The department turned down CenterPoint Energy’s application for $100 million to strengthen its poles and wires against storms.
Source: DOE rejected Houston grid improvement a year before Beryl blackout
alleges DOE might not have funded due to wanting to find more green projects, less on fossil fuel
but was at grant stage, so unlikley to have mattered for Beryl since3 not likely even gone thru bidding let alone started. also, if needed bad enough, could not centerpoint had paid for them themselves? check out ceo porjiuts etc to sdee if they could afford? private company and all.


