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The Whataburger app works as a power outage tracker, handy since the electric company doesn't show a map. (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 OP
So, the grey Ws are closed due to power outage? House of Roberts Jul 2024 #1
WHATABURGER APP: 1 ERCOT WEBSITE: 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #3
Whataburger has been more helpful in tracking outages than CENTERPOINT ENERGY. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #2
The Houston Chron did an op ed this morning TBF Jul 2024 #4
I have used the app LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #5
That's hilarious LeftInTX Jul 2024 #6

TBF

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4. The Houston Chron did an op ed this morning
Wed Jul 10, 2024, 08:17 PM
Jul 2024

After Hurricane Beryl, why does Whataburger have a better power outage map than CenterPoint? | Editorial
By The Editorial Board,
Opinions from the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
July 10, 2024

If you have a subscription you can read it.

The first few paragraphs --

"When Whataburger has a better-functioning power outage map than Houston’s largest electricity provider, something is terribly wrong.

By now, Houstonians have set a pretty low bar for CenterPoint Energy. We all know that regardless of the disaster Mother Nature cooks up, be it a freeze, derecho or hurricane, power outages are likely and it’s a crapshoot whether you’ll be lucky enough to keep your lights on.

What we do expect from our power utility is transparency. Preparation. Resiliency. In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which tore through our city on Monday, knocking out power for more than 2 million Houstonians — the most since Hurricane Ike in 2008 — it appears that CenterPoint failed on all counts ... "

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