Gov. Abbott said that CenterPoint needs to tell his office what they’ll do in the coming months to ensure we won’t have the outages we saw in Beryl.
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@dreamachines8584Ай бұрын
They also been over charging this year. They need to be throughly investigated.
@amorrbaby8354Ай бұрын
They have been overcharging for years if not decades
@user-lp5ci9bi2jАй бұрын
My bill last month was double any bill I have ever received
@dreamachines8584Ай бұрын
@@user-lp5ci9bi2j Thats not right
@SincerelyAdrianeАй бұрын
@@user-lp5ci9bi2jme too
@thomasS9676Ай бұрын
Overcharging is due to Texas deregulation!!
@Gemini4Life21Ай бұрын
Centerpoint dontated 4+MILLION dollars to Greg Abbott, and 1+MILLION to Dan Patrick. Why are these guys acting like they arent in bed with them?
@SourBogBubbleАй бұрын
you mean to a PAC since 2500 is max dono?
@Gemini4Life21Ай бұрын
@@SourBogBubble no I mean to them.
@pamchandler1867Ай бұрын
CENTER POINT HAS NOT INVESTED IN MAINTAINCE THOSE POWER POLES LOOK DRY ROTTED PLUS NOT TRIMMING TREES
@kennethmalone8104Ай бұрын
Ex-lineman here, they see them and will replace them as needed. The problem is Abbott, as soon as he rolled up the first thing he and Patrick did was to deregulate the power grid and companies. So now you have Cntp and Entergy supplying and a million different companies billing customers and the service area has tripled. So for a small kick back you'll see Beryl Energy coming soon 🤔😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@ljacobs357Ай бұрын
Abbott appoints the chair of the Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the utility companies. CenterPoint's issues have been known for years, and Abbott's Commission has done nothing. We all know the Republicans' disregard for regulation. Once again, this is on Abbott.
@murphyvilleАй бұрын
This is just all talk! He bought and paid for by the energy companies!!!
@evildrtranАй бұрын
Center pointe is going to pay the state officials off rather than do any meaningful upgrades. We should take a page from San Antonio's playbook and just put it under government control. SA citizens seems to have cheaper rates and better grid infrastructure because of it!
@OSOTRUАй бұрын
Sound like deja vue.......7 days no lights.......all because of not properly preparing! WE HEARD THIS BEFORE! Fix the grid!!!
@yogisurfrunner1925Ай бұрын
Not the grid - veg mgmt and Gov holding utilities acct able through PUC is the problem. He was not there to do his job - was busy off pretending to be some intl/fed negotiator wannabe instead. That is the root of everything that is falling apart in Tx. 8th gen Texan
@OSOTRUАй бұрын
@@yogisurfrunner1925 well let's not forget "he was there" to do his job during the freeze and it still took us 3 to 4 days....... The veg management is part of fixing the grid but you are 100% right!!
@yogisurfrunner1925Ай бұрын
@@OSOTRU Thank you - I spent my career in the industry and still also 84 hrs freezing in my LR. Texans deserve better. Period
@JuniperJupiter23Ай бұрын
The grid had nothing to do with this. We should still fix it obviously, but this was solely on Centerpoint. The grid didn't fail us this time. A company did. A company whose CEO made $7 million last year while they spent less on maintenance and storm prep than any other electric company.
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
@@JuniperJupiter23Ane who allowed ONLY 1 Power Company to facilitate a WHOLE CITY of over 4 million ppl?
@SocialYouTubeMediaАй бұрын
Why didn’t Greg Abbott stand up for Texans BEFORE the storm? He’s been governor for so long, he should’ve been a LEADER and ensured utility companies in his state are always ready. That’s his job as a leader. What a loser putting on a show after the fact.
@seriejohnson698Ай бұрын
You voted for him. Why do you people keep him in office?
@Elena-er7zpАй бұрын
yup. these fools been in charge of the state for years. this should have been fixed during the how many years they have been in office?!
@charlesafk2281Ай бұрын
@@seriejohnson698how do you know he voted for him? Ngl it seems that you just wanna start an argument
@wardog5537Ай бұрын
He was in Asia
@KRIAJKАй бұрын
He was in Asia asking their officials how they get power back so efficiently to millions after earthquakes and tsunamis.
@zoey1897Ай бұрын
Abbott and Patrick, just a lot of blah, blah, blah, and nothing will get done, just another theatrical show.
@dreamachines8584Ай бұрын
@@zoey1897 I agree
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
EXACTLY!!!!
@bigdcountryzoneАй бұрын
Centerpointless and greedy and Dangerous.
