Senator Phil King recently introduced legislation to ensure CenterPoint refunds customers for unused generator costs and covers future expenses itself. The company has tried to counter these allegations, arguing it already has invested $75 million in 2023 on system enhancements and vegetation management without billing customers. Additionally, it proposed forfeiting $110 million in future profits from the generators. In a separate, independent review, consulting firm PA Consulting found CenterPoint's response to Hurricane Beryl aligned with industry standards but highlighted communication failures. CenterPoint says it is implementing two-thirds of PA's 77 recommendations and has completed 42 post-Beryl improvements, including stronger poles, tree-trimming, and a new outage tracker. The PUC is already investigating the performance of CenterPoint and other utilities in the Houston area during Beryl.