2 million without power because of a cat 1 hurricane. Centerpoint energy is the worst.

@trixie7265

14 күн бұрын

You got that right.

@Jail_Swarm8

14 күн бұрын

3 million

@oskinooa

14 күн бұрын

Amen to that

The only time they care about their customers. When they raise their rates.

@JohnSmith-xx9th

15 күн бұрын

Greedy bastards

@liketearsintherain832

15 күн бұрын

Or if the bill is late.

@trixie7265

14 күн бұрын

Making comments like that they may make your neighbor hood last😂

@notsogood6249

14 күн бұрын

@@trixie7265 Who cares. My neighbors and I all have Generac generators. We did a neighbor special with Generac several years ago. Paying off now and staying cool. 😇

But they sure want they money aday before the bill is due

@MrUsaka

15 күн бұрын

You’re absolutely right and if you don’t they will cut your power out .. pisses me off and they have no answers

@vinny06299

15 күн бұрын

Pay your bills. That's on you.

@merica7139

15 күн бұрын

​@vinny06299 That's not the point bonehead 😂

@stayingfitandfocused

15 күн бұрын

​@@vinny06299I hope you go through a situation where you need power and you don't get it.

@JohnSmith-xx9th

15 күн бұрын

Pathetic planning. Nitwits running the show

Centerpoint needs to be held accountable

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

For the hurricane? LOL

@joemiguel5202

15 күн бұрын

@@maggie2sticks717No, for not having their shit together and when things are gonna take a downfall. But maybe you like center point and would burn in this humid hell weather we have in Houston don’t ya??? Son of a b…

@stayingfitandfocused

15 күн бұрын

​@maggie2sticks717 are you like small brained or something ? Like do you have a mental disorder? Clearly the issue is they have had so many opportunities to prepare ahead of time, and set up the systems to avoid this issue but anytime we have any amount of rain or wind the lights are out for days. Either you are not affected or work for these people.

@ayex13

15 күн бұрын

@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte arse can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.

@mystogan1113

15 күн бұрын

@@maggie2sticks717 American infrastructure is awful and you know it. you’re all over this comment section being a brainlet, pls pipe it because your wyte forehead can afford 10 generators and hog the gas pumps with canisters. linemen said they were ready to go and guess what nothing. its going right over your head, freak.

Where the hell is center point?? Not one truck in Galveston. We have no stores or gas stations open anywhere! No poles down no trees down nothing anywhere near my neighborhood. This is BS!!! Where the hell are they

@Tbrew-zd6xb

15 күн бұрын

@tammy do you live in a wyte area?

@signcommanders

15 күн бұрын

​@Tbrew-zd6xb that is a race baiting question. Really doesn't matter. Race has nothing to do with it. Rich and poor does now. Those of us that live paycheck to paycheck they don't care about.

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

Prepare yourself next time.

@CHIEFCEAZR

15 күн бұрын

Frauds, they want to say it's a National emergency and get some Fed stuff to not give any to the suffering public. Shame

@esobed1

15 күн бұрын

​@@maggie2sticks717 Exactly. sitting in my house with a car jump pack for my electronics and a little propane camp stove for canned goods. as global climate does its thing these events will only occur more. start planning ahead.

But boy are power companies on time and diligent when it comes to billing, raising summer energy costs, billing and expecting prompt payment. It is summer, they need to be better prepared.

We can complain all we want but they are literally the only game in town. They have a literal monopoly. They have no incentive to improve their service.

@amorrbaby8354

15 күн бұрын

And THAT'S wth needs to change. There are others like ONCOR that can supply power. The FACT that you know that should MAKE you want to make more noise that's HOW change happens..you speak up!!

@yuxian20

15 күн бұрын

@@amorrbaby8354 I'm glad that someone out here is optimistic about the collective spirit and all that but the only way to get a corporation to change is by threatening profits. You go out and convince enough people to switch to ONCOR to make them reconsider their business strategy. Or we take more drastic measures but I don't think most people are ready to start talking about that.

@barebones2001

14 күн бұрын

The horrors of a capitalist built city

We should get our money back

@wujianwendy

15 күн бұрын

Not long ago, we got power outage and electricity back in 4 days and all food in the fridge were bad. Now we got power outage again...., central energy should pay us Money.

@aganeko

15 күн бұрын

@@wujianwendy ridiculous but don’t you ever dare! To miss a bill due date….i hate this country’s infrastructure

The problem is every time a hurricane hits, the same thing happens to the same areas. As if it was a surprise ! They’re never prepared for the hit. Where does all the money they get from us go ??

