100 Weather Stations to Slash Houston Outages by 125 M Minutes

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CenterPoint Energy is installing 100 weather stations across Houston before the 2025 hurricane season begins on June 1.

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These high-tech stations will measure wind speed, humidity, temperature, and rainfall every 2-5 minutes across all 12 counties in CenterPoint's service area

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The network is the first of its kind for a Texas utility and follows the massive outages from Hurricane Beryl that left 2.3 million customers in the dark.

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This is a historic moment for CenterPoint and Texas that will help improve our emergency response," says Meteorology Manager Matt Lanza.

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How will this actually help during storms? The real-time data allows faster, more precise resource deployment exactly where they're needed most.

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Beyond weather stations, CenterPoint is installing 25,000 stronger poles built to withstand extreme winds as part of its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative.

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The company is also deploying 4,850 "self-healing" devices that can automatically reroute power during outages.

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Vegetation management is clearing high-risk trees near 4,000 miles of power lines to prevent storm-related damage.

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Another critical upgrade: 400 miles of power lines are being moved underground where they're protected from wind and falling trees.

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All these improvements are projected to reduce power outages by more than 125 million customer-minutes each year.

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What's the cost? The Texas PUC approved $425 million in recovery costs from last year's storms, adding about $1 per month to customer bills.

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CenterPoint plans to share the weather data with emergency partners, local governments, and the public through online platforms

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Looking ahead, the company has proposed a $5.75 billion Systemwide Resiliency Plan for 2026-2028 to further strengthen the grid.

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Will these investments prevent another major blackout during the next big hurricane? The real test comes when the next storm hits Houston.

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