Despite frustrations with CenterPoint Energy over ongoing power outages, a spokesperson joined KPRC 2 News Today to share some of the progress made in the days since Hurricane Beryl took Houston by surprise.
How can we replace CenterPoint!?! Houston has been having storms for years and you all still don’t have a strategy for these type of situations? Yet you’re quick to snatch the money out of my account ON TIME every month? We need real answers. I see trucks all around my neighborhood parked while we’re still without electricity! WHY?
Electric companies are scams rich Caucasian been robbing people if 2.6 million without Electric why have only 1500 workers they dont even want pay employees to get job done fast company worth $19b on stock market be worth $10m overnight 😂😂😂😂if pay $100 month cant even have lights in 3 days its 100 degrees outside why use service
Oh, do people think this is some kind of humanitarian gesture? One month? How about the whole FU%#@& YEAR Centerpoint-you incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats!?!
Good question! They still have not come out to move my downed wire in my driveway. Yet I see their trucks parked all around my neighborhood doing nothing!?!
If Centerpoint would stop spending billions of dollars on stock buybacks to enrich the CEO and spend that money on infrastructure maybe we would have had less people lose power.
All customers without power for days suffering in heat, buying fans and ice, losing food.....WE DESERVE A DISCOUNT. My power bill is almost $200 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
😂 mine is $428 and I'm in an apartment. I'd like to pay less then $200!!! No, it's not an expensive apartment and it's further down the Houston area. Be grateful your bill isn't as high as mine and we still don't have power!
@@fujikayuki and some complaining that their bill is over $145 or $200 while others have a bill over those amounts! But dang $600!!! Do they live in a big house?
That is just a lie I think they are working for 24 hours, if they work 24 hours , in the night the restoring number should have gone down but it stays same number till morning.
I do too, I think they drag their feet. Millions either can't, or can't be bothered to cook a meal for themselves right now. The restaraunts are booming. We had an economic boost due to the derecho, after that I noticed fast food places in my neighborhood virtually empty. We got big salads at a salad place and a wrap sandwich for our daughter. 99$!
@@mohammedjeffali1076 So you actually think the restaurant industry brought the hurricane and now won't restore your power? What kind of drugs are you on?
It's not on track BS over here down Southeast side of Houston because there are building with power and I'm at home sitting here without power and A/C.
I could not sleep at all last night because the heat is so unbearable. To make it worse, we could not find a store that had ice. I literally drove around in the middle of the night to hotels to get ice from their ice machines to try and save whatever food we have. We cannot afford to replace a fridge and freezer worth of food.
Contact your senator and congressman about emergency food stamps, I remember during Harvey they literally gave anyone who was willing to wait in a long line food stamps. I put me and my dogs name down and they gave me $800 😂😂
They claim there are 11K workers deployed, I haven seen a single electrical service truck nor a tree debris removal truck since the hurricane hit. Im in First Colony in Sugar Land.
1 million? Wasn't it close to a million restored already... so isn't it more like 200k or so might get restored today? Don't give people false hope. It's so hot people can die from this. After so many years they continue to make excuses.
Why didn’t they even ask her to clarify that that. Weak journalism. That said I think it’s the grey box where the electrical wires come into the house. Usually near the eaves and breaker box
We live in 77064. Our neighbors across street had power back last night but we still no have power! I just don’t understand why in the same community some houses have power but right across the same street they don’t
We are extremely disappointed with the inadequate response from CenterPoint. It's important to clarify that our dissatisfaction is not directed at the hardworking employees in the field who are doing their best to address the situation. Rather, it is concerning the decision-makers whose lack of concern is evident. It's crucial to emphasize that decisions made during these critical events have real consequences, and when lives are lost due to these decisions, those responsible should be held accountable both criminally and civilly.
Centerpoint is not working at night. Daytime only. Power outage numbers prove that. Electricity is no joke, safety is important. However, I’m surprised they aren’t getting anything done at night.
If they offered more jobs then maybe things could move faster. We have two major problems POOR INFRASTRUCTURE and LACK OF EMPLOYMENT! None of these help our city. Still no electricity… praying for everyone affected.
Houston was not prepared for Hurricane Beryl because the city lacks funding (Houston is broke), according to Mayor John W. While CenterPoint likely had a small crew available to be able to say that they "had people out there ready", even though the actual need for assistance was much greater. Being a natural disaster, I'm sure CenterPoint does not want to spend their money, rather the City's money.
