Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid
PR Newswire•06/10/2026•11:02 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤GHRI projected to prevent 150 million customer outage minutes in 2026
- ➤CenterPoint installed 83,500+ storm-resilient poles across Greater Houston
- ➤CenterPoint undergrounded 900+ miles of power lines to strengthen grid resiliency
- ➤CenterPoint cleared 14,000+ miles of higher-risk vegetation near power lines
- ➤CenterPoint installed 850+ self-healing automation devices to improve restoration times
Expert Statements
Nathan Brownell, Vice President of Resilience and Capital Delivery at CenterPoint Energy
“Our historic GHRI progress continues, and we remain focused on building a more resilient and reliable grid for the millions of customers we are privileged to serve. Across our great city, hundreds of our crew members are working every day to strengthen our infrastructure, and we will not stop until we build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation”
Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid PR Newswire
GHRI progress includes more than 3,000 crew members across Greater Houston installing over 83,500 storm-resilient poles and over 850 automation devices, among other vital resiliency actions
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