@thomasS9676Ай бұрын
All companies are greedy!
@dougclem7711Ай бұрын
Republicans allowed this to happen.
@bonnologАй бұрын
Investigation.... which would lead to nowhere.
@seriejohnson698Ай бұрын
Looks like a horse and pony news conference.
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
RIGHT?!?!?!
@jfs63310Ай бұрын
Maybe Abbott should ask himself why he failed to activate the Texas Guard in this grave emergency.
@hb91191Ай бұрын
Wtf is texas guard going to do?😂
@Elena-er7zpАй бұрын
Abbott don’t do anything but run his mouth and try to take Texas back to the 1800s.
@jfs63310Ай бұрын
Well, they can provide generators, they can distribute supplies, they can use their equipment to remove debris, they can supplement city workers, they can monitor and check on our seniors and disabled. If you read the Guards mission statement they are there to assist in emergencies. This comes from their mission statement...Tasked with providing first response and civil defense force capabilities during Texas disasters and emergencies
@davidbryant3532Ай бұрын
@jfs63310 so...they provide generators to everyone? Why didn't you have one that YOU purchased? Why didn't everyone have one? You have to be self sufficient...if you think the government will help you within minutes of a NATURAL disaster.. you need help.
@glenmcdonald3548Ай бұрын
The governor dropped the ball again
@IyadSalah-y2fАй бұрын
CenterPoint should be responsible for covering all direct and indirect costs incurred by Houstonians who lost power during Beryl, including expenses for spoiled food, hotel accommodations, and restaurant bills.
@joezjymnazium77Ай бұрын
LOL!!! The company would go bankrupt! Calm down! 🤣🤣🤣
@valentintrevino267629 күн бұрын
I don't think there's many people that see a problem with that.. all people supplying the service should be responsible for their failures..@@joezjymnazium77
@yogisurfrunner1925Ай бұрын
Gov Abbott should not have left with a storm like this on the way; it is his job to stay and ensure ALL of Texas is prepared - just look and see how Ann Richards did it if you’re having a tough time acting like ‘the man’. What a bunch of ridiculous positioning he does. My 83 yo father STILL does not have power but this clown wants to make a show so he can get in front of the cameras? Ask CP for a plan once they finished finding their backside with both hands - for once pls be a grown up.
@seriejohnson698Ай бұрын
Let me guess, you voted for his BS.
@yogisurfrunner1925Ай бұрын
@@seriejohnson698 Not even hardly - I am an 8th gen Texan who actually worked on an SA awareness campaign when this joker was Atty Gen, He has changed significantly as a ‘human’ and I use the term very loosely
@davidbryant3532Ай бұрын
@@yogisurfrunner1925another lying libtard.
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
I miss Ann Richards.
@davidbryant3532Ай бұрын
@@BoneyandBearrilla you miss that libtard idiot? Why?
@2KGrind09Ай бұрын
Imagine a governor that could care less all year about Hurricane season & now wants to "investigate" after the fact
@robertkelly6282Ай бұрын
Meanwhile the president called them hey u guys pick up the phone what u need in assistance? Sry the gov is in Asia yep keep him in office voters
@joseisrael1119Ай бұрын
Exactly 💯... white supremacists always looking for a scapegoat
@burd7455Ай бұрын
If this is what it takes, so be it. But I have a feeling not much is going to change.
@barbaraburns8014Ай бұрын
Abbott and his minions have been doing this for years and some people keep electing these failed and ineffective Republicans.
@Elena-er7zpАй бұрын
Exactly. They are trying to divert attention with a bunch of hollerin’ Texas governor FAILED Texas lt governor FAILED They KNEW that Centerpoint had issues especially after the Feb Freeze a couple of years ago. Texas state leadership is disgusting. They are the REAL issue.
@ArmandBarbeАй бұрын
If only the governor had stayed here to manage and lead the hurricane efforts… Oh well.
@kendricklewis4947Ай бұрын
Wasn't he out of the country and where was the other state leaders??
@BarrierIslandАй бұрын
In Hurricane country here in Florida, they are constantly upgrading the grid. It's a process that never stops. This is where CenterPoint dropped the ball, only a Cat 1 storm, If it had been a 3-5 the consequences would have been 10 times as devastating.
@samster1224Ай бұрын
CenterPoint needs to reimburse us for over charging us all these years
@timothyross7822Ай бұрын
This demand should be for all pwr companies in Texas.
