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CenterPoint Energy Update: More than 100,000 customers restored after severe storms in Greater Houston area
UPDATE 5/27/25 9:55pm – Spring Storm Update: CenterPoint Energy reports that it has restored 99% of the 167,000 outages experienced overnight across Greater Houston
- 99% of customers impacted by storms last night are now restored; approximately 1,200 customers remain out at present
- CenterPoint Energy’s Emergency Operations Center is activating and we are monitoring tomorrow afternoon’s weather and potential impacts
“We know how important it is to have reliable electric service, and we appreciate our customers’ patience during this restoration effort. Following the strongest storm of the spring season so far which impacted the Greater Houston area yesterday, CenterPoint Energy has substantially completed restoration efforts as of 9:45 p.m., with crews restoring power to approximately 166,000 customers over the past 20 hours (or 99% of customers who experienced an outage). Despite strong wind gusts of 60-70 miles per hour in some areas and significant lightning, the vast majority (94%) of CenterPoint’s customers did not experience service interruptions during the severe weather.”
“CenterPoint’s enhanced workforce has been deployed across the system since midnight, working around the clock to repair damaged equipment and restore power to our customers safely and as quickly as possible. Crews continue to work to restore all those experiencing an outage who are able to receive service ahead of more predicted severe weather this week. Out of an abundance of caution, the company has activated its Emergency Operations Center and is actively monitoring the weather for tomorrow afternoon. We continue to execute our severe weather readiness plan and remain prepared to respond with additional crews that are ready to be deployed.”
For more information and real-time updates, follow us on social media at X and visit our Outage Tracker.
Source: CenterPoint Energy Media Relations
ORIGINAL: On May 27 at 9:26 a.m., CenterPoint shared an Energy Operational Update that more than 100,000 customers restored following severe storms overnight in Greater Houston area.
Overnight and into this morning, slow-moving storms with strong wind (gusts up to 60 – 70 mph in some locations), lightning and downed trees caused approximately 167,000 power outages across the Greater Houston area, with 94% of our customers not having any interruptions. As of 9:15 a.m., CenterPoint Energy crews have restored more than 100,000 impacted customers. We planned ahead for the weather and holiday weekend and brought in additional crews. We know how important it is to have reliable electric service. Our enhanced workforce has been deployed across the system since midnight last night, with extra crews working to safely repair equipment and restore power to the remaining customers without power as quickly as possible. We appreciate the patience of our customers who were impacted overnight. For more information and real-time updates, follow us on social media at X and visit our Outage Tracker.
We encourage customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times, as available or determined, and customer-specific restoration updates sent directly via email, text or phone call. To sign up, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/PowerAlertService.
Source: CenterPoint Energy Media Relations
