Overview

• A July poll of 2,300 Harris County registered voters found that 69% are worried about losing electricity for more than a day during summer storms.
• Seventy percent of respondents say CenterPoint has made little to no progress hardening the electrical grid since last year’s Hurricane Beryl and May derecho.
• Public perception of the utility remains negative, with 63% of voters holding an unfavorable opinion of CenterPoint Energy.
• Partisan and demographic divides emerged as 79% of Democrats versus 56% of Republicans worry about extended outages and Latino, Black and younger residents report greater flooding concerns.
• CenterPoint is seeking Texas Public Utility Commission approval to spend $3.2 billion on grid-strengthening work from 2026 to 2028, a plan expected to raise the average household bill by about $4.80 per month by 2030.