@user-lp5ci9bi2jАй бұрын
People are now receiving estimates on july 19th. I have yet to receive an estimate. We aren't in a rural area with trees there isnt severe damage preventing access. We all need a fuse. So are fuses on back order? Are they time consuming to install? Is there not enough workers that specialize in this? What is going on? If CP really hears our frustration why don't they open up a phone line that isn't for emergencies? I became so ill i almost had to call 911 yesterday morning. The ONLY reason I stayed was because they kept giving false restoration dates if you called. I have a multitude of health problems and not having ac right now is an emergency. There arent enough pet friendly places to go to and i cant handle a generator plus it would just get stolen.
@AJXOXO-vz1pnАй бұрын
We want to know why the ignored doing tree maintenance near the power lines. And why their exec board makes millions in salaries.
@oaktjenАй бұрын
why aren't you out there raking?
@AJXOXO-vz1pnАй бұрын
@@oaktjen because raking isn’t going to fix anything.
@JuniperJupiter23Ай бұрын
@@oaktjen🍑🎩⚠️
@bradbauman7594Ай бұрын
"why the ignored doing tree maintenance near the power lines" Ask the home-owners why they say 'your not cutting my trees' when the right of way crew shows up during normal work schedule. Funny how when a linecrew shows up to work in rear easements and wants to plywood a truck in over the yard and the home-owner says no. But let a storm come thru and that same home-owner says do whatever it takes to get my electric back on.
@AJXOXO-vz1pnАй бұрын
@@bradbauman7594 except that the scenario you presented (i.e. lazy homeowner not wanting tree limbs around power lines cut) has no basis in fact and is all your opinion. The statistics show that CenterPoint spent 5x less on tree maintenance than other electric companies. That’s a fact, not an opinion.
@frogg5371Ай бұрын
Centerpoint should have been organized for this storm as they knew it was coming for at least a week if not more. Centerpoint should not be allowed to pass the cost of this mess to customers
@scottspradley1349Ай бұрын
Sorry Governor needs to be investigated
@tattii4uАй бұрын
Did they pass a law that said something like the power company its not liable nor has to provide adequate supply in emergencies or something like that??
@IyadSalah-y2fАй бұрын
CenterPoint's above ground infrastructure is so bad!
@yourin8erАй бұрын
Private companies right?
@ked147971Ай бұрын
So where is the national guard? I mean people need water and food out here. Oh yeah, our pos governor sent them to the boarder 😡
@jlynnc9559Ай бұрын
Centerpoints mistake is they don’t have a Jeff Lindner to give information to us to give us updates and comfort and information.
@killexzander7938Ай бұрын
They need to focus on restoring power to temperature sensitive senior citizens. My mother seventy two years old and my father is eighty four, They both nearly went to the hospital over this bad response by centerpoint
@nicolecoleman5376Ай бұрын
CENTERPOINTLESS
@bigdcountryzoneАй бұрын
Centerpointless and greedy and Dangerous.
@sandrablake2362Ай бұрын
Exact 👊🏻! Why were the power grids looked at closely BEFORE THE HURRICANE ARRIVED? They had PLENTY OF TIME TO DO THAT😮! Such a disaster for so many to not have electricity in high temperatures and flooding. Shame on you POWER COMPANIES 👎🏻😩😥! Watch your next electric bill customers!!! They will charge you for days you had no service 😱😮! Been there done that 😉🙏🏼
@gm7304Ай бұрын
don't boo vote blue
@debrathompson2008Ай бұрын
@@gm7304 are the heads of your power company republican??? people are not magicians but your power company should have been better prepared. We have linemen down there right now from Missouri trying to get everyone up and going as well as from Kentucky and Tennessee.
@JuniperJupiter23Ай бұрын
@@gm7304You realize this is Houston, right? Majority of us do vote blue every year and every year it doesn't matter outside of local elections because we live in a big red state.
@gm7304Ай бұрын
@@JuniperJupiter23 My daddy said when you die you go to Texas.Just the thought of that keeps me on the straight and narrow.
@Rhonda858Ай бұрын
Im not usually someone who backs anything to do with Governor Greg Abbott but this time I have to agree with everything he is saying about CenterPoint! This is unacceptable and we should be able to demand that the CEO and the vice president of Centerpoint to step down add to resign their positions and let somebody else more capable of running the company take their place.
