Houston leaders pushed about CenterPoint's response to Hurricane Beryl

The power outages are top of mind as many Houstonians are still without power or air conditioning the day after Hurricane Beryl. FOX 26's Abigail Dye reports after pushing city leaders for answers about preparations as many are still upset about CenterPoint's performance.
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[@kabbyhearts]

This is just sad. We have no power AND no water at my complex. I had to leave to go to Austin...for a CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE!! This is insane.

[@ericallen7200]

I'm an Electrician. If you wanted Solar/Battery back up installed BEFORE THE STORM... we have to call them to disconnect your meter before we start the job...then have them return to hook it back up when we have completed our work... BEFORE the storm, Centerpoint refused to show up for the temp disconnect/reconnects... they said it would be a few weeks while they were updating things.... like basically telling all Houston Electricians to take a month off or what? I tried and failed to contact their emergency line when a ground mount transformer was exploding. What if that ended up burning down the house?

[@moment-of-glory]

20 billion dollar company by the way

[@jay_officialtv4000]

All that don’t matter…..we just had a storm last year and had frezze over 2 year before that and again center point fails or city I should say.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

their priority is not to help customers generate their own power

[@Edangel14-421]

Thats exactly what Im thinking. My husband is a journeyman as well. This problem with power failure is a piss poor system that has forever needed upgrades to begin with. They knew and were aware years ago and yet here we are again. Yet Ercot is untouchable/ Centerpoint, our system as a whole is F'd. ​@jay_officialtv4000

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

This was all planned the way they're handling it. I have never gone days without power in my area during ANY storm since I've lived here. They've planned these delays. Sorry Houstonians but the majority of you are nothin but a bunch of morons as seen by the final comments in this video. cowards who continue to love corruption. Worst city in America, next to Chicago. Democrat wastelamd.

[@brainiacbold169]

The grid is crap and I’m tired of the excuses but Entergy profits in the billions and has net increase year over year

[@USA.RE3]

Our governor and Texas politicians made it easy for this to happen often. The grid continues to be faulty as well. Shouldn't our government officials require from Centerpoint and companies that profit from energy to invest more on a decaying infrastructure??? (Just Asking!)

[@brainiacbold169]

@@USA.RE3 my exact thought.. this was a cat 1 and after the freeze gov. Abbot acted like he would force change. It seems if we get any other condition than cumulus clouds here we go with the malarkey. Same style of utility poles from the 1850s and no major innovation

[@ScientistPrepper]

Bankrupt Houston and their lib mayors. 😭

[@DarkBadger999]

They want to build more substations and transmission lines on top of neighborhoods but won't fix what's already there. They're incompetent. I can name their " experts" by name. You know they reverse engineer the grid? 😂 All of their data they base the design off of is lies.

[@Edangel14-421]

Yes! I completely agree with these comments. They knew and continue to allow it. Many froze to death during Ury, how many elderly and little ones are out there not able to handle this heat? How many have to die before they fix this or since now Ercot cant be sued we just live with it OR not live sadly.​@@brainiacbold169

[@john_admin4965]

Not a conspiracy but lazy leadership.

[@TScott-vp9zv]

Can we blame this on DEI?? If the CEO was anything but a Whyte male, we would!

[@Waterman1000]

EVERYONE: SUE THEM! File lawsuits!

[@trixie7265]

Tell me how I will

[@ScientistPrepper]

Yeah. That’s real smart.

[@Edangel14-421]

It was tried after Ury. They are untouchable.

[@DarkBadger999]

Their attorneys are as crooked as they come.

[@Just-Human]

All my power I produce myself. It's not hard.

[@USA.RE3]

Our governor and Texas politicians made it easy for this to happen often. The grid continues to be faulty as well. Shouldn't our government officials require from Centerpoint and companies that profit from energy to invest more on a decaying infrastructure??? (Just Asking!)

[@shanematthews7713]

It's called the good ole boy network. As long as people keep voting for abbott, patrick, cruz etc it will keep getting worse. They have power in their homes or have fled the state.

[@ScientistPrepper]

😭 I’m a liberal. Waaa.

