What i dont get is how for days before the storm leaders kept expressing how ready they were for this ...houston literally cannot handle any weather at all and someone is getting richer i know it
Maybe Texas should hook up to the federal power grid, the only reason they don't is because they don't want to have to follow federal regulations, so you are stuck with the 19th century power grid, enjoy the sauna 🥵
Why is there always an investigation after a crisis? Shouldn't we be investigating their preparedness before an emergency? I swear the government is backwards.
We're in Montgomery and our provider is Entergy. Now I know why we've been a lot luckier than majority when it comes to electricity recovery. We only suffered a day and a half of outage. Praying for people in Houston....can't even imagine how tough it is.
The Governor is investigating? What a joke. He gave center point the power to do whatever they want. And here we are, a Cat1 and the whole city is in crisis for days.
CENTERPOINTLESS!!! 🤬 Leave the linemen alone. they're here to help. Centerpointless management and politicians are responsible for this!!! 🤬 *77077* STILL OUT!!!! Day 5 and elderly!!!
The lineman are working in the sweltering heat to restore our safety and comfort. God bless them and keep them safe...literally putting their lives on the line.
Day 5 "Off-Grid" (no power)... Promises were made by Abbott years ago after more than 70 people died during a winter storm... We still have -"late 19 Century technology"- electric poles for cables in rural areas and cities, exposed transformers and unprotected generators (from air, rain and winter)... I am not sure if ERCOT includes every company that owns the infrastructure in Texas, but they have had plenty of time to rebuild, modernize and ultimately develop a network that has the capacity to supply the growing demand and a reliable grid across our State. My comments are not about "bashing" or calling for people to be fired... the intention is to instill in the companies the will to Build systems with the high-quality that American ingenuity and American products used to have...
The Lt. Governor is discussing an investigation again, and again, not much will happen, just like the 2021 deep freeze. I agree with your sentiment about not bashing people, but people need to be held accountable for their responsibility and actions. We need a government that is accountable, not just giving hot air.
@@JC-life-is-good I totally agree with you... But I think accountability is scarce these days. Politicians are now emboldened. Sadly, I think it will take a few years to see changes in TX politics
@@USA.RE3 Smart political opponents and candidates should use these power outages as a significant issue to get rid of the politicians who oppose improving and upgrading our power systems, meanwhile lining their pockets with industry cash or cushy positions after their public office. Just about everyone in Texas was affected by the 2021 freeze. Almost every Houston metropolitan area resident is affected by the power outage caused by the derecho and Hurricane Beryl. That's a lot of voters!
I was without power for a week back in 1983. I was without power for 3 weeks after Ike. I was without power in the Derecho for a week. This was a strong category 1 storm (near category 2) with gusts up to 120mph. Category 2 starts at 96 mile an hour sustained winds. To be fair, after an "Andrew" hit Florida many entire neighborhoods were just gone. We always make trade-offs between risks and costs.
I’m with one of the utility companies called into Houston to help out CenterPoint restore power. A lot of the damage comes from fallen trees breaking lines and poles which is priority right now so the whole system cannot be energized yet. You’ll see some blocks have power while others don’t. Most of the time it is because of an open fuse that just needs to be closed. The fuses open to protect the transformers from overloading. We have crews driving around checking all the lines going through back yards.
What is it with the attitude of support to center point? They have not performed their duty, you should be calling that out and holding them to account
What since does it make to bash folks you depend on to restore your power? It’s a fine balance. You have some folks that are petty that are lineman and would leave you stranded just for another crew to eventually get there. I understand the frustration, but folks really are going to have to calm the anxiousness because nobody can climb that pole and string up their own wire.
I'm at a shelter in Galveston, tx In Houston, the shelters are providing cots and food . Here in Galveston, we are forgotten. Only tourist matter . This city is so corrupt. Elderly disabled sleeping on the floor . Using plastic as covers It is so horrible to see. They denied a blind man with 1 leg entrance bc he is in diapers. He had a caregiver ! I want to email the ADA . Discrimination of a disabled person is against the law!! I emailed the mayor Who knows if he'll get it
I clicked on my street and it says my whole subdivision, Imperial Oaks in South Montgomery County, has been restored. The only problem is that none of it has actually been restored. In fact we still have a downed power line 2 blocks from me with a tree on it. Centerpoint is faking that map to try to look better than they are. Those numbers on the screen are wrong. Stop listening to computers and listen to people. I've had a text from Centerpoint every day bragging about how good they are and never have they given me any useful information. They promised that today we would get another one telling us specifically when we could expect help. They have lost credibility now. We want action taken against Centerpoint and we won't get anything repaired until the mayor sends in the police to arrest that nerdy little computer guy so the workers can get the job done. Computers don't get the work done and everyone in this city is hooked on their computer. Someone help us please?
I'll be out of power for a week if the centerpoint map is to be trusted. Praying it'll be sooner. I can't even sleep. It's just too hot. I hope corporate and government are held accountable for this borderline criminal mess. ATT being down essentially 99% of the time, virtually no working gas stations, centerpoint and cities crumbling infrastructure seemingly going without maintenance, etc.