@W.K.F7Ай бұрын
Nobody did any clean up i told my apartment complex about a tree nothing was done part of that tree fell on my neighbors top porch and the lady under her has a big tree branch right infront of the door
@DANELLMOTOАй бұрын
BLAME GAME IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS
@DANELLMOTOАй бұрын
HE JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION WITH YOUR MONEY
@viajandoyaprendiendoconRicardoАй бұрын
Monterrey , Mexico after "Alberto" last month ( June 20, 2024) took less than 48 hours to fix 422 ,000 homes plus dozens of floods scattered in 5 states, 5 helicopters, dozens of rescues, more than 600 cranes, 677 trucks with boxes hundreds of workers and even the governor in rain gear motivating crews and people. What's wrong with us? I see americans with no pride to do what they get paid for. Houston, Tx.
@luisvilla799Ай бұрын
No mames en mexico la mano de obra es gratis jajaja en el gringo no y estos corporativos no pagan
@JustLikeHeaven77Ай бұрын
This was 2.7 million customers. So, by your math, it should take Centerpoint at least 12 days to finish repairs.
@viajandoyaprendiendoconRicardoАй бұрын
@@JustLikeHeaven77 Have in consideration Monterrey is surrounded by mountains therefore many mudslides and poor comunities with an infraestructure not well design in quality as we have in Houston, which makes it more difficult to reach many suburbs and rural areas. Few rivers run through the city, since mountains around. Houston is a piece of cake to reach affected areas. I served in the USarmy and I'm too old to volunteer, otherwise I would, because I want our citizens to be taken care of. ? ? ? ?
@joseisrael1119Ай бұрын
Abbot is trash... it's all his fault.
@gregwood1491Ай бұрын
Hot Wheels demanding answers. Hot Wheels is the PROBLEM
@BoneyandBearrillaАй бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 Hot wheels!
@xXWindBladeXxАй бұрын
Actions speak louder than words, Centerpointless. You're just talk. No action to make up those words.
@bboyizzyАй бұрын
There both all talk...
@DANELLMOTOАй бұрын
HE JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION WITH YOUR MONEY
@patriotoftruthАй бұрын
Where have you been. The governor was on a trade commissions trip to bring business to Texas. Stop playing politics when you don't know anything
@orlandor7825Ай бұрын
You mean Biden being on vacation every damn week?
@tbessy1963Ай бұрын
@@patriotoftruth😂😂😂😂😂😂
@PoesjewelАй бұрын
centerpoint: so who do i make the check out to, abbott or patrick? abbott and patrick: both.
@GeeZeeX3Ай бұрын
This didn't happen back in the HL&P days.. I'm jussayin..
@gbpatriot9794Ай бұрын
Bet they got a great D.I.E. score for their investors.
@davemartin349Ай бұрын
I love the name they gave the governors vacation trade commission 😂😂😂😂😂
@user-fl6zl5qo3uАй бұрын
I see Texas issue. Homeowners not responsible for tree height on their property...
@magicsaintАй бұрын
All talk.
@BiggusYTАй бұрын
The poor button on that jacket is hanging on with all it’s got.
@Flokiabob311Ай бұрын
Lmaooo Centerpointless didn’t even apologize in their statement 😂😂
@davidmorello6031Ай бұрын
We shall see.
@BD_RMNCEАй бұрын
Submitting a plan and enforcing it are two different things. 😒😒😒😒
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Center point is doing great 👍......
@CAM-wk3djАй бұрын
Uhhhh, hello captain obvious…… They clearly need help and assistance and support and other lineman from around the country…. No disrespect, the people are dying😭😭😭
@roberthepburn-gr4fqАй бұрын
The commission is owned by the energy companies
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Great people in charge
@dulcineadurance1391Ай бұрын
I cannot understand why a govenor is in Japan ? during hurricane season.
@JA238979Ай бұрын
The politicians in these videos point fingers at everyone but themselves. When the same storm passed the Cayman Islands as a category 3 hurricane, they lost electricity for less than 24 hours. For a state with so much power, Texas has a remarkable inability to keep the lights on.
@holly0017Ай бұрын
This shit ain’t new. CP been doing this shit.
@jameshowlett2868Ай бұрын
My generators were more prepared than Centerpoint.
@MrTom-kl7hyАй бұрын
Simply research centerpoint financials, cash on hand, profits and see if they had the money to do proper maintenance, tree trimming before the storm. Hint - they did.
@MrJohnnyboyrebelАй бұрын
The greater Houston area covers 8778 square miles. I have no idea of the number of power poles there are per square mile, but stocking up to repair/replace broken power poles would require hundreds of thousands of poles. This means trees die. Why does a massive gulf coast city have so much of their utilities above ground?
@macmcleod1188Ай бұрын
Because the water table is too high and the ground is too soft. And because refitting old neighborhoods to under ground power is hideously expensive.
