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Cibalo said:

Didn't realize there was a change.

So looks like Jason is making $7M. The last CEO was making $37M. So where did that other $30M go? It wasn't for maintenance, repairs, or vegetation.
A big chunk of the previous CEO's compensation in 2023 was probably a golden parachute. He wasn't making $37M every year.
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I know this is a no fun question to ask... but would you rather consistent communication with information that is unreliable or would you prefer no communications/expectations set at all?

I know y'all shouldn't have to choose, but it seems like that is the conundrum CP is facing right now.
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well he wrote something reasonable
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If the information really is unreliable then just say you don't know. I think people would appreciate that more than the complete silence. People can take that uncertainty, and choose to wait it out or get out of dodge, depending on individual circumstances.

Enough time has passed that they should be able to give some people some reasonably reliable information. Is the issue the that the damage is too extensive, they are waiting on equipment, or they just haven't gotten to your location, yet. Depending on the answer, people might choose to do different things.

This is the kind of vacuum that causes people to panic and hoard things like gas, propane, and toilet paper. And that just makes the situation worse.
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I'm seeing a LOT more green in the latest map. My hood is light green now.
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Fair point.

I think honesty is what I would prefer. Surely they could give some type of estimate which would help people make concrete plans.

For example: "Unfortunately we can't say for certain when power will be restored, but it will be one week at minimum."

Then people can decide what they want to do from there instead of the constant guessing game. Hopefully that makes sense. Just my opinion.
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Just got power back in energy corridor
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This is the big critique of the corporation. Say what you want, maximizing profits and stock value at the expense of of customers and community is screwing the country up.
Captain Winky
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Bunk Bed World? I might have to go check out that store.
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Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.
Depends on where they are. COH only has so much stock of replacement signal heads, and I would guess that number right now is lower than it ordinarily would be, thanks to the May storm.
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Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.
City of Houston maintains at least 2554 signals
Harris County 1084
TxDOT 987

I know TxDOT has brought in signal crews from elsewhere in the state to help. No idea about mutual aid for others. I know after Harvey City of Houston put out a call across the state for cabinets and controllers because they burned through their spares real quick.

If the signals complete dark - it most likely doesn't have power. If its on flash it could be as simple as needing 'reset' after a power outage, or it could be that something got knocked loose and needs repaired before it will go full colors again. It could also be as bad as it got struck by lightning and a bunch of the guts need replaced.
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Texaggie7nine said:

I'm seeing a LOT more green in the latest map. My hood is light green now.


Looks like it is FINALLY accurate for my area! Finally updated to show areas that got power on Tuesday.

However, anyone know the difference between "partially energized" and "energized" (dark green vs light green). I am the former.

Woof…that Northampton circuit has a lot of people down.
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I'm sure partial means some parts of that circuit aren't fully operational yet.
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Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.


Depends on jurisdiction. If in city limits. The city. If unincorporated, then Harris County Engineering. Same with if FT Bend it's their Eng/Public works dept.

From what I heard HC Eng is pure chaos.
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txags92 said:

Cibalo said:

Didn't realize there was a change.

So looks like Jason is making $7M. The last CEO was making $37M. So where did that other $30M go? It wasn't for maintenance, repairs, or vegetation.
A big chunk of the previous CEO's compensation in 2023 was probably a golden parachute. He wasn't making $37M every year.


You talking about Scott Prochazka?
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Captain Winky said:

Bunk Bed World? I might have to go check out that store.


I saw that and thought "it's gotta be some kind of front for money laundering".
Captain Winky
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"Note: If you are seeing your home in an energized area, but are still without power, you may be part of a nested outage."

What does this mean? We didn't have power when we left this morning, but the new update shows our house is "energized".
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Ag13 said:

Just got power back in energy corridor


So it can actually be called the energy corridor again?
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Texaggie7nine said:

I'm sure partial means some parts of that circuit aren't fully operational yet.


That may be true. There is a light green section near me that I know still didn't have power back this morning.

There are not a lot of dark green sections on that map. At least not up here in North Harris Co.
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Still without power (77304 aka South Dallas) and going on day 5.

Entergy originally had 14 July as a restoration date, but it was moved to 15 July.


