CenterPoint Energy Foundation proudly sponsors Houston Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic & Expo to prepare for 2025 hurricane season

CenterPoint Energy Foundation proudly sponsors Houston Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic & Expo to prepare for 2025 hurricane season

Largest hurricane preparedness event in Texas to provide critical safety information and resources for all Houstonians to prepare for extreme weather; Historic resiliency actions on track to be completed by official start of hurricane season on June 1

Tuesday-May-13-2025

​​HOUSTON - May 13, 2025 - As part of its ongoing efforts to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season, CenterPoint Energy today announced its Foundation's lead sponsorship of the City of Houston's Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic & Expo on May 17, the largest emergency preparedness event in Texas. The free community event, which is hosted by the City of Houston, Harris County and community partners, will take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and will brings thousands of Houstonians together to enhance overall resilience and emergency preparedness.

"As we all prepare for the 2025 hurricane season, the CenterPoint Energy Foundation is proud to support this critical, city-wide resiliency event alongside our city, county and community partners. We encourage all our customers around Houston to attend to learn about key resources in their communities and make an emergency plan to stay safe when extreme weather strikes," said Keith Stephens, CenterPoint's Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer.

The Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic & Expo will include interactive exhibits and educational panels with public officials, emergency response agencies and community organizations, to provide important safety information and resources to help Houstonians prepare for hurricanes and other emergencies. The event will also feature a Disaster Access and Functional Needs Clinic to provide tailored support and services for individuals with specific needs during emergencies. To learn more or sign up for the event, visit getreadyexpo.org.

Hurricane preparedness: Getting ready for the start of hurricane season
CenterPoint's local support for the Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic & Expo is part of a series of historic actions taken since last year, which includes the completion of the second phase of the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) before June 1, 2025, or the official start of the hurricane season. Among the actions the company has taken are:

• Completing historic system improvements: Through the second phase of GHRI, installing 25,000 stronger, more storm-resilient poles; installing 4,850 automated devices; clearing high-risk vegetation from 4,000 miles of power lines; undergrounding 400 miles of power lines; and installing 100 weather stations to provide real-time weather monitoring.
• Working with emergency partners to get ready: Coordinating with local officials, emergency management offices and community partners to prepare for extreme weather events, including through joint emergency response exercises.
• Donating and installing emergency generators to key locations through its Foundation's Community Generator Donation Program: Working with local communities to provide backup generators to critical facilities and community centers that provide essential services in emergencies.
  

CenterPoint will continue to provide updates on its progress toward completing its critical resiliency actions and other GHRI commitments before June 1. More information is available at CenterPointEnergy.com/TakingAction.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is a multi-state electric and natural gas delivery company serving approximately 7 million metered customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. The company is headquartered in Houston and is the only Texas-domiciled investor-owned utility. As of March 31, 2025, the company had approximately $44 billion in assets. With approximately 8,300 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been serving customers for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.

Forward-looking statements
This news release, as well as the website pages related to the GHRI, includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this news release or the website pages related to the GHRI, the words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "intend," "may," "objective," "plan," "potential," "predict," "projection," "should," "target," "will" or other similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the GHRI and longer-term resiliency plans, including effectiveness, timing and related matters, are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any statements in this news release or the website pages related to the GHRI and other emergency preparations regarding future events that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement contained in this news release or the website pages related to the GHRI, including expected benefits, speaks only as of the date of this release or the date that such statement is made, as applicable. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the provided forward-looking information include risks and uncertainties relating to: (1) business strategies and strategic initiatives, restructurings, joint ventures, acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses involving CenterPoint Energy or its industry; (2) CenterPoint Energy's ability to fund and invest planned capital, and the timely recovery of its investments; (3) financial market and general economic conditions; (4) the timing and impact of future regulatory, legislative and political actions or developments; and (5) other factors, risks and uncertainties discussed in CenterPoint Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and other reports CenterPoint Energy or its subsidiaries may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ​