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“More than 50 critical facilities” are expected to benefit.
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About 4 miles of power lines in Katy, Texas, will be moved underground, and CenterPoint Energy says the work will involve planned outages before eventually shortening storm-related interruptions for roughly 5,600 customers.
CenterPoint is carrying out the project as part of its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative.
As Community Impact reported, the Public Utility Commission approved the Katy project, which is expected to take about eight months once construction starts.
Aaron Coronis, CenterPoint Energy’s service area manager, said the new circuit is intended to better withstand storms. He said it should also reduce outages and add capacity to meet Katy’s future electricity demand.
Coronis said “more than 50 critical facilities” are expected to benefit, including Katy City Hall, Fire Station No. 1, Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, and several assisted living centers.
Once the underground line is in operation, CenterPoint says roughly 5,600 customers should see shorter outage times.
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Residents and businesses are also being warned to expect some temporary disruption during construction, including planned power interruptions that CenterPoint said could last several hours.
To account for possible complications, Coronis said affected entities will be given outage estimates with extra time built in.
Coronis said the city will not use its funds for the project; instead, CenterPoint will spread the cost across all ratepayers, not just Katy residents.
Community Impact had not received a total project cost.
CenterPoint said it is trying to reduce disruption by keeping residents informed throughout the project. Coronis said the utility will contact people “before, during and after this work” by letter, email, door hangers, texts, and Nextdoor posts, according to Community Impact.
The company said its implementation plan aims to limit road closures and minimize traffic impacts.
CenterPoint said crews will restore each work site before moving on, and that process will be coordinated with the city.
Residents should also expect crews on-site Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Katy’s project is part of an effort to strengthen electric systems as utilities in Texas and beyond respond to mounting outage risks, as this related coverage examines.
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