[@stanleyford2575]

​@@ScientistPrepper man shut up acting like a little child

[@WhenDevilsDuel]

​@@ScientistPrepper"I've never lived in another city waaa" "I'm so ignorant that I think feices smells like roses waaa" "I'm a living example of Plato's caveman allegory waaa" "I have nothing interesting to say so substitute it with politics to feel special waaa" Stfu 🤡

[@Edangel14-421]

Actually, I'm not and agree with this comment, our grid needs updates and failed us during winterstorm Ury. How many are going to have to die this storm because our officials, companies, Ercot are held accountable?

[@thuanchau7042]

its beyond incompetent that a cat 1/tropical storm that was predicted for over a week ago and centerpoint was still unprepared. a well manage companies always go through all possible scenario to prevent the worst possible outcome and they failed people of houston miserably. beyond unacceptable.

[@officialpoa3171]

*YALL TALKING AL THAT HEAT............. and refuse to PROTECT YOUR OWN CHILDREN from those SEXAUL DEVIANTS! .... Whereas none of you even noticed the 2 TRANSVESTITE ANKERMAN AND REPORTER they put in front of your PRETENDING TO BE WOMEN/MOTHERS on an **#OFFICIAL** platform that says they are about revealing and speaking the whole truth!*

[@alexurn2843]

That’s why invested in a Generac 4 years ago. Right now no power in Kingwood, but I have power, and most importantly air conditioning.

[@Airamimosa]

And that shouldn't have to be needed if they would only do their one job. Millions of customers being charged delivery charges (mine is $75 monthly) and for this horrible service!? EMBARRASSING

[@dtx2735]

How much did you pay for the unit ? It will be my next big purchase

[@LOADUP01]

how much was your generator

[@NoneyaTexasontheback20]

@@dtx2735generator is 6/8,000. Install is about same. $15,000 for ours. 25kw

[@alexurn2843]

@@LOADUP01 when purchased, $9,000, plus $2000 installation.

[@infini.tesimo]

It's crazy how this is essentially Thailand kinda of regular weather and they can figure it out and these people can't lol

[@officialpoa3171]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE INCOMPETENT MINORITIES

[@officialpoa3171]

*THEY TALKING AL THAT HEAT............. and refuse to PROTECT YOUR OWN CHILDREN from those SEXAUL DEVIANTS! .... Whereas none of you even noticed the 2 TRANSVESTITE ANKERMAN AND REPORTER they put in front of your PRETENDING TO BE WOMEN/MOTHERS on an **#OFFICIAL** platform that says they are about revealing and speaking the whole truth!*

[@vernebj3329]

They aren't used to living like that... they don't have to live off of the fat of the land like Thailand.

[@wizziboo]

@@vernebj3329what are you even talking about girl ????

[@r.hughes5737]

I’m living like I’m in a 3rd world country this is unacceptable get these ppl out of here we are not customers we are now victims of criminal activity

[@althepal8018]

stop crying ...what if you were born in 3rd world country ...now you seem like you thinking you better than them or what

[@1_star_reviews]

@@althepal8018when you pay more you expect more. People in 3rd world countries aren’t paying $300 per month on electricity just to have it cut off and not be restored for several days.

[@Waterman1000]

@@althepal8018 And who are you??? A PR spokesperson for this disgraceful bureaucracy? Knavish imbecile.

[@moment-of-glory]

@@althepal8018Of course America is better than 3rd world countries. I’m getting some more breaking news just now: the sky is blue

[@CooJoe05]

What is wrong with these entitled people complaining about not having power after a HURRICANE just came through....So annoying

[@aikanae1]

I wouldn't trust anything Centerpoint says. Why are lines above ground in an area that gets hurricanes and tornados?

[@SodaPop392]

Cheaper and easier to fix and they have been like that forever.

[@nenelatri933]

@@SodaPop392it’s seems like these days the power goes out more easily though? I don’t remember being without power for the Harvey Flood. This was just a Cat 1 Hurricane.

[@SodaPop392]

@@nenelatri933 I agree and I think centerpoint needs to get their crap together.

[@forfuckssake6269]

@@nenelatri933I went without power for maybe an hour or two during Harvey, their response and preparedness this time around is piss fucking poor.

