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FILE - Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston, Thursday, July 11, 2024. As of Thursday, July 18, most Houston residents finally had electricity after more than a week of widespread outages. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)
A presentation from CenterPoint Energy shows a radar image of Hurricane Beryl as a leadership team speaks with commissioners during a meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at in the Commissioners Hearing Room at the William B. Travis State Office Building Austin./Houston Chronicle via AP)
CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells speaks to commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission of Texas during a meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024, at in the Commissioners Hearing Room at the William B. Travis State Office Building Austin. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Public Utility Commission of Texas Commissioner Kathleen Jackson speaks to CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells, front right, and Jason Ryan, executive vice president of regulatory services and government affairs, about Hurricane Beryl during a PUC meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024, at in the Commissioners Hearing Room at the William B. Travis State Office Building Austin. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Randy Pryor, vice president of major underground and distribution modernization at CenterPoint Energy, seated at table in center from left, Tony Gardner, a senior vice president, CEO Jason Wells, and Jason Ryan, executive vice president of regulatory services and government affairs, listen to Jimmy Glotfelty, a commissioner with the Public Utilities Commission of Texas, as he speaks during a meeting of the Texas PUC on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at in the Commissioners Hearing Room in Austin. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Public Utility Commission of Texas Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty reviews materials as commissioners speak to a team from CenterPoint Energy, including CEO Jason Wells, about Hurricane Beryl during a PUC meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024, at in the Commissioners Hearing Room at the William B. Travis State Office Building in Austin. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)