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CenterPoint Energy conducts full-scale emergency exercise in preparation for 2026 hurricane season
More than 400 workers and 100 officials joined the simulation, which tested damage assessment, restoration and customer communications before hurricane season.
- On Thursday, CenterPoint Energy conducted its annual full-scale emergency response exercise in Houston, simulating a Category 3 hurricane impacting the Greater Houston area to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.
- This exercise builds on the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative, launched in 2024 to strengthen the electric grid and restore power safely for more than 7 million metered customers across multiple states.
- Ongoing resilience actions include installing 65,000 storm-resilient poles and 600 automation devices, clearing 10,000 miles of higher-risk vegetation near power lines; these combined efforts aim to prevent 150 million outage minutes by end of 2026.
- More than 400 CenterPoint Energy employees executed the emergency response plan while 100 officials from local and state agencies observed, providing feedback on coordination and communication effectiveness.
- CenterPoint Energy will use feedback from third-party expert evaluators to refine emergency protocols, reflecting its commitment to implementing best practices and strengthening response readiness before future hurricane seasons.
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CenterPoint Energy conducts full-scale emergency exercise in preparation for 2026 hurricane season
Emergency exercise, building on CenterPoint's year-round emergency preparedness activities and drills, simulated a response to a major hurricane to strengthen future preparedness, coordination with local emergency agencies and first responders, as well as public and customer communications
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