SAN ANTONIO — CPS Energy sent out dozens of employees to Houston to help restore power to more than a million residents after the damage by Hurricane Beryl Tuesday.
Officials with CPS Energy confirmed they sent out 60 employees including equipment operators, pole and line crews, fleet personnel, and safety professionals.
"We're ready. We're prepared,” Guillermo Hernandez, a utility worker with CPS Energy said.
Hernandez received a call yesterday informing him he was heading to Houston. He said the trip will likely last crews several days.
"We'll be installing poles to removing old poles,” Hernandez said.
Houston's power provider CenterPoint Energy has also asked for help from other area companies leading to an additional 10,000 power workers assisting in the utility's restoration effort.
"It's going to be regular routine work for us just longer hours. A lot of humidity, rain,” Hernandez said.
According to CenterPoint Energy, more than a 1.5 million customers are still without power and with the storm gone the heat is set to return as workers try to quickly clean up.
Hernandez said the hardest part is leaving his family behind but he knows there are so many other families that need his help.
“Seeing the customers happy…it’s well worth it,” Hernandez said.
Back in May CPS Energy workers were sent to Garland, Texas after severe storms knocked out power to thousands in the area.
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