CenterPoint Energy has not requested Galveston residents to conserve electricity during winter storm [Video]

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a winter storm hit southeast Texas on Tuesday, CenterPoint Energy stated that it has not requested the city of Galveston to save electricity.

CenterPoint Energy sent the following statement after a power outage impacted about 3,000 customers on the West End of Galveston this morning.

“CenterPoint Energy has not made a request for conservation to the City of Galveston, nor any of our customers in CenterPoint Energy’s Greater Houston area electric footprint. The system is operating as designed. We did experience a brief outage impacting approximately 3,000 customers on the west end of Galveston this morning. It was quickly addressed, and as of approximately 9:30 a.m. all customers in that area had been restored. We’ll continue to communicate with elected officials and local key stakeholders and keep them informed of CenterPoint’s timely response to Winter Storm Enzo and potential impacts to our infrastructure as the cold weather continues into …