Most of the upper class neighborhoods has had their power restored….Just putting that out there

@mandybradley3079

14 күн бұрын

My rich democrat boss told us he will never have minority problems. 😂

We pay all the money on lights and we get this

@hectorlopez1069

15 күн бұрын

I know, it's sickening

Amazing - all this from a Cat 1 in America’s 4th largest city. Hoping it all improves rapidly for everyone. Awful to be without electricity in this heat.

Great questions. They should have had assistance here before the storm even hit! The meteorologists were all saying this was going to impact us. So not knowing how Beryl would affect us is a lie! But they want to be paid for them high light bills on time!

@deshawnsimsparker9337

15 күн бұрын

I agree.. The sad part is they lead with claiming they had everything in place to ensure the recovery process would be better and more efficient.. This is horrible!!

To be fair growing up in Houston you had several days to prepare. Nowadays it seems like they warn you that there is going to be a hurricane the next day. Houston was not in the cone of uncertainty until about a day or 2 before the storm hit. They just kept moving it more north. I understand storms are supposed to be unpredictable but aren’t the models supposed to predictable?

@JohnSmith-xx9th

15 күн бұрын

Models are a joke

@barebones2001

14 күн бұрын

It was originally predicted to not come near us and now we got a direct hit. We prepared, but we only have so much gas left for our generators, now we have to play hardcore survival mode with for the little gas and food that is available. This city is horrible.

Ridiculous! This happens over and over again. Then they dont even answer the phones, they send us directly to the operator. How is this possible that they keep doing this, how were they saying that they were ready, they should have been ready with shelters and all for people! Ridiculous answers of these people!

If you call them to report your power outage you just get a busy signal

@amorrbaby8354

15 күн бұрын

Exactly!!

@Bonjour-World

15 күн бұрын

My experience with Center Point was: If you call them ... (for any reason) ... you just get a busy signal

@noelr1010

13 күн бұрын

​@@Bonjour-World Bet if you dial the billing extension they'll pickup 😂

Well they lied, they said they WERE here and stationed ready to go. At what point are we done with center point.

@angelamalek

15 күн бұрын

Exactly. If you know a hurricane is rolling through a city of 6 million people, you’d better be employing FEMA and not just a few electricians from the power company. Geez.

American infrastructure is so terrible

@millennialaviation

15 күн бұрын

Tell me about it 😒

@vinny06299

15 күн бұрын

Thanks Joe Biden

@JDsRevenge1252

15 күн бұрын

Houston’s infrastructure is terrible.

@vietnam1978

15 күн бұрын

@@vinny06299 lol and what about Harvey? Can’t blame everything on Biden lol

@USA.RE3

15 күн бұрын

American infrastructure is crumbling because our State and Federal representatives "keep passing the ball" since decades ago!! Many of the county's issues are decided -or not- by politicians. When something fails we tend to blame presidents. As long as the USA remains DIVIDED, our dear politicians will do whatever they want... As simple as that... 💥💥🇺🇲💥💥

Guess they thought the storm would miss us? Pathetic response anyways. The heat and humidity will take out alot of people tomorrow if they arent on it NOW!

We pay our dues when our bill is due and now when it’s time for them to do their job that always have poor excuses . Center point has to go no doubt about that.

But they sure want the bill payed smh center point trash

In Minnesota Center Point fails repeatedly during winter storms. They are pathetic when the chips are down.

The storm came way before this storm showed up

@trixie7265

14 күн бұрын

It was a big big warning that first quick band

There will be a lot more storms to come. Class lawsuits needs to be filed against both ERCOT and Centerpoint. Businesses need to be suing for their damages and business lost.

Power went out at exactly 5:30am it is midnight now still waiting

@barebones2001

14 күн бұрын

You will be waiting all week.

Y'all know. I have never seen how important a small portable gas generator is till now. Saved all my food from spoiling in the fridges. And also them gas cans. Just as important. 🙏 After this ordeal is over and generators is plentiful on the shelves again im buying me two three more and more gas cans. You cannot have too many gas cans. Generator runs on gas. I can always fil up my vehicles with the left over gas. And that propane gas stove. Omg! Life saver. We couldn't cook anything on an electric stove without electricity. Don't rely on anyone except yourselves.

@hieyeque1

14 күн бұрын

I bought a small 12 volt pump to get gas from my 2 vehicles for my generator. The fuel is always fresh and there's a lot of it. I believe it's called the GasTapper. I used that for the 4 days we were out of power to fuel my generator during the Texas Winter Storm.

