{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"162196","rtpr_id":"nPn7td7cNa-20261006","ticker":"CNP","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CNP"],"title":"Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-06T15:02:18.993Z","article_body":"Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid\nPR Newswire\n\nHOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2026\n\nGHRI progress includes more than 3,000 crew members across Greater Houston\ninstalling over 83,500 storm-resilient poles and over 850 automation devices,\namong other vital resiliency actions\n\nGHRI progress is on track to prevent 150 million customer outage minutes in\n2026\n\nHOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CenterPoint Energy released its\nlatest GHRI update on the monumental progress it is making to build the most\nresilient coastal grid in the nation. As of Sept. 30, nearly 3,000 crew\nmembers are currently mobilized across the Greater Houston area on GHRI and\nhave installed more than 83,500 storm-resilient poles, cleared more than\n14,000 miles of higher-risk vegetation to reduce storm-related outages and\nundergrounded 900 miles of power lines to strengthen overall resiliency. Given\nthe current progress of the company's resiliency efforts, CenterPoint's GHRI\nprogram is projected to prevent 150 million customer outage minutes in 2026,\nwhile also improving day-to-day reliability.\n\n\"Our historic GHRI progress continues, and we remain focused on building a\nmore resilient and reliable grid for the millions of customers we are\nprivileged to serve. Across our great city, hundreds of our crew members are\nworking every day to strengthen our infrastructure, and we will not stop until\nwe build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation,\" said Nathan Brownell,\nCenterPoint Energy's Vice President of Resilience and Capital Delivery.\n\nGHRI 2026 Progress: Critical Resiliency Improvements to Date\nSince launching the GHRI in August 2024, CenterPoint Energy has completed a\nseries of resiliency improvements across its 12-county Greater Houston service\narea, including:\n\n * Installing 83,500+ stronger, storm-resilient poles to better withstand\nextreme weather;\n * Trimming or removing 14,000+ miles of higher-risk vegetation near power lines\nto reduce storm-related outages;\n * Installing 850+ automation devices capable of self-healing to reduce the\nimpact of outages and improve restoration times; and\n * Undergrounding 900+ miles of power lines to strengthen overall grid\nresiliency.\nTo help keep customers informed of GHRI work completed across Greater Houston,\nCenterPoint Community Progress Tracker\n(https://actioncenter.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/community-progress-tracker)\n map provides customers with updates on the important resiliency upgrades\nbeing made in their neighborhood.\n\nAbout CenterPoint Energy, Inc.\nAs the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas,\nCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with\nelectric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas\ndistribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in\nIndiana, Minnesota and Texas. As of June 30, 2026, the company owned\napproximately $48.3 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees,\nCenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for\nmore than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.\n\nFor more information, contact:\nCommunications\nmedia.relations@centerpointenergy.com\n(mailto:media.relations@centerpointenergy.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greater-houston-resiliency-initiative-ghri-update-centerpoint-energy-continues-monumental-efforts-to-build-the-most-resilient-coastal-grid-302899963.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greater-houston-resiliency-initiative-ghri-update-centerpoint-energy-continues-monumental-efforts-to-build-the-most-resilient-coastal-grid-302899963.html)\n\nSOURCE CenterPoint Energy\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS262508/CENTERPOINT-ENERGY-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2990005\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn7td7cNa-20261006","title":"Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CNP","created":"2026-10-06T15:02:18.993Z","tickers":["CNP"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid\nPR Newswire\n\nHOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2026\n\nGHRI progress includes more than 3,000 crew members across Greater Houston\ninstalling over 83,500 storm-resilient poles and over 850 automation devices,\namong other vital resiliency actions\n\nGHRI progress is on track to prevent 150 million customer outage minutes in\n2026\n\nHOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CenterPoint Energy released its\nlatest GHRI update on the monumental progress it is making to build the most\nresilient coastal grid in the nation. As of Sept. 30, nearly 3,000 crew\nmembers are currently mobilized across the Greater Houston area on GHRI and\nhave installed more than 83,500 storm-resilient poles, cleared more than\n14,000 miles of higher-risk vegetation to reduce storm-related outages and\nundergrounded 900 miles of power lines to strengthen overall resiliency. Given\nthe current progress of the company's resiliency efforts, CenterPoint's GHRI\nprogram is projected to prevent 150 million customer outage minutes in 2026,\nwhile also improving day-to-day reliability.\n\n\"Our historic GHRI progress continues, and we remain focused on building a\nmore resilient and reliable grid for the millions of customers we are\nprivileged to serve. Across our great city, hundreds of our crew members are\nworking every day to strengthen our infrastructure, and we will not stop until\nwe build the most resilient coastal grid in the nation,\" said Nathan Brownell,\nCenterPoint Energy's Vice President of Resilience and Capital Delivery.\n\nGHRI 2026 Progress: Critical Resiliency Improvements to Date\nSince launching the GHRI in August 2024, CenterPoint Energy has completed a\nseries of resiliency improvements across its 12-county Greater Houston service\narea, including:\n\n * Installing 83,500+ stronger, storm-resilient poles to better withstand\nextreme weather;\n * Trimming or removing 14,000+ miles of higher-risk vegetation near power lines\nto reduce storm-related outages;\n * Installing 850+ automation devices capable of self-healing to reduce the\nimpact of outages and improve restoration times; and\n * Undergrounding 900+ miles of power lines to strengthen overall grid\nresiliency.\nTo help keep customers informed of GHRI work completed across Greater Houston,\nCenterPoint Community Progress Tracker\n(https://actioncenter.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/community-progress-tracker)\n map provides customers with updates on the important resiliency upgrades\nbeing made in their neighborhood.\n\nAbout CenterPoint Energy, Inc.\nAs the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas,\nCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with\nelectric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas\ndistribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in\nIndiana, Minnesota and Texas. As of June 30, 2026, the company owned\napproximately $48.3 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees,\nCenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for\nmore than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.\n\nFor more information, contact:\nCommunications\nmedia.relations@centerpointenergy.com\n(mailto:media.relations@centerpointenergy.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greater-houston-resiliency-initiative-ghri-update-centerpoint-energy-continues-monumental-efforts-to-build-the-most-resilient-coastal-grid-302899963.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greater-houston-resiliency-initiative-ghri-update-centerpoint-energy-continues-monumental-efforts-to-build-the-most-resilient-coastal-grid-302899963.html)\n\nSOURCE CenterPoint Energy\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS262508/CENTERPOINT-ENERGY-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2990005\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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