As some frontline workers return home, CenterPoint Energy continues providing mutual assistance support for restoration efforts following devastating hurricanes
As some frontline workers return home, CenterPoint Energy continues providing mutual assistance support for restoration efforts following devastating hurricanes |
[17-October-2024] |
Operations leadership remains in Florida to support ongoing efforts as restoration continues in the hardest-hit areas HOUSTON, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy is proud to have answered the call from its peer utilities on the East Coast to provide mutual assistance support following the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. For the last month, at peak, approximately 350 CenterPoint leadership, frontline workers and contractors have been in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas providing mutual aid assistance in some of the hardest-hit regions. Over the course of both hurricanes, CenterPoint workers and contractors repaired scores of poles, transformers and spans of wire, which helped restore power to thousands of residents in multiple states. As the frontline workers who've been working to repair and replace damaged electric infrastructure make their way home to Houston and Evansville, Indiana, a few members of CenterPoint's Houston electric operations leadership team will remain in Florida to continue providing logistical support for ongoing restoration efforts. "At CenterPoint, we are always proud to step up and provide support for those who need it most. Mutual assistance is a hallmark of our industry. We're proud of the groups of team members who answered the call to support power restoration in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and we look forward to welcoming home the team returning from Hurricane Milton response efforts," said Darin Carroll, Senior Vice President of Electric Business. "We also want to thank the leaders from our Houston electric operations team who are remaining in Florida on the ground to continue helping to coordinate mutual assistance response efforts," Carroll continued. "These leaders have been pitching in since before Helene hit by helping with planning and preparedness efforts, and we are so grateful for their dedication and perseverance." Hurricane Preparedness Resources Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative About CenterPoint Energy, Inc. For more information, contact: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-some-frontline-workers-return-home-centerpoint-energy-continues-providing-mutual-assistance-support-for-restoration-efforts-following-devastating-hurricanes-302279488.html SOURCE CenterPoint Energy | ||
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