Why is centerpoint energy the only company anyway with that huge city

@Fox9582

14 күн бұрын

Monopoly

They said only 300k have power and 2m don’t have AKA the RICH the population is 2.3m Houston

It’s been 13 hours

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

It'll be a few days..quit crying

@ayex13

15 күн бұрын

@@mindyourbusiness302 mind your business freak

@gOat_GrandMa

15 күн бұрын

Omg its just like before-

@VivaLaduckie

14 күн бұрын

It's been 28 hours since my power went out

@joemiguel5202

14 күн бұрын

@@mindyourbusiness302Houston Heat is deadly

We should sue them so they can learn how to respect people.

@MrUsaka

15 күн бұрын

Yes your absolutely right we should

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

Good luck.

@helidude3502

15 күн бұрын

And a court will change the laws of physics and unpredictable weather patterns how?

@alainjulot3490

15 күн бұрын

@@helidude3502 when you don’t have a back up plan, it’s a safety violation or a crime, especially when you know the risk or hazards of not having electricity.

@alainjulot3490

15 күн бұрын

I did my root cause analysis… Center point did not deploy the technicians on time because they tried to save money, on the invent the hurricane did not happen. Who pays the consequences now? Customers! It’s time to make them pay 💰 back!!!

Pathetic answers. Dam shame

Over here in Galveston the winds took my dang Craftsman shed away, i mean its just gone. After it died down a little i went looking in the neighbors yards but nothing. All that's left where the shed was is my lawnmower, two shovels, an artificial Christmas tree, grandma's old sewing machine, an autographed picture of Pat Sajack and an old battleship game.

@joalvarez6252

15 күн бұрын

Hey Pat Sajack though! Thats gotta be worth 2 in the bush! 😅

@EpsteinIslandmember

15 күн бұрын

Interesting, ......two shovels

@tonymedina922

15 күн бұрын

How much for the Christmas tree?

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

Are you blaming Centerpoint for that?

@Jumpman90

15 күн бұрын

Who the hell is pat sajack?

I have 3 family members working at Centerpoinmt. Thwy are on 16 hour shifts and woking their butts off. Please be kind to them and offer water if you have it. Their homes are in the same boat as yours!

@anthonybenitez1418

15 күн бұрын

Be kind to them huh, How about you tell that to families with new born babies that have to stand this heat...

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

@@anthonybenitez1418 They aren't the first newborns to ever go through a hurricane. Why is everyone so wimpy nowdays?

@jase298hkhk

15 күн бұрын

No one is against low level employees working at centerpoint, we holding the corporation and their management responsible for everyone who lost power today. Class lawsuits need to be filed as this is not the first storm and outage this year.

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

Exactly, bunch of crybabies need to be thankful these guys are out working to restore power

@silvernblack21

15 күн бұрын

​@@anthonybenitez1418I empathize, I've had newborns & toddlers in power outages during the summer. Dress them very lightly, absolutely no blankets on them. They might have to just wear a diaper, make sure they're hydrated and eating normally. And put a barrier between your skin & theirs during feeding so they don't get hotter (muslin or lightweight receiving blankets help).

Where is the governor to demand answers? Why were they not prepared for a cat 1 hurricane??? This is the best they can do? It is ridiculous that we are paying ridiculous energy rates plus the delivery services to centerpoint for maintenance which by the way are so high sometimes is equal the amount for use and delivery services and this are the answers they give to customers!!!😡😡

@msls6592

15 күн бұрын

Governor wasn't here. He was is Taiwan doing business according to the news.

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

Abbott has nothing to do with Center point. Why were you not prepared for a hurricane 🙄

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

Did Cruz leave also?

@PURENT

14 күн бұрын

​@mindyourbusiness302 He's running this show, his fault.

@barebones2001

14 күн бұрын

Probably chillin in Cancun

So when children and elderly start dying for heat stroke will they have a better answer what about better response knowing this was a category 1 storm!!!! They didn’t make preparations??? Who is responsible for this lack of awareness???? Someone who is not in the area not affected by this??? Come on people wake up this is the plan I pray that you understand profit is not greater than peoples lives … children’s lives … elderly people’s lives!!!!

@crow_g1639

14 күн бұрын

They did this on purpose

Gotta remember these centerpoint crew workers have families too, if y’all want to get upset be prepared don’t rely on anyone. This likely won’t be the last storm of the season.

@PURENT

14 күн бұрын

Yeah that last Centerpoint CEO making 37 million dollars a year has a family he's working hard to look out for. Wonder how many ground level workers you could hire with that. Oh well!

Time to leave Houston

@MrNeilTV

15 күн бұрын

No, time to take center point to federal court.

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

@@MrNeilTV For what? Not having your power on directly after the storm? How entitled.