[@KS-gs2vd]

@@SodaPop392 FL converted and things are fine there for storms like the two we have had in the last 2 months. It is for sure more affordable to do it now, just houston likes to put its money else where... sad truth the of H

[@zerodude2812]

Im at my breaking point with Centerpoint

[@lordy1952]

And guess what? Nothing will happen

[@WhenDevilsDuel]

Not true, what will happen is when the next hurricane that inevitably comes everybody's going to leave the city, not out of fear of the storm but fear of this shit​ happening for the nth time this year@@lordy1952

[@Just-Human]

I produce all my power needs

[@WhenDevilsDuel]

@@Just-Human no one asked

[@Just-Human]

Devils.....the air conditioning is nice

[@Airamimosa]

STILL NO ELECTRICITY IN THE BEAMER/FUQUA/SAM PARKWAY SINCE 4AM MONDAY, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO DISCONNECTION SERVICE, IMMEDIATELY THEY'RE IN ACTION!!! THEY NEED TO STOP CHARGING THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS FOR DELIVERY CHARGES, I PAY $75 EVERY SINGLE MONTH, FOR THIS KIND OF HORRIBLE SERVICE AND HIGH PERCENTAGE OF KILOWATTS!?!?!?! WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT OF COMPANY!!!

[@trixie7265]

Bruh I pay 400.

[@xobertoxo]

Right lol $75??? A month??? Where???

[@debcash352]

It’s All about money! Bullshit Walks And Money Talks!

[@stevenortiz2493]

I hope there is a law suit and accountability

[@d3kingg387]

Yah sure.

[@justkickinit-o9p]

❤

[@officialpoa3171]

*YALL TALKING AL THAT HEAT............. and refuse to PROTECT YOUR OWN CHILDREN from those SEXAUL DEVIANTS! .... Whereas none of you even noticed the 2 TRANSVESTITE ANKERMAN AND REPORTER they put in front of your PRETENDING TO BE WOMEN/MOTHERS on an **#OFFICIAL** platform that says they are about revealing and speaking the whole truth!*

[@3rdiknowledgetv]

This is unacceptable going 2 days now with children and elder and still in the dark the whole staff should be fired

[@davidbryant3532]

Where is your personal accountability? What did you do to prepare so that you can get through this? No excuses for your poor planning

[@ulatino71]

What wrong with center point.. Always said ready and loose power in any storm...but for the bills #1

[@3rdiknowledgetv]

agree 💯 percent robbing customers

[@officialpoa3171]

*YALL TALKING AL THAT HEAT............. and refuse to PROTECT YOUR OWN CHILDREN from those SEXAUL DEVIANTS! .... Whereas none of you even noticed the 2 TRANSVESTITE ANKERMAN AND REPORTER they put in front of your PRETENDING TO BE WOMEN/MOTHERS on an **#OFFICIAL** platform that says they are about revealing and speaking the whole truth!*

[@JonasBarnett]

There should have been close communication between the utility and the leaders before the storm to assess preparedness.

[@liketearsintherain832]

If leadership is allowed to not care this is what happens.

[@shanematthews7713]

I bet lyin ted has power in his home tonight

[@angelamalek]

App comes after hurricane season is over. nice

[@brittislove]

oh no, hurricane season goes on til November. We could still be hit by more hurricanes alone this year. This is ridiculous. I hope real change comes. Stay cool

[@Meimei2484]

Sue centralpoint

[@RosasNaturalLiving]

I’m in River Oaks outskirts, some units in my apartment complex have power and some don’t, including mine. It’s time to get the leadership out of power; there’s some kind of collusion going on that this is permitted to happen again and again. Enough is enough!!

[@USA.RE3]

Our governor and Texas politicians made it easy for this to happen often. The grid continues to be faulty as well. Shouldn't our government officials require from Centerpoint and companies that profit from energy to invest more on a decaying infrastructure??? (Just Asking!)

[@shanematthews7713]

I bet lyin ted has power in his home

[@DarkBadger999]

You have no idea how true your statement is! Check out the PUC interchange and look at some of their court cases that are ongoing. They're all in bed together

[@Just-Human]

There's the option to produce your own power. I do and it's not that difficult.

[@USA.RE3]

@@Just-Human in my case, solar is not an option due to HOA regulations and the amount of trees in the area (near Memorial). My critical comments directed to Abbott and politicians was meant to prevent more deaths. He was in charge and promised to tighten regulations through ERCOT when more than 50 people died during a winter storms... I am not trying to politicize "nature events". I am a "centrist" that agrees with a few things that both extremes are fighting for but this will be repeated as long as the grid is not renovated and able to kepp up with demand and natural disasters.

[@henrytran4782]

We appreciate all efforts everyone is doing to restore power. However, it’s the management of Center Point who underestimated this hurricane and they chose to wait and see instead proactive preparation although they knew in advance where the storm path was heading toward. Their excuses are unacceptable when millions of people are suffering. This is a category 1 hurricane and they failed, how do people can trust them if category 2 or 3? It will be a huge disaster.

[@davidbryant3532]

There is not much you can do with wide spread damage. YOU should have been better prepared

[@SigFigNewton]

@@davidbryant3532it’s important to blame as many victims as possible

[@davidbryant3532]

@@SigFigNewton victims? There are no victims when it comes to lack of personal preparation and responsibility

[@henrytran4782]

@@davidbryant3532 I am well prepared. Why are you making the assumptions without any facts? The point is that Center Point could had been better prepared to expedite the restoration of power. They said they didn’t expect this hurricane was going to hit the city directly which was their excuses. It was forecasted well in advance. Are YOU working for Center Point?

[@davidbryant3532]

@@henrytran4782 I do not work for them....however it was a disaster...you weak minded people need to understand that it takes time....the problem that really exist is that people demand instant gratification when reality cannot produce that. Everyone's poor planning is the issue. Self accountability

[@trishmeshell191]

My sister looses power almost every week, but they Never find the problem! She waits for hours upon hours in the Texas heat……it just repeats itself over and over!

[@christopherojeda-orozco1471]

She did great on that report

[@dayveda3736]

Horrible reporting.

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

If there was ever a time for US ALL to come together and protest this leadership. That time is now!

[@Messy320]

We can’t even handle a category 1 hurricane that wasn’t even here for a full day this is fucking embarrassing

[@patgraeme775]

What's going to happen with a cat 3-4? In a year with most projected storms

[@davidbryant3532]

Will YOU be prepared?

[@lazarusagame]

Being born and raised in Houston, I even feel bad for that Yankeees fan.

[@Ash_Bruster]

Can we just connect to the national grid? CPE is not capable of keeping the power on when the city gets too hot much less a gosh darn hurricane.

[@moment-of-glory]

No the people who lobbied to make sure that won’t happen already paid off the legislators and governor the money is spent and gone.

[@davidbryant3532]

What an idiot. You think that will solve the issue? Stupid people everywhere

[@murphyville]

I mean this is ridiculous! People’s lives are literally at stake!!!

[@3rdiknowledgetv]

NO TRUCKS ARE WORKING ON THE ROAD OUT IN BAYTOWN ITS MOSTLY PITCH BLACK OFF 330 THE WHOLE AREA AND COMMUNITY OFF BAKER ITS REALLY SAD THEIR SLEEPING GOOD IN THEIR HOMES TONIGHT

[@quesadilla79]

Abbott and Fled Cruz left the state 😂

[@beemonique8466]

Abbott was out of the country.

[@moment-of-glory]

@@beemonique8466Yeah I wonder why.

[@patbrown53]

I'm suing for pain and suffering. 🤬

[@justkickinit-o9p]

Me too!

[@officialpoa3171]

*YALL TALKING AL THAT HEAT............. and refuse to PROTECT YOUR OWN CHILDREN from those SEXAUL DEVIANTS! .... Whereas none of you even noticed the 2 TRANSVESTITE ANKERMAN AND REPORTER they put in front of your PRETENDING TO BE WOMEN/MOTHERS on an **#OFFICIAL** platform that says they are about revealing and speaking the whole truth!*

[@binbinky78]

No center point trucks in spring branch

[@hany259]

I’m in spring branch too. Power will probably come back tomorrow.

[@moment-of-glory]

Haven’t seen a single one in Friendswood in 40 hours without power

[@lawabidingdad]

Eastside 0 trucks!

