 what must be done to fix it centerpoint said in a sunday news release it expected power to be restored to 90 of its customers by the end of today the utility has defended its preparation for the storm and said that it brought in about 1200 additional workers from outside houston it has said it would have been unsafe to pre-position those workers inside the predicted storm impact area before barrel made landfall lieutenant governor dan patrick i know everyone at centerpoint who's in an air-conditioned office is watching