@ldakotatransplant6485Ай бұрын
“we have heard and understand our customers frustrations…”. Sounds like an a line right out of the Amazon customer service training manual.
@frankho1147Ай бұрын
8 days still no power,
@user-bm1xn1gk9xАй бұрын
These are the same two who helped deregulate these company's services before the big ice storm that hit last year
@twostep1953Ай бұрын
I'm 70 and this was the mildest hurricane I've ever seen. It also, according to the electric companies, did more damage than any storm in history. This was an anomaly NO ONE expected. If they can restore 125,000 people in one day, then the usual storm has us back with power in a day or two. But with 2,000,000 people with no power - it's gonna take a while. This wasn't the worse; we went four days this time but have gone two weeks.
@seriejohnson698Ай бұрын
Yes, your power could have been restored with the help of out of state lineman, but your state don’t participate and is on some BS. Stop making excuses for this greedy company and your trifling state regulations or lack there of.
@genxskeptic5816Ай бұрын
Abbott’s excuse is. It’s somebody else’s fault! POS.
@yollie123Ай бұрын
Most of us had no internet service. What about talking about our infrastructure?
@ldakotatransplant6485Ай бұрын
“CenterPoint Energy paid its CEO a total of $37.8 million last year, far exceeding executive pay at peer companies while it sought massive rate hikes for customers already struggling to keep up with skyrocketing utility bills.” - Energy and Policy Institute, April 19, 2022
@IamThatiAm420Ай бұрын
Houston ran out of transformers.
@gineration3363Ай бұрын
So your solution is to have the very people who failed investigate why they failed what could go wrong with that investigation at least ask the energy commission to conduct it
@freddavidson9068Ай бұрын
Its called a hurricane workers are away from their families for weeks to help its just a sound bite from a governor who wasnt even here
@anonnymous6490Ай бұрын
It was such a puny hurricane. It hit us for about 2 hours straight and then done. Nothing else happened after that but sunny skies. Then the immense sweltering heat with no power and it got worst. They took over 24 hours before they took any action to restore power citing safety. I got my power back within 3 days so I consider it a blessing but I heard others had it worse with no water and people on ventilators/life support died.
@peterbechard1900Ай бұрын
So the Governor wants to blame the power company t(at paid for him to not to regulate the poop show that is Texas utilities
@iampatricemeeks9512Ай бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks Abbott looks like George Bush Jr?
@brianwt1Ай бұрын
Do they not understand the saying prepare for the worst but hope for the best?
@HappyGouldianFinch-cl3swАй бұрын
Lies and greed
@righteousbyfaithinChristАй бұрын
Calls out??? How about doing something out with a little bit more backbone... Actually help the people.
@luisvilla799Ай бұрын
They responded by not donating to his campaign lol
@leosdreamon681Ай бұрын
We jus got ours today after 8days smh
@rayzee7561Ай бұрын
That is a canned response from Centerpoint. Give specifics. How are you going to do better. Not, we will do better in the future.
@BufordTGleasonАй бұрын
Like he’s surprised?
@heymancy56Ай бұрын
Bring Cancun Ted! 😂
@NDB469Ай бұрын
Hurricanes cause power outages… it happens. Same debate every time.
@innybudyeltz4748Ай бұрын
Okay but why are they in gallery furniture? 😂😂😂
@user-12344Ай бұрын
Category 1 🤷🏽♀️
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Cool
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Should take volunteer like me or atleast have volunteer people truck n trailer in time of need sir
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Sir it's a big city really sir
@eddiefniiiАй бұрын
So he wants CenterPoint to prune trees planted by homeowner/landlords or required by HOAs. Lol. CenterPoint didn’t plant those ….. owner should maintain them.
@redkindredwarrior5523Ай бұрын
And kingwood , Tx still with out but immediate areas of have power wth
@lionness62-82Ай бұрын
not one bl face behind them.
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
I called yr company before left message sir
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Dont worry sir I think they have its just to many poles broken
@InvisibleEnergy-sy3udАй бұрын
Abott get more donations ...joe send yall. Solar panels
@ezekiellimon2943Ай бұрын
In all reality yall need to realize that no one can prepare and predict mother nature no one is coming to save you or your family including center point! 😂😂 I still don’t have power but have some things in place so I won’t die lol yall still want to play the blame game but in these situations you can’t!
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
I think
@John-gn6zxАй бұрын
Close the border! That’s the main priority!
@maxxdawgg8688Ай бұрын
Lmfao
@RaulGuzman-jo3nrАй бұрын
Like me sir my I idea 💡 called yr electricity people fact