Galveston officials reported a request for electricity conservation during Winter Storm Enzo, citing load capacity issues. CenterPoint Energy, however, denies making such a request, adding to the confusion amid power outages.
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Galveston got snow and sleet from Winter Storm Enzo on Tuesday morning. At the same time, city officials said they had been asked by CenterPoint Energy to use less energy because of problems with load capacity. But CenterPoint Energy later said they didn't make such a request.
According to a post on the City of Galveston's website, the problems with load capacity happened west of 61st Street and cut power to about 170 meters of land. The individual power outages were being fixed by crews, and the city opened the McGuire Dent Recreation Center as a place to warm up and charge devices. Jamaica Beach's City Hall was also open to help people who were affected.
But CenterPoint put out a statement disagreeing with the city's claim. "CenterPoint Energy has not made a request for conservation to the City of Galveston nor any of our customers... The system is operating as designed," it said.
CenterPoint said there was a short loss on the west end of Galveston, but it was fixed by 9:30 a.m.
The company said it would keep an eye on things and keep everyone in the loop as Winter Storm Enzo gets worse. In the meantime, people are being told to stay safe and use warming centers if they need to. The storm is still going on.
