CenterPoint and Entergy are preparing to manage power outages in the Greater Houston area due to a winter storm.

To the relief of many Houstonians still traumatized by the mass outages of 2021, Tuesday’s historic snowfall has had minimal impact on the region’s power grid so far. CenterPoint Energy, the primary electricity distribution utility for the Houston area,

They added that a customer's outage status may not change, as it will update once new restoration information is ava

The company is expecting 1,200 additional mutual aid workers to arrive Monday, doubling its response workforce.

Though ERCOT doesn't expect to issue outages, some could occur in the Houston area if icy conditions materialize, CenterPoint Energy said.

A local energy expert, meanwhile, says other factors also contributed to relatively few power outages as snow blanketed the region on Tuesday and temperatures plunged into the teens early Wednesday morning.

With the winter storm affecting the Houston area, power is a concern that many residents have after the winter storm that affected the area in 2021.