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Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative Phase Two Update: CenterPoint Energy completes nearly 90% of critical resiliency actions to strengthen the grid ahead of 2025 hurricane season
Today, as part of the second phase of the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI), CenterPoint Energy announced that it has completed nearly 90 percent of all planned grid resiliency improvements ahead of hurricane season. CenterPoint has completed or is on track to finish key actions by June 1 including installing 25,000 stronger, storm-resilient poles; undergrounding 400+ miles of power lines; adding 4,850 automated devices capable of self-healing; clearing 4,000 miles of higher-risk vege
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