Watching all those power lines in an urban area is like watching scenes from a third-world country. When will y'all understand that the infrastructure is too important to leave to private companies? Just as you would not accept gas, water, and sewage on poles, you should demand that the power be in underground conduits. These conduits can easily be laid out together with the gas, water, and sewage.
@@mikejezek5214 I don't understand. Are you saying that all the gas-, water- and sewage pipes, cable TV, and fibre are hanging from lampposts all over Houston?
Get an $85 electric bill and $30-35 are TDU and other “fees” which allegedly go for maintaining various parts of infrastructure 😂….whose pockets are these lining?
I heard TDU is Transcendental University, where between seminars on 'Profit from Power', senior executives get their balls milked by young girls, in an air conditioned luxury villa some place.
They may have needed to do more significant work upstream. Also, they can't "just go flip a switch" until they walk and inspect the entire line and confirm there are no downed segments. Glad you got your power back.
You saw about 000001% of the job. That final step to get you back on could’ve been hours if not days in the making. Also remember electricity is extremely dangerous, the lineman do what they do for a reason.
Having above ground power lines is relic of the 20th century. Our power companies need to upgrade to underground power lines just like many Third World countries that moved to the 21st Century infrastructure. Our politicians are more concerned about serving their rich donner's agendas than serving their constituency. With all the money we are giving to Ukraine and Israel we would have upgraded our electric networks several times.
Pathetic response! This was only a cat 1 hurricane!? They are not prepared for anything so you better prepare to take care of yourselves! If it would have been a cat 4 or 5 you wouldn’t have food water or power for 6 months!
I don't see how they say they are working around the clock. The crew came by 1 day worked on nothing. Literally wasted time. Haven't been back. These trees over power lines haven't been in my neighborhood in years. And after that last storm they fixed everything half assed
How do you know that? Do you know ALL the linemen? I wouldn't be surprised if they were being threatened. Electric customers never see upper management...they only see the road crews and personnel at the payment office. So they stupidly vent their anger at those people, even though they're just worker bees following orders.
@jaytee2642 because Centerpoint was running out of places to pass the buck lmao. They tried like 11 excuses, politicians kept passing it, then they were finally like well, we're being threatened! Don't go full dumb
@@littlethuggie Asking people to not threaten employees is not the same thing as passing the buck or making excuses. You're pretty good at going dumb. Hold the company accountable, absolutely. But don't take it out on the grunts who are just showing up to do their job.
Why do i feel like repairs have gotten slower since their initial promise to get 1 mil within 48 hrs its been another 48 hrs since and theyve done less work
Because its what they are doing, even worse, we all know nothing will happen as far as holding them accountable. and they will STILL keep lining their wallets and lying to your faces.
They work the large outages first, then they move to the smaller ones, as the restoration progressed they’ll pickup less and less per repair, typically the later repairs are the worst as they’re usually in less accessible places, for example, day 1 they may make a repair that fixes 10,000 people, day 7 that same type of repair might get ya 50 people back on. It’s a long, dirty, dangerous process to restore power after storms hit.
@@BetterWithToast47 my best friend is an electrical engineer who has been working for center point for almost a decade....they knew what was coming and CHOSE not to prepare or even set up the appropriate channels so that the federal gov could be notified BEFOREHAND to start preparing. Center point knew the damage that could be done yet STILL refused to do as they have done in years past, now why is it that all of a sudden they choose not to make the proper precautions, hell they could have even fixed their outage webpage that they PROMISED would be fixed after the last power outage in May.....the people are sick and will continue to lie and cause more deaths....all for money....good job Texas and the incompetent racist Republicans who are also responsible for this train wreck...but it won't stop you dummies from keeping this lying governor in power.smh. you still gonna vote to keep the status quo....good job Texas!!! From your friendly full time single dad who lives in Houston, I pray that you people wake up and use your voices for change. But alas my prayers mean nothing to you all.
Lina Hidalgo is always trying to fight for Houstonians and the citizens just complain and blame her. But when halfman Abott and Cancun Cruz run away and leave the citizens in an easily avoided disaster they just get reelected. These moron voters deserve what they voted for
Finally got thru to Centerpoint voice-mail. The message is that if they come out and it is your breaker box they will charge you $109. Can you imagine they are talking about getting more money from customers while millions are still without power. Amazing!!!
The downpour of rain, along with strong, gusting winds, caused many large trees to uproot. The ground was incredibly soft so I saw huge oaks and pine trees toppled over. Normally, those trees would have survived high winds.
These people are not robots. They are out in the blazing heat trying to make it happen. I know many people are suffering but they are doing the best they can. They also have crews from out of state coming in to help. Please don’t blame them.
In my 60 years I've seen this too many times. Corporations, if left unregulated and monitored will curb investment to be able to maintain and be ready for things like this....in order to bolster short term profits. I don't know this to be the case, but it would not surprise me. You just can't leave some industries to regulate themselves. They can NOT be trusted, unfortunately.
