HOUSTON – With the stormy weather headed to the Houston area late Christmas Eve, it certainly doesn’t “look like Christmas,” but CenterPoint Energy says it is standing by to ensure our holiday plans don’t get canceled.
In a news release, the energy giant said it has been continuously monitoring the changing weather and mobilizing resources to respond to weather impacts. This means having crews scheduled to work through the holiday and have a plan (if necessary) to dispatch any additional crews to help with restoration efforts.
“We’re continuing to monitor the line of storms and threat of severe weather expected in the Greater Houston area overnight on Christmas Eve‚” Matt Lanza, CenterPoint’s Meteorology Manager and member of CenterPoint’s Emergency Preparedness and Response team said in a news statement. “We’re keeping a particularly close watch on the potential for outages that could result from forecasted high wind gusts and lightning.”…