[@3rdiknowledgetv]

It's none on the street at all maybe 1 every county some are jus backed in places sitting the there on the phone

[@Esther_Melgoza]

@@moment-of-glory​​⁠Nick Rekieta ! 😬 You’re right, not a single sign of any Centerpoint trucks, or equipment in our neighborhood here in Friendswood.either. All I’ve heard in the past days since the outage, is the sounds of our neighbor’s generators across and down the street just trying to survive from this awful heat. It’s absolutely abysmal!

[@jackyavaa3459]

It was just a category 1… that’s embarrassing

[@TexasTough.]

My power came back on around 3:00 pm today

[@cloudzys1]

same man im happy lol

[@chrisgabrilska8336]

At my breaking point with centerpoint I’ve gone 2 nights with terrible sleep

[@Adamjt10]

Couldn’t even sleep. We got hit first in Rosenberg. Lost power at 3am Monday, didn’t get power until now. Horrible

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

i can only sleep when exhausted, i wake up after two hours soaked in sweat with a headache

[@davidbryant3532]

What did you do to prepare?

[@LeTetSpiN]

Just a few weeks ago, when that severe storm hit Dallas, our street was without power for three days. And by 'we', I mean it was only our street. Additionally, the cell towers were down, so you had to drive about a minute away from our area to get phone coverage.

[@davidbryant3532]

The horrors....poor thing

[@SigFigNewton]

@@davidbryant3532agreed. Inferior grids gonna be inferior. What do people expect.

[@SigFigNewton]

@@davidbryant3532this is preferable to proper regulations

[@davidbryant3532]

@@SigFigNewton nothing inferior...it's called mother nature. Nothing can stop that. People simply never take care of themselves....they expect others to tend to every need. That makes people weak.

[@e_steban89]

An interactive map/app would have been useful years ago. But again companies are waiting till the absolute last minute to do anything needed because “it’s not within budget to make at this time”.

[@justkickinit-o9p]

No phones service and no power for 3 days. I guess we can live without any of it

[@ArmandoRodriguez-jo7zs]

Warm night is a understatement

[@parler8698]

Did CP watch the Weather Channel at all?

[@broadcastmyself77]

Let’s all sue Central Point

[@rmedina1522]

Abbott won’t allow that to happen

[@broadcastmyself77]

@@rmedina1522 let’s sue him too. A capital of the ship never leaves his crew when the boat is sinking. He is in Asia right now lol

[@KARIMTAI786]

All buildings with ordinary importance are designed for 130 mph wind. Whereas CP towers, being critical, infrastructure. should have been designed for higher windforce

[@toniwilson6210]

Lmao so emergency prep is all on private companies now?

[@A.s-e6x]

It's sad that the average person in houston is not prepared lol If this was a real major event and we didn't power for more than a month 50 To 60 percent of people would be dead I heard about the hurricane coming on Monday.Got prepared the next day or 2, right now i'm all good 😎

[@SoulReaperSlayer19]

@@A.s-e6xif this was coming at us as a Cat 4 or 5 like it originally looked. I know for a fax my area would be looted and flames on cars would be everywhere. It might be time to get out of Houston…

[@Daniel-rc2bu]

​@@A.s-e6x getting prepared and going DAYS without are two different things. The incompetence from Centerpoint is enough already. They're the ones that should be prepared but they could give a rats ass about Houstonians.

[@A.s-e6x]

@SoulReaperSlayer19 lol true, It's not just Houston, it's just the average American is lazy and stuck to their phones and doesn't think things can go wrong real quick

[@A.s-e6x]

@Daniel-rc2bu I get where you coming from, but you need to understand there's hundreds of electrical polls all knocked down all around Houston. There are So many works that are qualified to work on those lines? There's no way They can predict which electricity polls are going to get knocked down. So no way to really be prepared

[@rochellehardie]

We called center point twice to let the know that there was a downed line at my backdoor. We thought that they would remove the line before they re-energized the lines, however they turned on the power even though they knew the line was down. We called after the line was energized, and told them no one came to remove the line lying right outside my door! They told us to call 911!!!! We said we have called yall three times. Inappropriate use of 911 first off! They knew right at the beginning the line was down at our door, and they chose to ignore it! Criminal negligence

[@vickylam1981]

Still no power 😢

[@herrera3499]

We live 30 NW of Houston. Our power provider and line management is San Bernard Electric Coop. No lie: Power went out at 7 am on Monday in the middle of the hurricane. Power was restored at 3 PM on Tuesday!! And, they have an Outage App, so we knew the outage was reported and when linemen were on their way! That is how you run a power company! We love San Bernard!!