You know, I will say I have noticed a difference in power line maintenance between Harris and Montgomery. I delivered car parts all over the place, power lines and poles in Montgomery were visible. Treeline could had been a bit further back but there was room. In Harris the poles and lines would get taken into the bushy trees and become part of the patch. Those vegitation cost difference make sense.
Have not seen a single truck in my area. Not one. Map has other neighborhoods projected for lights on today, or tomorrow. I guess that means Sunday at the earliest. There are no visible downed lines in the neighborhood and we took very minimal damage from the storm. I do not understand.
You’ve answered the question as to why you haven’t seen trucks, there’s no damage directly in your neighborhood, the issue is most likely further away, trust me your power will be restored. Hang in there.
@@NDB469 Maybe so, but there is power on in many surrounding neighborhoods. That includes power on in areas where the map says that it is off. And power off in other places where the map says it is on. Also, do you have any idea how useless and infuriating it is to hear that the power will be restored (someday). And to hang in there. What the hell else am I going to do. I work from the computer in my home, but I can’t do that. My wife teaches from our house, but no AC, no students. And we are relatively lucky. Also, this was a fairly minor storm. There’s an excellent chance we will be hit by something much bigger this summer, as the gulf heats up.
@@duffyprattok, well, start thinking of how to prepare for the next one. Also the people with power could be off a different feeder, yours may be impacted but theirs isn’t. Also that storm wasn’t a small storm, it was still a hurricane, may not have seemed like much where you are, could’ve been worse than you realize. Unfortunately there’s not much you can do now, but in the coming weeks, think about how you’re gonna prepare.
Thank you, workers, for working hard to restore power to everyone, even with some of the streets still covered with fallen trees. Knowing how much you try, there will be cry babies who think they are more important than everyone else. Thank you again for working so hard.
The workers have nothing to do with the problem. They are doing their best and that's commendable. The problem is that Centerpointless could have and should have been better prepared but they don't really care beyond charging lots of money for crappy service. It seems Abott is calling for an investigation. Maybe he needs a little more money to look the other way. It was a mess with the big freeze, the storm three months ago and now this. And nothing really gets done to resolve the problems. Cry babies? Tell that to the senior living centers with no power. The people who need electricity to power medical devices. The millions and millions lost in wasted food. The millions and millions lost in businesses having to stay closed.
And they should have had more help on the way sooner . It’s always been that way in the past . I remember always seeing caravans of out of town/ state trucks rolling around. Today …….just a handful doing all the work . Piss poor management
Privatization of electricity, gas and water is causing these failures. Shareholders' demands mean less maintenance and upgrades, which leads to collapse, as here. These services are essential and should not be for profiteering.
How many times has the Houston area been through hurricanes or adverse weather? Why are the people not demanding better leadership? This part of Texas must have a game plan in place which appears yearly but it appears they have no clue 😡
It is incumbent upon the citizens of a state to force their government to act in their own best interests. In other words: you get the government you deserve.
So the method of trying to minimize the damage of flooding and overheating is to take away even more trees and bushes? Isn't it not clear yet that the less green (trees, plants etc) there is the hotter it gets and less water is absorbed? When does quarter finally fall and people do the right thing instead of doing the opposite and make things worse?
@@mikejezek5214 It's the Texas powergrid not the Houston powergrid. ERCOT isn't regulated by the city government it's done on a State level, and most of the funding for the city's infrastructure comes from the state. So please explain what local officials could have done differently...
@@rynor2691 Locals deal with the tree problem. Locals deal with how many trucks are needed, where to send repair crews. Trees falling on power lines is the problem. You can pass all the laws you want but if locals aren't acually trimming or driving out to blackout areas to repair, someone sitting in Austin can't do a thing about it.
@@mikejezek5214 Citizens can't cut down trees or vegetation by powerlines, and it's literally the job of "those in Austin" to uphold the laws. Your feelings/ignorance aren't facts
Having no power during a heat wave is terrible, people can die. The damage is huge but the utility company is working hard out in the heat and making progress. Some are harassing pud workers and that is misdirected anger because they are just there to repair the damage and its hard enough without a bunch of pissed iff folks yelling at them to do their dang job when they dont make company policy. Dont vent at them, its really dumb, check into the way the company does things and demand answers from the higher ups amd leave the workers to turn your lights on. Im in washington state with AC running but i spent a month in brownsville last summer. Never seen such heat, im praying for all of you to get your lights on right away🙏🏼
I know it's. A sensitive topic but how are millions of people without power and water going to the bathroom this week ? Is it a carnival cruise part 2 disaster ? Or peoples toilets working ? Or are they digging a hole in there back yard or using buckets ?
You know what a lot of people need to start talking about is how these multi-billion-dollar media companies get their Willie's off when the national disaster comes so they can make headlines and make views remember its profits over people
Center point will trim but you have to call them so they can create a work order. I called them and they came out but they will only trim pole to pole limbs that are touching or near the wire than that neighbor would have to call to have tree limbs cut free of charge. I just wish they could cut down the tree lower than the electrical line.
