Strategic fiber deployment in Houston marks milestone, ISP says - Broadband Communities
- CenterPoint Energy announced on May 6, 2025, that it has finished burying a total of 400 miles of its electrical cables in Houston, achieving its undergrounding target ahead of the 2025 hurricane season.
- The undergrounding project is a key component of the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative, aimed at enhancing the coastal power grid's durability against severe weather and minimizing outage occurrences.
- CenterPoint aims to underground more than 50% of its electric system, with the GHRI targeting a reduction of over 125 million customer outage minutes annually.
- Senior Vice President Darin Carroll highlighted the company’s ongoing dedication and openness as they persist in advancing efforts to create the nation’s most durable coastal electrical infrastructure.
- CenterPoint expects that completing all GHRI milestones by June will further enhance reliability and resiliency, reducing outages caused by weather, vegetation, and vehicle collisions.
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Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative Phase Two Update: CenterPoint Energy completes nearly 90% of critical resiliency actions to strengthen the grid ahead of 2025 hurricane season
Over the last eight months, CenterPoint has installed 21,975 stronger, more storm-resilient poles; undergrounded 401 miles of power lines; added 4,472 automation devices; cleared 3,741 miles of high-risk vegetation; and installed 84 weather monitoring stations around the Greater Houston area

GHRI Phase Two Update: CenterPoint Energy completes 100 percent of undergrounding milestone; 400 miles of strategic power line undergrounding completed ahead of 2025 hurricane season
Underground power lines installed ahead of schedule, with all Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Phase Two resiliency actions on track to be completed by June 1
Strategic fiber deployment in Houston marks milestone, ISP says - Broadband Communities
News Consolidated Communications has announced a strategic fiber deployment to support a Houston data center’s operation. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The latest move by Consolidated Communications in Houston represents a big leap for expanding high-performance connectivity in the area, according to one of the firm’s executives. This week, Consolidated Communications announced a strategic deployment of fiber to TRG Datacenters’ Housto…
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