[@tzswoop1000]

August or September to put up a map online? That’s crazy. The incompetence of Centerpoint is infuriating. This is what happens when we trust one private company to be responsible for power distribution to the entire city.

[@BarrierIsland]

They should have been better prepared due to population density. In Florida, crews from all over the Country arrive early and we usually have the power restored within 24 hours. Most of our wires and poles, transformers have been replaced with new equipment. That needs to be addressed also...

[@cloudswinger2000]

Yep, after the back to back hurricane seasons of 2004/2005, FPL and S FL upgraded a lot of the infrastructure. Concrete poles, no wired lights across the intersections, burying wires if they can. We lost power for 11 days in 2004, haven't lost power more then a few hours since. FPL has an emergency command center that gets activated when there are hurricanes headed to Florida.

[@BarrierIsland]

@@cloudswinger2000 Yes, we had 4 major Hurricane's during the month of August... T

[@airjkd79]

Gov. Abbott is set to return this Saturday the 13th from his "trip". Not that that helps the power situation . I just hope he gets a warm greeting upon arrival or is he flying private.....

[@pamelawilliams7521]

It's a shame The Governor have not fix Houston problems over 20 years drainage problem. No vote for Republican state.

[@thrill102]

They expect to have a map “ready by August” really?? Harvey came and went multiple other storms and NOW they’ve decided after this storm they’ll finally get an interactive map??? They are just terrible in their prep for the storms and after.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

they used to have a map, what happened?

[@lizzasanzio9679]

I’ve not seen one center point truck anywhere! Funny how those huge warehouse’s built all along the beltway 8 that btw are almost always empty are lit up with lights all around them!🤬

[@frankwilson4095]

Where is the new Houston Mayor? Also I have to say that Fox 26 have a great Reporter Abigail Dye, asking the right question to Center Point.

[@trixie7265]

I’m going solar since the sun is blazing all the time.

[@NoneyaTexasontheback20]

Hahaaaa right! I put a $100,000 into my solar system 👍

[@tristx7832]

It isn't often Texas have hurricanes so this is a perfect opportunity to profit from a disaster. People will be forgiving and make up excuses for you.

[@Jilla0559]

In Houston The truth is, before you can ask for a declaration you have to go meet with people in the impacted areas to see what’s needed and the level of need,” Lt Gov Patrick said FEMA and President Biden says that’s simply not true

[@wats59]

If meteorologist can predict a "cone of uncertainty". The utility companies should be fully prepared with other utilities staged to restore power ANYWHERE inside the cone. Of course the CEO or spokesperson will say it's not that simple. But it sounds pretty simple to me.

[@rochellehardie]

I love the fact Centerpoint left raw end lines laying out in my yard and then turned the power on! Whatever to putting the line up before turning on the power? Do we not use that protocol anymore?

[@john54367]

File complaints with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC)

[@alfonso704]

One thing they’re always prepared for is to collect that payment.

[@rochellehardie]

I love the fact Centerpoint left raw end lines laying out in my yard and then turned the power on! Whatever to putting the line up before turning on the power? Do we not use that protocol anymore? How many of yall have live downed lines still laying your yard? I really find it unacceptable.

[@debrawilks3728]

I am in that number! No electricity! At 70 it's wearing me out!

[@S.E.O.S]

Not enuff crew members

[@inter5123]

They should be fined every day they don’t have a map up.

[@em-loof-tonnac]

Entergy customers went through the same exact storm as "Centerpoint customers", I lost power at 6am on Mon and Entergy is saying my area will not have power until the 14th. Yet all the news talks about is "Centerpoint".

[@SigFigNewton]

Is this different than how long it usually takes to get power back to people?

[@jimholthaus9025]

That's what they are telling you. After not having companies on stand by, I would not believe them. After the other day, saying their power board was not working .

[@antonioo6432]

Nobody is mentioning the loss of water. Did anyone else’s water get cut off?