Determining where crews need to go to maintain vegetation around power lines would be a good application for Artificial Intelligence. Still, you can’t predict when a big tree is going to come down & take out a power line.
Right, if someone from the power company knocked on your door and said, “hey we gotta take that big ol tree down that’s on your property, it could take out the power lines if it blows over”. Most people would tell them to pound sand.
Everything about this is a joke. We have a power grid that can't stand up against heat or cold. And then an electrical company thats treating everyone's lives like its monopoly. Its ridiculous. This was a Cat 1 storm. I can't imagine what would happen if it was any higher...
Austin has no authority over this. City of Houston officials and Centerpoint are the ones that manage what to do in case of storms. Greb Abbott doesn't work in Houston and look over people's shoulder to make sure they have enough linemen/trucks ready.
What i dont get is how for days before the storm leaders kept expressing how ready they were for this ...houston literally cannot handle any weather at all and someone is getting richer i know it
True dude. We can but there’s something’s out of ppls control. Like the power….
Dude at my house there’s no power lines down… nothing bro nothing! Yet you drive 2 minutes over on both ways everyone has lights. F bs
Dude at my house there’s no power lines down… nothing bro nothing! Yet you drive 2 minutes over on both ways everyone has lights. F bs
Maybe Texas should hook up to the federal power grid, the only reason they don't is because they don't want to have to follow federal regulations, so you are stuck with the 19th century power grid, enjoy the sauna 🥵
Maybe if people shouldn't keep planting trees under power lines it wouldn't be so bad.. or they weren't born in Texas.
Energy city ... Without power for a week .... LMAO
really sad we cant keep our lights on
It's a very sick ironic joke. Absolute ridiculousness.
Only from a Category 1
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@@381deliriuswait no.... It was the brown people that are the hurricane!
Why is there always an investigation after a crisis? Shouldn't we be investigating their preparedness before an emergency? I swear the government is backwards.
Texas is backwards
Preach!!!
Especially the government in Texas
Find out who's getting the biggest cookies from the Political Cookie Jar. Then, quit putting Them back in Office!
@@Eric-wt8wrBetter yet, VOTE!
The money went to pay the CEO $40 millions !!!
We're in Montgomery and our provider is Entergy. Now I know why we've been a lot luckier than majority when it comes to electricity recovery. We only suffered a day and a half of outage. Praying for people in Houston....can't even imagine how tough it is.
How bruh. I STILL dont have power with the same company in the same area was told it would be until monday.
@@Texansfan59We, here in Pasadena, were informed it would be Sunday, but our lights were restored last night at 8:33 pm. Hang in there.
@@debbiejohnson7758 we have a generator so thats keeping us goin
The Governor is investigating? What a joke. He gave center point the power to do whatever they want. And here we are, a Cat1 and the whole city is in crisis for days.
I’m one of those customers. 5 days ! Entergy needs to take over Houston. Pahleaseeeee.
CENTERPOINTLESS!!!
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Leave the linemen alone. they're here to help. Centerpointless management and politicians are responsible for this!!! 🤬
*77077* STILL OUT!!!! Day 5 and elderly!!!
Blame the spineless coward Abott for not being able to stand up to monopolies
The lineman are working in the sweltering heat to restore our safety and comfort. God bless them and keep them safe...literally putting their lives on the line.
VOTE THEM OUT!!!!!
Airline and Parker still no power. Day 5. Old Navy Man.
@@patbrown53
same here, 77077
Day 5 "Off-Grid" (no power)...
Promises were made by Abbott years ago after more than 70 people died during a winter storm...
We still have -"late 19 Century technology"- electric poles for cables in rural areas and cities, exposed transformers and unprotected generators (from air, rain and winter)...
I am not sure if ERCOT includes every company that owns the infrastructure in Texas, but they have had plenty of time to rebuild, modernize and ultimately develop a network that has the capacity to supply the growing demand and a reliable grid across our State.
My comments are not about "bashing" or calling for people to be fired... the intention is to instill in the companies the will to Build systems with the high-quality that American ingenuity and American products used to have...
The Officials are SNORTIN n EXTORTIN Houstonians Taxes as Yall Willingly Spread Cheeks to thier NONSENSE...
The Lt. Governor is discussing an investigation again, and again, not much will happen, just like the 2021 deep freeze. I agree with your sentiment about not bashing people, but people need to be held accountable for their responsibility and actions. We need a government that is accountable, not just giving hot air.
@@JC-life-is-goodVOTE THEM OUT!!!
@@JC-life-is-good I totally agree with you... But I think accountability is scarce these days. Politicians are now emboldened. Sadly, I think it will take a few years to see changes in TX politics
@@USA.RE3 Smart political opponents and candidates should use these power outages as a significant issue to get rid of the politicians who oppose improving and upgrading our power systems, meanwhile lining their pockets with industry cash or cushy positions after their public office. Just about everyone in Texas was affected by the 2021 freeze. Almost every Houston metropolitan area resident is affected by the power outage caused by the derecho and Hurricane Beryl. That's a lot of voters!
So much for texas having so much pride in their state. Too much pride that they cant even admit when their state is failing them.
When it comes to border patrol, they are doing great
@@senseiskywalker duh!
@@dazesalaz6879 thank you ;)
When I moved here I was in shock of how little growth management Texas uses. Its like the people who run these things have never left the state.
This after a Category 1 hurricane folks! I can't imagine how much worst it would be if a "Katrina" or "Andrew" hit us.
I was without power for a week back in 1983. I was without power for 3 weeks after Ike. I was without power in the Derecho for a week. This was a strong category 1 storm (near category 2) with gusts up to 120mph. Category 2 starts at 96 mile an hour sustained winds.
To be fair, after an "Andrew" hit Florida many entire neighborhoods were just gone.
We always make trade-offs between risks and costs.
There a bunch more people now, I expect things take longer.
@@macmcleod1188 this is factually wrong, the strom BARELY hit cat 1 once it made landfall in Texas.
Or haiyan
I’m with one of the utility companies called into Houston to help out CenterPoint restore power. A lot of the damage comes from fallen trees breaking lines and poles which is priority right now so the whole system cannot be energized yet. You’ll see some blocks have power while others don’t. Most of the time it is because of an open fuse that just needs to be closed. The fuses open to protect the transformers from overloading. We have crews driving around checking all the lines going through back yards.
What is it with the attitude of support to center point? They have not performed their duty, you should be calling that out and holding them to account
I understood it to mean support for the road crews. Those guys have no control over how management mis-manages money.
GREG ABBOTTS PENSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN AMERICANS LIVES!!! YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! NOT CENTERPOINT!!!!
What since does it make to bash folks you depend on to restore your power? It’s a fine balance. You have some folks that are petty that are lineman and would leave you stranded just for another crew to eventually get there. I understand the frustration, but folks really are going to have to calm the anxiousness because nobody can climb that pole and string up their own wire.
I'm at a shelter in Galveston, tx
In Houston, the shelters are providing cots and food .
Here in Galveston, we are forgotten. Only tourist matter .
This city is so corrupt.
Elderly disabled sleeping on the floor .
Using plastic as covers
It is so horrible to see.
They denied a blind man with 1 leg entrance bc he is in diapers.
He had a caregiver !
I want to email the ADA .
Discrimination of a disabled person is against the law!! I emailed the mayor
Who knows if he'll get it
I clicked on my street and it says my whole subdivision, Imperial Oaks in South Montgomery County, has been restored. The only problem is that none of it has actually been restored. In fact we still have a downed power line 2 blocks from me with a tree on it. Centerpoint is faking that map to try to look better than they are. Those numbers on the screen are wrong. Stop listening to computers and listen to people. I've had a text from Centerpoint every day bragging about how good they are and never have they given me any useful information. They promised that today we would get another one telling us specifically when we could expect help. They have lost credibility now. We want action taken against Centerpoint and we won't get anything repaired until the mayor sends in the police to arrest that nerdy little computer guy so the workers can get the job done. Computers don't get the work done and everyone in this city is hooked on their computer. Someone help us please?
Vote in change Texas. We deserve better. Praying for those still without power 🙏🏼❤️
I'll vote for abott thank you
@@senseiskywalkerYou can't fix stupid!!!
@@charliem6335 quiet. I don't need to talk to a loud mouth like yourself
Humble,Texas area lights are still off near the airport...as of this morning.
Humbled
I'll be out of power for a week if the centerpoint map is to be trusted. Praying it'll be sooner. I can't even sleep. It's just too hot. I hope corporate and government are held accountable for this borderline criminal mess. ATT being down essentially 99% of the time, virtually no working gas stations, centerpoint and cities crumbling infrastructure seemingly going without maintenance, etc.
we voted for this
Watching all those power lines in an urban area is like watching scenes from a third-world country. When will y'all understand that the infrastructure is too important to leave to private companies?
Just as you would not accept gas, water, and sewage on poles, you should demand that the power be in underground conduits. These conduits can easily be laid out together with the gas, water, and sewage.
lol easily. You’re out of touch
Houston is basically on swamp land. Probably wouldn't work. It's not like Arizona soil/foundations.
@@mikejezek5214
I don't understand. Are you saying that all the gas-, water- and sewage pipes, cable TV, and fibre are hanging from lampposts all over Houston?
Get an $85 electric bill and $30-35 are TDU and other “fees” which allegedly go for maintaining various parts of infrastructure 😂….whose pockets are these lining?
$85 is cheap as hell my last last one was $500
85 is super cheap.
Yea dude $85 is nothing for monthly electricity.
I heard TDU is Transcendental University, where between seminars on 'Profit from Power', senior executives get their balls milked by young girls, in an air conditioned luxury villa some place.
When,we have power?
4 days we no power
I saw a truck go behind my apartments and 20 minutes later the lights were on. That sounds to me like they just needed to flip a switch!
Sometimes it’s just a replaced transformer box.
Yea… don’t hate the players hate the game. Lineman are special people and if it were that easy then you go do it
They may have needed to do more significant work upstream. Also, they can't "just go flip a switch" until they walk and inspect the entire line and confirm there are no downed segments. Glad you got your power back.
You saw about 000001% of the job. That final step to get you back on could’ve been hours if not days in the making. Also remember electricity is extremely dangerous, the lineman do what they do for a reason.
Having above ground power lines is relic of the 20th century. Our power companies need to upgrade to underground power lines just like many Third World countries that moved to the 21st Century infrastructure. Our politicians are more concerned about serving their rich donner's agendas than serving their constituency. With all the money we are giving to Ukraine and Israel we would have upgraded our electric networks several times.
Pathetic response! This was only a cat 1 hurricane!? They are not prepared for anything so you better prepare to take care of yourselves! If it would have been a cat 4 or 5 you wouldn’t have food water or power for 6 months!
I don't see how they say they are working around the clock. The crew came by 1 day worked on nothing. Literally wasted time. Haven't been back. These trees over power lines haven't been in my neighborhood in years. And after that last storm they fixed everything half assed
Total gaslighting lmao. No one threatened centerpoint
How do you know that? Do you know ALL the linemen?
I wouldn't be surprised if they were being threatened. Electric customers never see upper management...they only see the road crews and personnel at the payment office. So they stupidly vent their anger at those people, even though they're just worker bees following orders.
@@jaytee2642dude that’s all of corporate america
@@andrewanderson5948
That doesn't explain why you're so sure that nobody threatened road crews.
@jaytee2642 because Centerpoint was running out of places to pass the buck lmao. They tried like 11 excuses, politicians kept passing it, then they were finally like well, we're being threatened! Don't go full dumb
@@littlethuggie
Asking people to not threaten employees is not the same thing as passing the buck or making excuses.
You're pretty good at going dumb.
Hold the company accountable, absolutely.
But don't take it out on the grunts who are just showing up to do their job.
Northeast Harris county we need power we need power
CHEAP CHINESE STEEL CAN'T STAND UP TO THE BLOW, THEY GOT TOO DAM CHEAP TO SAVE MONEY FOR $$$$BONUSES$$$!!
Why do i feel like repairs have gotten slower since their initial promise to get 1 mil within 48 hrs its been another 48 hrs since and theyve done less work
Because its what they are doing, even worse, we all know nothing will happen as far as holding them accountable. and they will STILL keep lining their wallets and lying to your faces.
They work the large outages first, then they move to the smaller ones, as the restoration progressed they’ll pickup less and less per repair, typically the later repairs are the worst as they’re usually in less accessible places, for example, day 1 they may make a repair that fixes 10,000 people, day 7 that same type of repair might get ya 50 people back on. It’s a long, dirty, dangerous process to restore power after storms hit.
@@BetterWithToast47 my best friend is an electrical engineer who has been working for center point for almost a decade....they knew what was coming and CHOSE not to prepare or even set up the appropriate channels so that the federal gov could be notified BEFOREHAND to start preparing. Center point knew the damage that could be done yet STILL refused to do as they have done in years past, now why is it that all of a sudden they choose not to make the proper precautions, hell they could have even fixed their outage webpage that they PROMISED would be fixed after the last power outage in May.....the people are sick and will continue to lie and cause more deaths....all for money....good job Texas and the incompetent racist Republicans who are also responsible for this train wreck...but it won't stop you dummies from keeping this lying governor in power.smh. you still gonna vote to keep the status quo....good job Texas!!!
From your friendly full time single dad who lives in Houston, I pray that you people wake up and use your voices for change. But alas my prayers mean nothing to you all.
This Is Almost Unbelievable!!!! That power company should be ashamed of themselves!!!!🇺🇸
Another bunch of lies......as usual. They will continue doing virtually NOTHING....when Sunday comes and goes...they will put out some more lies.
We need more millionaires, less infrastructure upgrades and upkeep.
Spring TX 77396, Falls of Imperial Oaks…still in the dark.
Where is the governor is he still hiding
Asia economic summit…leaving ole Dannyboy playtime
Elect Clowns. Get Clowns infrastructure and politics.
Somewhere in China or Japan.
Lina Hidalgo is always trying to fight for Houstonians and the citizens just complain and blame her. But when halfman Abott and Cancun Cruz run away and leave the citizens in an easily avoided disaster they just get reelected. These moron voters deserve what they voted for
So the less money you generate matches the colors of power restoration map.
That is HORRIFIC!
Hey yesterday it was millions
This shit ridiculous my cat is DYING
Haha kiddo…I’m homeless and displaced with a child. Chill 😂
@@SayaddinaBeneGesserit CAT LIVES MATTER!!!
@@PALINDROMA. more so than humans? Sick work. You need an evaluation 😒
How does this Texas freedom feel? You guys better get used to power outages, it seems to be your thing.
Day 5 without power and being hot as hell 😢
Finally got thru to Centerpoint voice-mail. The message is that if they come out and it is your breaker box they will charge you $109. Can you imagine they are talking about getting more money from customers while millions are still without power. Amazing!!!
The downpour of rain, along with strong, gusting winds, caused many large trees to uproot. The ground was incredibly soft so I saw huge oaks and pine trees toppled over. Normally, those trees would have survived high winds.
Ima say this!!! Center point Energy, and the politicians better quit playing polotics with the People's Lives" 🤐
How much facial surgery can one get??
Im at a friend's house for now but I really want my power back, I miss my house.
These people are not robots. They are out in the blazing heat trying to make it happen. I know many people are suffering but they are doing the best they can. They also have crews from out of state coming in to help. Please don’t blame them.
In my 60 years I've seen this too many times. Corporations, if left unregulated and monitored will curb investment to be able to maintain and be ready for things like this....in order to bolster short term profits. I don't know this to be the case, but it would not surprise me. You just can't leave some industries to regulate themselves. They can NOT be trusted, unfortunately.
You know, I will say I have noticed a difference in power line maintenance between Harris and Montgomery. I delivered car parts all over the place, power lines and poles in Montgomery were visible. Treeline could had been a bit further back but there was room. In Harris the poles and lines would get taken into the bushy trees and become part of the patch. Those vegitation cost difference make sense.
Don’t blame the linesmen they’re working hard at least most of them btw. It’s hot in your home but it’s hotter out here 🥵
What's worse than a Texas tornado? a week without power and a twitty tister 🌪😃
Have not seen a single truck in my area. Not one. Map has other neighborhoods projected for lights on today, or tomorrow. I guess that means Sunday at the earliest. There are no visible downed lines in the neighborhood and we took very minimal damage from the storm. I do not understand.
You’ve answered the question as to why you haven’t seen trucks, there’s no damage directly in your neighborhood, the issue is most likely further away, trust me your power will be restored. Hang in there.
@@NDB469 Maybe so, but there is power on in many surrounding neighborhoods. That includes power on in areas where the map says that it is off. And power off in other places where the map says it is on.
Also, do you have any idea how useless and infuriating it is to hear that the power will be restored (someday). And to hang in there. What the hell else am I going to do. I work from the computer in my home, but I can’t do that. My wife teaches from our house, but no AC, no students. And we are relatively lucky.
Also, this was a fairly minor storm. There’s an excellent chance we will be hit by something much bigger this summer, as the gulf heats up.
@@duffyprattok, well, start thinking of how to prepare for the next one. Also the people with power could be off a different feeder, yours may be impacted but theirs isn’t. Also that storm wasn’t a small storm, it was still a hurricane, may not have seemed like much where you are, could’ve been worse than you realize. Unfortunately there’s not much you can do now, but in the coming weeks, think about how you’re gonna prepare.
Thank you, workers, for working hard to restore power to everyone, even with some of the streets still covered with fallen trees. Knowing how much you try, there will be cry babies who think they are more important than everyone else. Thank you again for working so hard.
The workers have nothing to do with the problem. They are doing their best and that's commendable. The problem is that Centerpointless could have and should have been better prepared but they don't really care beyond charging lots of money for crappy service. It seems Abott is calling for an investigation. Maybe he needs a little more money to look the other way.
It was a mess with the big freeze, the storm three months ago and now this. And nothing really gets done to resolve the problems.
Cry babies? Tell that to the senior living centers with no power. The people who need electricity to power medical devices. The millions and millions lost in wasted food. The millions and millions lost in businesses having to stay closed.
And they should have had more help on the way sooner . It’s always been that way in the past . I remember always seeing caravans of out of town/ state trucks rolling around. Today …….just a handful doing all the work . Piss poor management
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Should this be on them???????
Right now would be a good time for Trump to visit Houston
That would really get his approval rating up
No power here in pearland Texas
Cnp lying … they also not paying for crews coming in town
Privatization of electricity, gas and water is causing these failures. Shareholders' demands mean less maintenance and upgrades, which leads to collapse, as here. These services are essential and should not be for profiteering.
Center point is doing the same thing PGE does in Northern California not keeping up the trees from touching powerlines.
We still have trees on our power lines
Don't mess with Texas
How many times has the Houston area been through hurricanes or adverse weather? Why are the people not demanding better leadership? This part of Texas must have a game plan in place which appears yearly but it appears they have no clue 😡
In my prayers 🙏😢 plz stay safe.
It is incumbent upon the citizens of a state to force their government to act in their own best interests.
In other words: you get the government you deserve.
So the method of trying to minimize the damage of flooding and overheating is to take away even more trees and bushes? Isn't it not clear yet that the less green (trees, plants etc) there is the hotter it gets and less water is absorbed? When does quarter finally fall and people do the right thing instead of doing the opposite and make things worse?
ISS: Huston, we have a problem.
Huston: Yes
Keep voting for halfman Abott and Cancun Cruz and you'll keep getting this
Austin has no authority over this. City of Houston/Harris County officials do. They and Centerpoint.
@@mikejezek5214 It's the Texas powergrid not the Houston powergrid. ERCOT isn't regulated by the city government it's done on a State level, and most of the funding for the city's infrastructure comes from the state.
So please explain what local officials could have done differently...