Good times.
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My daughter's neighborhood is an island of blue in a sea of green. Word is they're having trouble getting crews in on the levee ROW to clear an enormous tree from poles/lines.

Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
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Our street shows dark green, energized, yet we have no power.
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It was recommended earlier in the thread for people to check their house main panel and make sure the primary breaker hasn't tripped.
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Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.
If they aren't flashing as a 4 way stop there is nothing COH nor TxDOT can really do to fix them. They have to have power first.

Although I will say after the derecho some of the major avenues had TxDOT crews with generators to keep the lights going. Which seemed crazy at the time.
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Breggy Popup said:

swimmerbabe11 said:

I know this is a no fun question to ask... but would you rather consistent communication with information that is unreliable or would you prefer no communications/expectations set at all?

I know y'all shouldn't have to choose, but it seems like that is the conundrum CP is facing right now.



Unreliable communications is not information. For my situation personally, I have not been misled yet. The only comms we have gotten from CP is "we'll let you know when we know more".



We waited for two or three days while crews were out assessing damage. According to the CP-provided maps, that stage is mostly done. Yet they still aren't providing information to customers. Even if you think the assessment time was reasonable, communication is lagging.
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AlaskanAg99 said:

It was recommended earlier in the thread for people to check their house main panel and make sure the primary breaker hasn't tripped.


Another thing is depending what happened at your home you may need to flip the breakers on the outside of your home near your AC if they won't kick on as well.
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We had some storms roll through Spring a bit ago. The power flickered a few times, but stayed on. These were the kind of storms that lately had been causing hours-long outages, so maybe the repairs have made an improvement.
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Just got an email from centerpoint telling me that my power has been restored (it has) and that the crew determined the outage was caused by a hurricane. Can't make it up!
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We are in Sienna and light green (partially energized). No power quite yet but there are multiple areas in sienna with power.

Stand by generator still running strong at about 105 hours straight so far and a maintenance check yesterday.
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Ryan the Temp said:

Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.
Depends on where they are. COH only has so much stock of replacement signal heads, and I would guess that number right now is lower than it ordinarily would be, thanks to the May storm.
This is what I have been wondering. How much of this cluster F could possibly be due to that freak storm? In terms of equipment/supplies/inventory shortages, but also in terms of possibly loosening trees and huge branches?

Before this storm, my thought was, "well at least that May 16 storm brought down a bunch of weak trees and branches before this hurricane". While this is true...how many did it push to the brink in certain areas and make MORE vulnerable? Not sure if that's how things work, but makes sense in my pea brain.

My buddy showed me pics from Atascocita and New Caney and I couldn't believe it. Huge trees brought down all over the place. Would not expect to see that to that degree in this type of storm.
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William Foster said:

Ryan the Temp said:

Ag_07 said:

Who's responsibility is it to repair all the stop lights? COH I'm guessing

Next week when street traffic is back up it's going to be absolute hell getting around this place with all the stop lights still down.

It's already getting bad and only gonna get worse as we move closer and closer to normal.
Depends on where they are. COH only has so much stock of replacement signal heads, and I would guess that number right now is lower than it ordinarily would be, thanks to the May storm.
This is what I have been wondering. How much of this cluster F could possibly be due to that freak storm? In terms of equipment/supplies/inventory shortages, but also in terms of possibly loosening trees and huge branches?

Before this storm, my thought was, "well at least that May 16 storm brought down a bunch of weak trees and branches before this hurricane". While this is true...how many did it push to the brink in certain areas and make MORE vulnerable? Not sure if that's how things work, but makes sense in my pea brain.

My buddy showed me pics from Atascocita and New Caney and I couldn't believe it. Huge trees brought down all over the place. Would not expect to see that to that degree in this type of storm.
Purely anecdotally speaking, we had almost no storm debris on our property compared to the May storm, so I think the May storm did reduce the potential for damage in at least some areas.
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BBRex said:

We had some storms roll through Spring a bit ago. The power flickered a few times, but stayed on. These were the kind of storms that lately had been causing hours-long outages, so maybe the repairs have made an improvement.

I dunno about you, but my stress level peaks when these storms roll in.
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They're talking about Dave Lesar who was the immediate prior CEO
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