[@tashakajack1098]

went downtown yesterday and just seen a multiple of trucks sitting in a parking lot 😕

[@guadaluperamirez6564]

Once again where was CenterPoint when we most needed you. Time to change co. Why is Texas alone all the time. It's time for change

[@newyorknewyork9790]

This has to teach us a lesson, we have to evacuate if authorized personnel recommend it and have emergency food water etc

[@Middle-FingerAt-U]

Lets not forget the tornado that not too long ago hit.. it took awhile for the power to be back on in cypress.

[@w.d.gaster8872]

Stop mentioning the ones affected! Get the ones with the outages!

[@ceevee9406]

Created Chaos "Center Point Energy" " Stand Down" on restoring power 🔋 to Houston 😢 residents.

[@thetalkingboard]

CenterPoint has the worst Karen as their spokesperson. They’ve just given up.

[@Indigo_LaCrown]

Wow, I'm must be way more blessed than I originally thought. I must be one of the very very VERY!! few in the Houston area whose power never went out despite not owning a backup generator. About 90% of my neighborhood still don't have power and it's Wednesday

[@brittislove]

do what you can to help those around you if you are able

[@stangman6291]

Centerpoint is bs

[@user-tr-s7j]

Their communication director need to be fired

[@sassygirl7462]

Centerpoints biggest mistake is not staging out of town/state repair crews near Houston before the storm. It’s taking them days to get here now before they can even begin work.

[@grunge-mb9sb]

Doesnt matter how weak the storm is we loose power every time

[@brianwt1]

Yeah that’s horrible especially when it’s really hot out like it has been.

[@rochellehardie]

Can we replace these ‘leaders’ they still have not picked up my live power line.

[@edwardmille8879]

Has Ted Cruz left for Cancun yet? They have air conditioning there.

[@d3kingg387]

It’s frustrating but people are so entitled . 7 people died.

[@freewaychris3470]

More people might just die in this heat if they can’t fix the problem 🤦🏽‍♂️ we pay our hard earned money for power and it’s their job to get us that power. If they can’t do the job, sell the company or let someone else do the job

[@kcbazz]

@@freewaychris3470💯💪🏽

[@moment-of-glory]

Imagine thinking grade school logistics from a 20 billion USD company is entitlement.. lick that boot more

[@althepal8018]

@@freewaychris3470 easier said than done ...you should do the job if it so easy...hard earned money what you do for a living bet its not harder than these guys who work in the heat on the regular

[@brandonm2144]

​@@althepal8018Whoa! Get of the D, Nelly.

[@martinvisor8387]

There are more than one million people between the coast and Houston.

[@mario12359]

Its sad that while yes infrastructure could be more prepared that a vast majority of people don't even take the initiative to take responsibility for their own actions to at least have some food, water, and alternative power put away for emergencies like this. The reality is it is we that will have to live with consequences of the decisions that we make not the ones that make the decisions get a side hustle if you have to and stock up slow and steady.

[@Samb-zu6lx]

Wouldn’t you want to maintenance and revamp the website before its purposed season? Hurricanes are Houston’s biggest natural threat at the same time every year…smh…I’m tired

[@lawabidingdad]

You being hot is not there problem you gotta pay regardless if you like it or not

[@katsioh]

It’s literally their problem. That’s what we pay them for. 🙄

[@Airamimosa]

You either work for them or you don't pay light & gas bill including their ridiculous amounts of delivery charges so🤫

[@paulg4288]

Abigail is beautiful

[@patrickjohnson9811]

This is bs Pearland we still out 😡😡😡🤬🤬

[@ScientistPrepper]

Maybe Centerpoint was too busy with their windmill and solar projects to build a proper electrical system?

[@user-tq8ve1yv3s]

They said it would be better after the last storm… Julied

[@johnnystoneagetv]

Damn 4 real bro it’s 🥵 asf

[@bmwdjj13]

Look at how Oncor performed. They kicked ass!

[@ginab1687]

Centerpoint sucks you know what

[@djack915]

Where T F IS Abbott ??

[@TScott-vp9zv]

Is he a DEI CEO? Seems VERY incompetent to me!!!!

[@alphaomega7408]

Buy a freaking generator and take care of yourself. Stop depending on others. Do yourself better. Citizens you depend on others and this is what u get. Have a back up plan. This was a disaster not a car accident. You will be out of power for long periods of time during disasters.