 to have outages that go into next week. Ryan did not say how long it would take to restore power to all its customers, and much of the region is under a heat advisory. Ryan said linemen making repairs are struggling as well, with many now working 16-hour days outdoors. Several commissioners told Ryan that CenterPoint needs to do a better job of communicating what actions it's taking to get the power back on. For NPR News, I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston.