Angry Houston residents still want answers after Hurricane Beryl power failure
NPRAngry Houston residents still want answers after Hurricane Beryl power failure Devastating power outages and destruction in Houston left by Hurricane Beryl again underscored the city’s inability to sufficiently fortify itself against extreme weather events worsened by climate change. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: When Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, the Category 1 storm left more than 2 million utility customers without power in the greater Houston area. They say that the company's preparations for the storm weren't adequate, and that some preventative measures should have been taken well before the storm, things like trimming tree limbs around power poles. DOUG LEWIN: They've chosen to do things like spend billions of dollars on new gas plants that don't help when there's a hurricane, to allow CenterPoint to spend $800 million on mobile generators, which haven't helped much after a hurricane.