🤷🏽♀️
@houstonsam6163Ай бұрын
Tree-trimming spending per customer is not a valid metric because the CenterPoint service area is more population dense than the service area of other power companies. Do you people in the media have *any* critical thinking skills??? The people who complained that they had asked CenterPoint to trim the trees - were the trees on those people's property? Sounds like they might just have wanted to get someone else to pay for having their trees trimmed and CenterPoint seemed like a good patsy. This looks like another exercise in blaming CenterPoint when just a couple of minutes of honest thought makes clear that the issue might not be so simple. But we can't have honest thought when ratings and clicks are at stake - let's just keep piling on CenterPoint about things we are completely ignorant of.
@seapotatoes7260Ай бұрын
Insane isn't it? These people lost me at the unrealistic expectations for restorations. I respect Greg for bringing up the actual problem being trees and not just crapping on CP without any real solutions. However I still think it is unfair and perhaps an overreach of the government to force a company to maintain both public easements and private property at their own expense and private property is not always accessible. Vegetation management should be subsidized by tax dollars if it should be required by the state to do so. Therefore CP can be Obligated to the management of the growth around their power lines as well as manage complaints of infrastructure damage on private property in a timely manner.
@Justindh85Ай бұрын
Seriously do vegetation fuel reduction twice a year and the problem is significantly reduced so yeah Centerpoint is full of BS. FYI: I was a Utility Forester so I do have experience with what I am talking about.
@houstonsam6163Ай бұрын
@@Justindh85 Glad to hear you know how to trim trees. As a Utility Forester were you obligated to trim trees on private property at your own expense, or at public expense, rather than at the expense of the property owner?
@houstonsam6163Ай бұрын
@@seapotatoes7260 Now now, we can't waste time on fair thinking when there are many more things we can blame CenterPoint for.
@Justindh85Ай бұрын
@@seapotatoes7260 by your standards people in California had no responsibility to prevent electrical strikes that would start wildfires right. If I owned a hospital and my machines malfunctioned because of my negligence and someone died who is responsible? Obviously, it would be the hospital's fault correct.
@peterspeer2626Ай бұрын
Texas does not believe in Climate resilience? Preventive Maintenance(PG&E $$) -- It is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to climate. It's not the first and will not be the last storm. You all going to have to pay more for a better power grid. Underground? Constant tree trimming. Where I live "In Sydney Australia" all the trees next to power lines get constantly trimmed. In a very green city of 4 million. And 100% if I called about sparks the tree would be trimmed within hours.