@johnshaneharper904

15 күн бұрын

No good reason to live there

@theoriginaldashriprock

15 күн бұрын

​@@johnshaneharper904funny. Lots of money is made here that's a pretty damn good reason.

@1TruNub

15 күн бұрын

​@@maggie2sticks717No, for not being prepared when it was forecast several days in advance.

Doesn't Texas have it's own, separate power grid?

@nkiru61

15 күн бұрын

Not yet, we will work on that after we secede from the United States of America.

@j.r.5012

15 күн бұрын

​@@nkiru61No FEMA for you!!

@smoke5373

15 күн бұрын

They do and it's shyt a complete joke 😂

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

freedum or something

@hieyeque1

14 күн бұрын

It's called ERCOT.

Centerpoint has to go! 🚮

Those electricians out of town will be reflected on your bill, be assured of that

Hahah! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “When the power be restored?” “When the power be restored?” Ain’t nobody know!

They knew this hurricane was coming a week in advance

@susanrussell9838

15 күн бұрын

It was not expected to hit Houston a week ago

We should not pay the electricity bill this month.

@TexasTough.

14 күн бұрын

Let’s spend the money on something else instead

Center Point screwed up. The forecast was made several days in advance. Those crews should have been in position.

What do you do when theres a power line down on top of your home? We cannot get in touch with center point at all so whats going to happen when this line goes live again?

@oskinooa

14 күн бұрын

What ever you do dont try to remove it if they dont answer call the fire dept

Thank you for the information! Should the title read, "When will the power be restored?" You missed the main verb.

Thanks center point. We all needed the mass fasting to get our digestive system back on track.

You got the power company you voted for, congratulations.

We got more problems than the coastal towns that were hit.

The power in Mission Bend was restored right before 6 PM.

@JakeBor

15 күн бұрын

You're lucky.

@Multimeter1

15 күн бұрын

Not for all no. Nice try… go take a drive maybe

It's crazy that they seemed to be working faster when all the towers collapsed vs some downed lines

It does seem like customers put enough $ into Texas utilities, coupled with the known Hurricane risks and Texas having so much energy resources and therefore tax base that building the infrastructure to handle a routine Cat 1 is a reasonable expectation.

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

but the shareholders must get paid

Yea they won't hire anyone either unless you know someone that already works there buddy buddy system

@STELLARMIGHTY

14 күн бұрын

FACTS

As a Floridian whose town was hit by a Cat 5….TIME TO THINK OF ANOTHER ENERGY SOURCE! Grid down scenarios may become a thing everywhere.

@jennyhong6746

14 күн бұрын

Gotta have your own backup plan. SOLAR.

All the damned Trees literally intertwined in the power lines, my heavy trash hasn’t been picked up from last month! Now it’s a mountain from all the broken tree branches. We need to address the Mayor.

12:36 am 290 and west road have power. Cypress area they are coming.

@immortal_jairo88

14 күн бұрын

I'm at the South 288😢

Texas infrastructure is actually embarrassing

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

life theatening to some

Fix power on Briargrove area please!

Thank you Jeremy 💯💯💯 CAT 1 ... ( Hope they get the point)

They should have had them on notice and had them on their way this is every time somebody’s not doing their job

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

Saw a convoy of power trucks headed your way at 1pm. I'm an hour and half west of you. They have to make sure it's safe to restore power.

Yep needs to be done better than sit in the heat until we get to you service. I know they are working hard but this is families and pets at stake once again and even worse than before.

This is crazy all the money we’ve been charged for electricity and Center Point wait tell after the storm to prepare for it. Really

The answer is laziness and negligence on centerpoints part, they knew a cat 1 hurrican was going to hit and made the CHOICE to not have the service people out and ready. Centerpoint has no ground to stand on saying they could not be prepared when they have been in the past and knew what could happen with this hurricane, you would think after this happens to houston every few years Center point was more on top of things but they have proved that they care not about the people who pay them, only the money it self.

Without power in that heat and humidity that be awful

Something has to be proposed or done about the lack common sense with the power grid here. It’s outdated, insufficient, and sucks!

Is we getting power back?

What’s the problem with the electricity?

My rabbits and conures need AC. It’s almost 100 degrees outside!

@Rikkisio

15 күн бұрын

I have AC come over.

@maskirovkarokossovska45

15 күн бұрын

@@RikkisioThe rizzler

@_killingjoke88

14 күн бұрын

you still need that ac?

@hieyeque1

14 күн бұрын

In the future, purchase a small portable gas generator and small $150 windows AC unit you keep in storage/garage/closet.