I have a workmate whose husband works for a power company up here in N-TX. Last week, he was in OK dealing with power outages - then he got the call over the weekend to go to Houston. So he drove 8 hours to your city to help get things up and going. Why am I telling you this? Because his wife got a video from him today of people cussing at him, throwing rocks and bottles at his crew members and having a hissy fit because someone brought these linemen some cold cut sandwiches. Really? Why? I understand the frustration and the heat, I spent two of the worst years of my life in Houston. I also understand that living on the coast means you better be ready to take care of yourself for a week or so while hard working linemen struggle to get your AC back on. These men sleep in their trucks because the hotels nearby are filled to capacity. They don't have the option of searching out a cooling station for some respite from the heat. And they don't see their families for weeks on end. So you want to throw things at these men, maybe make one of them lose their balance and fall into one of those power lines. Would that get your lights on faster? Shame, shame, shame on these folks who are so wrapped up in themselves that they can't find some way to help the others around them, especially the crews that are working 16 hours per day, trying to help Houston. BIG, BIG black eye for some of Houston!!!
what does she mean, we will have 1M with power by the end of the day??? does that number include people who never lost power, your maps and charts are not helpful.
The map Center Point Energy released last night has bad data. It shows energized lines where there is still no power and lines in the queue to be repaired where there is already power. I feel the Company is misleading the public, which could do further harm, all in an effort to put any information out to save face. They should pull this map and not mislead the public. What if a person uses the little bit of gas they have to get home because it appears they have power and when they get there they have no power and no way to refuel to leave again.
Now my parents are in the green area of that BS Map and still don't have power. I'm tired of anytime a storm comes through Houston we don't have power for weeks.
This was a rather small catastrophe and still so many people are without power. You would think such a large company would be better planned, organized, prepared. I believe very little of what this woman has stated.
The governor needs to send out some stimulus checks everybody lost all the food in their ice boxes and they've been suffering so come on Hot Wheels send out some stimulus checks
Really not working hard center point is always not ready .this is life treating situations due to the heat and center point has no enough crews to restore the power back
The power outage problem in Houston following the recent hurricane underscores a major issue with infrastructure. It's concerning that in a city where residents pay significant taxes, they still experience outages due to outdated above-ground power systems. Houstonians rightfully expect better service in return for their tax contributions. It's imperative that CenterPoint Energy and city officials prioritize upgrading to underground systems to ensure reliability and meet the expectations of its residents.
There's been a bunch of donuts and coffee and breakfast sandwiches in the way but as soon as the workers get those out of the way and they're going to get your power back on
I have not seen not one of these so called crews working on anything. Centerpoint need to change their name to PinocchioPower, they are not going to stop being negligent until someone hit them with stiff fines, for every hour they are on break
very unlikely this will get fxed. Abbot is a good friend of centerpoint CEO. As long as the governor is in cahoots with all these services for profit companies nothing will change. Change the governor, change the system
Nobody is upset at the workers in the field at all We r upset at the ppl who their one job is the recovery portion This lady forgot about the question, and started to talk about not running over lines with their bikes?
As annoyed as I am to not have power yet I understand why they didn't have the aid here before hand. Why would anyone bring all their equipment to ride out a hurricane. It was better for them to come as soon as it was safe. If not there would've been less people out there trying to fix the power.
@@Waterman1000 I'm not saying they're not corrupt and I'm not saying that they are. I just understand the safety concerns for workers. I also understand that there're too many trees that are near the power lines. That's another thing that needs to be addressed. Most of these power outages would have been avoided if trees were not allowed to be planted right by power lines.
It is standard practice for power companies to have crews staged and ready to go before a storm hits. Their vehicles and equipment are not at a significant risk of damage because they can stage outside of the storm area and move in as the storm passes. In this case, it seems that their cost/risk analysis led them to decide that the cost of doing that outweighed the risk of a delayed response. This is precisely the issue with utility companies being for profit and allowed to have a monopoly. That combination will always result in poor decisions (profits over lives).
It shows my neighbor in Wharton is on, but they are not. Just cause you energized a grid does not mean power is on to our meter. Come on man. You can do better
Lol the energy company’s poor response has to do with DEI LEADERSHIP! Hiring people because they are inclusive vs competent at their jobs! This is the poor quality outcome of DEI policies!
“The way she says I know people don’t want to hear that. They want to know when am I going to be restored?” Is so condescending. She’s a terrible person.