CenterPoint Energy, the Houston region's primary electricity and natural gas utility...
Line crews work on a transformer that was hit by a metro bus, creating a power outage, on Washington and Montrose on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 in Houston.CenterPoint Energy, the Houston region's primary electricity and natural gas utility provider, warned customers Friday evening about a fraudulent text message that has been sent to local phone numbers alleging there would be rotating power outages Friday night and to click a malicious link for more information.
Officials said the email did not originate at CenterPoint, and that anyone who receives the text message should delete it immediately."CenterPoint Energy continues to work closely with ERCOT and monitor grid conditions, and will continue to provide updates through our official social media channels and website," officials wrote in a statement.
Rotating outages are not expected Friday night, and ERCOT officials said late Friday they expect there to be enough generation to meet demand throughout the weekend. While ERCOT did have to call upon more than 12,000 megawatts of reserve power to meet demand early Friday morning, the grid never entered emergency conditions and never asked utility providers to rotate outages.
Within CenterPoint's service area, the company reported 242,617 customers had lost power, but later had it restored, in the 24 hours since freezing temperatures swept across the state Thursday evening.
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