Wifey and Idrove around for a bit and both said that it looked luke none of the trucks were here. No lots taken up. No caravans in the roads. So, they WERE NOT ready, huh? 🤡 s

I just want to be able to eat. Hard to do that when the power is out and grocery stores are empty. Why aren't MREs being supplied like previous storms?

Houston sucks when it come to weathering storms

Never rely on utilities, police or fire rescue during or after storms. It may take a while before you get full service back. Plan and have emergency backup plan: this includes food, water, power backup even if its only for a small refrigerator that can be run of solar batteries and inverter. First aid too betadine, alcohol bandages even a roll of duct tape flash light l.e.d. We were without power after Hurricane Andrew for close to two months. Just was glad I only lost 8 sheets of plywood. Having this experience we keep a backup tarp for the aftermath.

Centerpoint is a joke

Been without power since 9am. Meanwhile, the power to the shopping center was restored, and they moved on.

Nice bit of conflation at the end of this story. The forecast intensity of the storm does not equate to the expected damage from the storm. This report is just an appeal to emotion done poorly.

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Linemen were dispatched the night before from nearby states i talked to a couple wives of lineman and they were already heading here sun afternoon.

In the end...Centerpoint has no idea....

Power went out at exactly 5:30am midnight now still waiting

It's up to you to be prepared. I live in Galveston and you bet I have emergency back up generators. Did just fine when the power went out.

Centerpoint needs to be federally investigated

Just for power back 77095

My sister is 87 years old and lives alone in Richmond Texas no refrigerator no air conditioner it's scary

Can't handle a cat 1. Florida light and power laughing.

Why would the power company not be working with the State to assemble and stage response teams? And why didn't the State sound an alarm based on the likelihood the Houston area was going to be slammed no matter how far South the storm hit.

I bet it was to keep their expenses down. Asking 10,000 crews to mobilize on a weekend is overtime 💰💰💰💰

Two center point truck were here last night in Pasadena and I asked when will the power come back on and he said tomorrow or the next day.

Life endangering for the elderly and disabled on oxygen 😢. Send help to Cleveland TX Entergy please 🙏.

why didn't the governor order them there before the storm hit ? why did he leave everyone hanging ?? .. and where is teddie cruz ???

@maggie2sticks717

15 күн бұрын

The governor has no authority to do that and what does Ted have to do with this? What about your precious democrats in power?

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

Power crews from all over are already there trying to fix the lines. Quit crying and be thankful 🙄

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

his priorities don't include houston?

@PURENT

14 күн бұрын

Cause the governor answers to lobbyists. And Raphael Cruz is known to be a typical useless Harvard grad.

I’m a country boy, so I can survive

@mike_w-tw6jd

14 күн бұрын

and not care, or was that a joke

@_killingjoke88

14 күн бұрын

Meanwhile living off the biggest generator off the block

@oskinooa

14 күн бұрын

We dont eat possums round here

It’s because they all put their head in the sand with these models. There was a time when weathermen actually gave personal input in addition to the computer models. But now bloggers like spacecityweather and local media just repeat whatever the models say.

Things we are definitely wanting to know

Can you not buy solar panels or battery/generators in Texas? We just have a small one but it works wonders.

@oskinooa

14 күн бұрын

Solar panels are cool until your roof gets taken apart

We can complain all we want and nothing will be done..

We pay taxes this shit unacceptable

@mindyourbusiness302

15 күн бұрын

It takes awhile to restore power. Nothing is immediate when it comes to the safety of our guys working hard.

@TexasTough.

14 күн бұрын

@@mindyourbusiness302they oughta hurry the hell up, get up off their lazy asses and get to restoring my light

Every year it seems most experts say weather patterns will continue to get worse and more severe. If the grid is NOT going to be updated and strengthened to reflect and counteract these changes, then atleast PERMANENTLY hire more Linemen to always be prepared for what we all know will continue to get worse every year. Isn't it obvious if you have to regularly outsource crews from out of town and from other states that they need more employees? Center Point at the very least should have to pay for all the food we keep throwing away. Most companies that regularly fail to meet their customers needs go under. It's time for a change.

Same thing every time 😢😮

This is terrible I am in the woodlands area and we have no gas and barely stores working on. Entergy is doing anything about it they are not even providing updates on their status page…there should be a switch with these monopoly energy providers… where is the help and why has been taking so long? More transparency in the process is needed. Hope everyone is staying safe and keeping cool

Would think I would think probably because the media has been telling us all week that it was going to go to Brownsville I had one day to prepare. Thank you.

I don't blame the outside help for not being here sooner. Why would you enter a storm as people are evacuating from it. At the least they should have been lined up near by where the storm wouldn't hit so they're at least close by.