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CenterPoint Energy: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 30 CenterPoint Energy customers are without power in 2 counties.

CenterPoint Energy is an investor owned utility serving 12 counties in Texas. In 2024, its customers went an average of 71.9 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 3.7 interruptions each. That ranks it #454 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is worse than the US average and worse than the Texas median (26.9 h).

SCATTERED OUTAGES · ON ITS NETWORKLive · total only
30
CenterPoint Energy customers out in 2 counties

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA
71.9 hrs
SAIDI / customer / yr
3.7
SAIFI / yr
19.4 hrs
CAIDI / outage
worse than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #454 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Texas median (26.9 h).

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period CenterPoint Energy’s reliability has been worsening (lower is better).

CenterPoint Energy SAIDI by year2013–2024: 2013 2.3h, 2014 2.0h, 2015 4.3h, 2016 3.8h, 2017 7.6h, 2018 3.0h, 2020 3.8h, 2021 39.4h, 2022 3.9h, 2023 5.9h, 2024 71.9h. Highlighted: 2024 (highest).0204060802.3h20132.0h20144.3h20153.8h20167.6h20173.0h20183.8h202039.4h20213.9h20225.9h202371.9h2024
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Outage trend · CenterPoint Energy
27customers out · peak 5,295
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC
CenterPoint Energy: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 5,295 customers out; latest 27 as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.02k4k6k6 AM12 PM6 PMOct 7
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by CenterPoint Energy (12)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes CenterPoint Energy outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

Outage causes by share of outage-timePlanned / maintenance 100%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance100%
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A reported cause is available for 1.9% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

CenterPoint Energy: FAQ

How reliable is CenterPoint Energy?
CenterPoint Energy customers averaged 71.9 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and worse than the US average, worse than the Texas median (26.9 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does CenterPoint Energy rank among US electric utilities?
By official EIA SAIDI, CenterPoint Energy is #454 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is worse than the US average.
How many customers does CenterPoint Energy serve?
CenterPoint Energy serves 12 counties across Texas, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does CenterPoint Energy provide power?
CenterPoint Energy operates in Texas. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Texas.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .