CenterPoint Energy Integrates Meteomatics’ High Resolution Weather Model to Benefit its 2.9M Electric Customers

CenterPoint Energy and Meteomatics announce their joint effort to integrate Meteomatics’ US1K high-resolution model to better anticipate, prepare for and respond to extreme weather across the Greater Houston area, benefiting the 2.9 million electric customers it serves.

This effort is part of CenterPoint’s ongoing Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI), and its commitment to building the most resilient coastal grid in the nation. CenterPoint is integrating Meteomatics’ US1k high-resolution model, accessing weather data with a resolution nine times higher than the country’s current leading public weather solutions. 

As extreme weather becomes more frequent and severe, CenterPoint remains committed to its long-term resiliency strategy, which requires operating complex electric infrastructure spanning diverse environments. Historically, national models have been valuable, but often lacked the granularity needed to anticipate localized threats to critical components of the system. CenterPoint’s adoption of Meteomatics’ US1k Model, a highly granular, actionable intelligence platform, will aid in reducing outage impacts and strengthening reliability for customers when severe weather strikes. 

"As part of our commitment to our customers, we continue to bolster and modernize the tools we use to prepare and respond to extreme weather,” said Matt Lanza, CenterPoint Energy’s Chief Meteorologist. “Working with Meteomatics US 1Km resolution model gives our meteorology and operations teams a more precise picture of potential impacts, helping us make faster, data-driven decisions that support all of the customers we are privileged to serve.”

Meteomatics’ U.S. weather model integrates weather data from 110+ sources, including aircraft, ground stations, radars, satellites, and the company’s own proprietary Meteodrones. With access to more than 1,800 weather parameters updated hourly, the US1k model significantly enhances CenterPoint’s ability to visualize and evaluate risks to distribution lines, substations, equipment, and field operations in real time. This added intelligence supports earlier decision‑making and more targeted pre‑storm preparations, allowing CenterPoint’s workforce to respond more efficiently and restore power safely and quickly when outages occur.

“The use of hyper-local, real-time weather data is a gamechanger for operational reliability in an era of extreme weather,” said Martin Fengler, CEO of Meteomatics. “CenterPoint Energy is a pioneer of advanced technology integration in the energy space, understanding that even the slightest difference in data points can mean an entirely different strategy. We look forward to continuing our work with them to strengthen grids across Texas and beyond.”

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