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As part of our commitment to building the most resilient coastal grid in the nation, we launched the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) to invest in smarter infrastructure and innovative solutions to deliver the energy you depend on and help ensure we’re ready when the next emergency strikes.
As we build on the historic progress made to date, our efforts continue to evolve and expand. In 2026, we will complete critical actions to strengthen the grid against a wide range of extreme weather risks, from flooding to wildfires, including the following resiliency improvements:
Once complete, these wide-ranging resiliency measures are expected to provide a series of important benefits for our customers, including:
Reducing Outage Impacts
Through 2026, preventing 150 million outage minutes for the customers we are privileged to serve
Strengthening Day-to-Day Reliability
Nearly 60% reduction in outage minutes directly tied to trimming and clearing higher-risk vegetation
Since August 2024, our 2,900-strong local team has completed a series of systemwide actions to strengthen resiliency and reliability for our customers. This includes installing stronger, more storm-resilient poles to better withstand extreme weather, trimming and removing higher-risk vegetation and installing automation devices that can reduce the impact and duration of outages for our customers.
Replacing existing wooden poles with stronger storm-resistant infrastructure that can withstand extreme winds.
Trimming or removing higher-risk trees and other vegetation from power lines across Greater Houston to reduce storm-related outages.
Undergrounding power lines to improve overall grid resiliency.
Installing automated devices and intelligent grid switching devices (IGSDs) to help reduce the impact of outages and improve restoration times.
Installing advanced weather stations to help improve situational awareness and storm preparedness.
As of January 22, 2026
At CenterPoint Energy, our crews are hard at work every day strengthening the electric grid to improve reliability and resiliency – so we’re ready when the next emergency strikes. As we strive to build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation, our commitment doesn’t stop here. Explore how we’re investing in smarter infrastructure and innovative solutions to deliver the energy you depend on – especially when you need it most.
In 2025, crews have installed and replaced more than 41,500 poles as part of the GHRI commitments. We will continue to install or replace existing wooden poles with stronger ones including composite poles, capable of withstanding extreme winds.
Since April 1, 2025, we have installed 100 advanced weather stations to help improve situational awareness and storm preparation.
In 2025, we have installed more than 400 intelligent grid switching devices to help reduce the impact of outages and improve restoration times.
We’ve trimmed or removed more than 4,500 miles of higher-risk vegetation from distribution line miles vegetation across our system in 2025.
Undergrounded more than 430 miles of power lines.
Our Action Center offers resources for storm preparedness, safety tips, outage updates and restoration information to keep you informed during an outage or emergency event.
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