Hurricane Beryl Leaves 200,000 Without Power; Microgrids Keep Grocery Stores Running Amidst Outages in Houston.

When Hurricane Beryl hit Houston on July 8, it knocked out power to 2.2 million customers, leaving grocery stores without power for more than a week. Long lines formed at gas stations and a field hospital was established at a football stadium for medical patients. As of July 15, as many as 200,000 customers were still without power. Microgrid-equipped grocery stores and homes survived the outages, largely relying on microgrids from Enchanted Rock, which provided power 24-7 and kept lights on and avoided food spoilage. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave CenterPoint Energy until the end of the month to create a plan for future outages or face executive orders. Enchanted rock provided 210 MW to its customers, providing power to all H-E-B’s food distribution centers.