Any power outage is disruptive. But when CenterPoint Energy plans to shut off electricity for hours for scheduled maintenance, how much notice do they have to give people who live in that area?

A homeowner in Spring asked our “ 2 Helps You ” team for answers after CenterPoint told him the power would be off for eight hours this week. Amy Davis tracked down the information and explained what you should do when you get one of these notices in your neighborhood.

Homeowner letter warns of power outage

Hugo lives near Cypresswood and Louetta and received a letter by mail from CenterPoint. The letter was marked “Temporary Electric Service Interruption” and said the “essential planned outage” would begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 1 and last about eight hours.

Hugo wrote to “2 Helps You”: “There’s no

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