CenterPoint Energy Continues to Prepare for Impacts of Tropical Depression Five Across Greater Houston Area

CenterPoint Energy Continues to Prepare for Impacts of Tropical Depression Five Across Greater Houston Area

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Depression Five will make landfall in Southeast Texas tomorrow, bringing with it 2-4" of heavy rainfall, localized flash flooding and sustained winds of up to 35 mph.

Key actions taken to date: CenterPoint Energy has activated its Emergency Operations Center, mobilized 2,700 frontline workers and sent more than 850,000 communications to customers via text, email and calls

HOUSTON - August 31, 2026 - In response to a Tropical Depression forecast to arrive in the Greater Houston area Tuesday morning, CenterPoint Energy continues taking actions to prepare for possible impacts of the storm system on its customers. Key preparedness actions include mobilizing 2,700 frontline personnel, activating its Emergency Operations Center, and coordinating closely with local officials and emergency response partners, among other critical actions.

"Our CenterPoint team is on the ground and taking action to prepare for the Tropical Depression, including mobilizing 2,700 frontline personnel positioned across the area to respond safely and as quickly as possible to storm impacts for our customers. As our preparations continue, we urge customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive important updates about their service," said Nathan Brownell, CenterPoint Energy's Vice President of Resilience & Capital Delivery and Incident Commander.

Based on current weather forecasts, the National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Depression Five will start impacting the Southeast Texas coastline early Tuesday morning. Impacts include the potential for sustained winds of up to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph across the Greater Houston area and rain totals of two to four inches with possible localized flash flooding.

To prepare for the impact of Tropical Depression Five, CenterPoint is urging all customers to immediately enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive important updates about their gas and electric service via text, email or phone calls, including service outages and estimated restoration times.

Actions CenterPoint Energy is Taking to Prepare

In preparation for impacts from the Tropical Depression this week, CenterPoint Energy has taken a series of safety and readiness actions for its customers, including:

• Activated Emergency Operations Center: Coordinating local preparedness and response efforts.
• Actively monitoring weather: Closely monitoring National Hurricane Center forecasts and evolving weather conditions that could impact Texas.
• Mobilizing crews and equipment: Positioning 2,700 frontline crew members to quickly respond to potential storm impacts once conditions have cleared.
• Communicating with customers: Communicating directly to customers via email, phone, text or other channels to keep them informed and prepared, with over 850,000 communications sent to date.
• Promoting Power Alert Service®: Urging customers to sign up for Power Alert Service® to receive important updates about their gas and electric service via phone call, text or email, including outage details and estimated restoration times.
• Conducting outreach to critical care customers: Reaching out to identified Critical Care Residential and Chronic Condition Residential electric customers by email, phone and/or text to make them aware of the potential for storm-related outages, with more than 1,000 communications sent to date.
• Coordinating with government officials: Providing regular updates to federal, state, county and city officials regarding preparedness activities.

Emergency Communications: Sign Up for Power Alert Service®

To receive important updates about gas and electric service via phone call, text or email, including outage details and estimated restoration times, CenterPoint Energy customers are strongly encouraged to enroll in Power Alert Service®. As part of CenterPoint Energy's overall emergency communications efforts, customers can stay up to date on local outages with its cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages and restoration times by county, city and zip code.

Emergency Preparations: What Customers Can Do to Stay Safe

To help ensure their safety, CenterPoint Energy is encouraging all its customers and their families to follow their emergency plan during this event. Customers can find specific safety tips to help them prepare at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. As of June 30, 2026, the company owned approximately $48.3 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.