- Teams will remain on standby and ready to respond to any
changes with enhanced staffing plans if needed
- Most CenterPoint teams will return to normal business
operations status
HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Based on Friday weather forecasts from the
National Hurricane Center and third parties, it is expected that
Hurricane Rafael's projected path will weaken and remain in the
southern Gulf of Mexico over the
weekend. According to current projections, there could be isolated
rain and wind across parts of Texas and Louisiana. CenterPoint Energy teams will
continue to diligently monitor weather forecasts over the weekend
and personnel will remain on standby, ready to execute the
company's emergency preparedness plans if needed.
Most CenterPoint teams across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi will resume normal business
operations starting today. It is not expected that CenterPoint will
need to engage any of the more than 13,000 mutual assistance
resources that were available to support emergency response
efforts.
"Our teams will remain engaged and vigilant over the weekend to
make sure there's no change in Hurricane Rafael's path. We're
prepared if anything changes and we have a plan. We want to thank
all our customers across Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi, and remind them that this is good
time to review individual and community emergency plans and update
supplies in go bags. Being hurricane prepared is everyone's
responsibility," said Richard Leger,
CenterPoint's Senior Vice President of Gas Business.
CenterPoint encourages all customers to have a plan to stay
safe
CenterPoint is encouraging all its customers to prepare
and have a plan to stay safe during Hurricane Rafael. Customers can
get storm-related electric, natural gas and flooding safety tips at
CenterPointEnergy.com/StormCenter. Additional preparation best
practices are available at Ready.gov.
For the latest updates, follow CenterPoint
on X (formerly Twitter) for real-time updates. For more
information and other resources, visit
CenterPointEnergy.com/NaturalGasSafety.
About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
As the only
investor-owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is
an energy delivery company with electric transmission and
distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution
operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in
Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. With approximately 9,000 employees,
CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in
business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit
CenterPointEnergy.com.
For more information, contact
Communications
Media.Relations@CenterPointEnergy.com
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