@@rynor2691 Locals deal with the tree problem. Locals deal with how many trucks are needed, where to send repair crews. Trees falling on power lines is the problem. You can pass all the laws you want but if locals aren't acually trimming or driving out to blackout areas to repair, someone sitting in Austin can't do a thing about it.
@@mikejezek5214 Citizens can't cut down trees or vegetation by powerlines, and it's literally the job of "those in Austin" to uphold the laws. Your feelings/ignorance aren't facts
No sir we are all in the hot seat 😢🥵🥵🥵🥵literally!!!
Where is Leena Hidalgo in all this?
It was a Cat 1. No excuses. They make you pay outrageous amts for power but have no responsibility to the customers
But I’ll bet $1000 that they dish out our electric bills right on time.
…. The ad for this video was a Centerpoint advertisement 😂😂
Lawsuit??
Thank you governor Abbott
We got our power on the day before yesterday and had to throw out 3 garbage bags of food.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾
Parker and Airline still no power. If we have to wait till Monday, that is day #8. Does anyone have power in Aldine area yet???
older parts of Baytown at 99 and 146 this morning on 12th. down lines. 😞😞😞.
Across the highway Hyatt Regency at Wyoming Street had power.
Having no power during a heat wave is terrible, people can die. The damage is huge but the utility company is working hard out in the heat and making progress. Some are harassing pud workers and that is misdirected anger because they are just there to repair the damage and its hard enough without a bunch of pissed iff folks yelling at them to do their dang job when they dont make company policy. Dont vent at them, its really dumb, check into the way the company does things and demand answers from the higher ups amd leave the workers to turn your lights on. Im in washington state with AC running but i spent a month in brownsville last summer. Never seen such heat, im praying for all of you to get your lights on right away🙏🏼
Sad, day 5 no power. 🥵🔥
I know it's. A sensitive topic but how are millions of people without power and water going to the bathroom this week ? Is it a carnival cruise part 2 disaster ? Or peoples toilets working ? Or are they digging a hole in there back yard or using buckets ?
I know the tree maintenance exists. I've seen them once a long time ago.
Easy, peasy. Just follow the Political Contributions. Who gave the most to get away with doing the least to raise Their Profit Margin.
It's only been 4 days!!!!should have prepared
Still no power 1960 and Jones is crazy work. But gas station has lights 50 feet 😂 can we put the lines underground. 🤔
BLAME YOUR DAMN GOVERNOR!!!!
You know what a lot of people need to start talking about is how these multi-billion-dollar media companies get their Willie's off when the national disaster comes so they can make headlines and make views remember its profits over people
Yep the modern world sux. Folks survived without electricity for thousands of years.
Just tell it like it is,3 weeks folks 😢😢😢
Houston mayor claiming Centerpoint accountable for so many people without power ?? What about you , mayor ??
I never believed in hell until I found out about texas😂
Why are so many people fleeing ny and ca for Texas?
I love Texas
Fingers crossed for 80% - you puppets.
I got my power back in 24 hours .Yea Centerpoint 😂
Trying Praying instead complaining. An ungrateful generation
Center point will trim but you have to call them so they can create a work order. I called them and they came out but they will only trim pole to pole limbs that are touching or near the wire than that neighbor would have to call to have tree limbs cut free of charge. I just wish they could cut down the tree lower than the electrical line.
They’re regulated by the local public service commission and local epa, they can only trim what is threatening the lines.
They stopped trimming when the governor was jogging with his Soney Walkman on and couldn't hear "TIMBER"! WHUT? KHOU
Determining where crews need to go to maintain vegetation around power lines would be a good application for Artificial Intelligence. Still, you can’t predict when a big tree is going to come down & take out a power line.
Right, if someone from the power company knocked on your door and said, “hey we gotta take that big ol tree down that’s on your property, it could take out the power lines if it blows over”. Most people would tell them to pound sand.
Those numbers are so deceiving. Terrible reporting. Shame on you drama mongers.
Living in a MAGA paradise 😎
Life is good
@@coldspring624really I saw the Mexican that governor Abbott for fly them to safety😂😂😂😂 but Americans are dying in the streets of Texas😂😂😂😂😂
Another idiot
Houston’s mayor is a democrat
Everything about this is a joke. We have a power grid that can't stand up against heat or cold. And then an electrical company thats treating everyone's lives like its monopoly. Its ridiculous. This was a Cat 1 storm. I can't imagine what would happen if it was any higher...
They're supposed to be proactive not reactive, this is shameful and some third world country treatment.
Everyone is preparing....preparing to leave Texas!!! This is not going to get better as long as those people are in office. This is a joke!!
Wouldn't it be nice if Abbott and Patrick would. MAN up and accept responsibility for failing Texas once again . Always someone else's fault lol
Sort of ironic
Austin has no authority over this. City of Houston officials and Centerpoint are the ones that manage what to do in case of storms. Greb Abbott doesn't work in Houston and look over people's shoulder to make sure they have enough linemen/trucks ready.
Wah wah, no one has patience. I was without power for 20 days without power during Wilma.
Sad