News Releases - CenterPoint Energy
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Houston City Council denies CenterPoint’s request for rate hike
21 hours ago · Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to deny CenterPoint Energy's request for a rate hike. The proposed increase would've added $1.83 to the average residential customer's monthly bill ...
CenterPoint Energy officials apologize after lengthy Houston …
Jul 25, 2024 · CenterPoint Energy executives apologized and promised to do better Thursday after power outages from Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc for millions across the Houston area earlier this month.
Abbott reprimands CenterPoint and calls for investigation | The …
Jul 14, 2024 · Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday slammed utility CenterPoint Energy, which has yet to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Houston area, and ordered the company to take steps to...
New CenterPoint Energy map shows repair work hasn't even …
Jul 11, 2024 · CenterPoint Energy released a new map that shows Houston-area customers where in the power restoration process their neighborhood falls after Beryl.
Houston power outages: 1 million-plus without electricity as ...
Jul 11, 2024 · More than 1 million CenterPoint Energy customers were without electricity midday Thursday as for the first time CenterPoint officials promised restoration estimates to be released on its status...
CenterPoint CEO Apologizes, Reveals Why He Won't Resign
Jul 30, 2024 · CenterPoint Energy CEO Wells apologized for his company's response to the storm but said he won't be resigning. Severely damaged home after Hurricane Beryl swept through Freeport, Texas, on July...
‘I will be issuing an executive order’: Gov. Abbott examines ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not pull any punches Sunday afternoon in going after CenterPoint for their failures in getting the lights back on for Houstonians as well as hundreds of thousands...
CenterPoint now expects 85% of impacted customers to have …
Jul 13, 2024 · In a media release, CenterPoint announced that it now expects to restore power to roughly 85% of impacted customers by the end of the weekend—or the end of the day on July 14.
PR expert: CenterPoint ‘rapidly losing faith and trust’ with ...
Jul 10, 2024 · More than 1.2 million customers in the region remained without electricity as of Wednesday afternoon, two days after Hurricane Beryl blew through the Houston area, and CenterPoint Energy has yet...
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