ERCOT Weather Watch issued for February 19-21 due to forecasted extreme cold
weather across its region, meaning higher electrical demand and the
potential for lower reserves
CenterPoint continues to monitor forecasts and
perform readiness checks for its electric and natural gas systems
ahead of potential freezing temperatures impacting the company's
Texas service territory
Company urges customers to have a plan and
make winter weather preparations to stay safe and warm
HOUSTON, Feb. 18,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With extreme cold temperatures
forecasted to again impact CenterPoint Energy's service territory
in Texas this week, the company's
Emergency Response and Preparedness and Meteorology teams are
actively monitoring weather models and preparing to support safe
and reliable energy delivery through cold conditions. Both electric
and natural gas teams across CenterPoint's Texas footprint are engaged in coordinated
efforts to maintain readiness and prepare to address potential
service impacts.
ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 21 due to extreme cold weather
across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand and the potential
for lower reserves. At this time, according to ERCOT, grid
conditions are expected to be normal.
"CenterPoint is actively monitoring the cold weather expected
across our communities in Texas.
Though current forecasts are not predicting the kind of icy
precipitation or snowy conditions the Greater Houston area experienced during last
month's cold snap, we will continue to monitor the weather models
and prepare our response for any potential impacts from freezing
temperatures. We urge our customers to take this extreme cold
weather seriously, stay alert of changing weather conditions and
have an emergency plan in place," said Don
Daigler, CenterPoint Senior Vice President of Emergency
Preparedness and Response.
Cold weather preparations
The company has a cold
weather action plan in place and has performed a series of
proactive pre-winter preparedness actions to strengthen and
winterize its electric and natural gas infrastructure across
Texas, as well as inspect and test
cold-weather critical equipment ahead of potential severe cold
weather. CenterPoint is also preparing to deploy cold weather
mitigations across its electric and gas infrastructure, developing
plans to mobilize emergency response resources and coordinating
with relevant local emergency responders and government officials
in preparation.
2025 Winter Energy Guide
CenterPoint encourages
customers to use the company's Winter Energy Guide, a comprehensive
online resource hub that helps customers throughout the winter
heating season. The guide features practical and important safety,
energy savings and bill management tips to help customers stay safe
and warm throughout the winter season. To learn more, visit
CenterPointEnergy.com/ReadyforWinter.
Electric customers encouraged to enroll in Power Alert
Service® and follow CenterPoint Texas X account
CenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the
company's Power Alert Service® to receive winter storm outage
details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific
restoration updates by phone call, text or email. Customers can
also follow @CenterPoint_TX to receive the most up-to-date
information on the company's operations in the Greater Houston area and across Texas.
In addition, customers can use CenterPoint's new and improved,
cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, to
stay updated and see outages by county, city and zip
code.
For more information, contact
Communications
Media.Relations@CenterPointEnergy.com
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