With extreme heat expected this weekend the city of Houston is set to open several cooling centers across the area Friday morning.
HOUSTON — With extreme heat expected this weekend, the city of Houston is set to open several cooling centers across the area Friday morning.Leonel J. Castillo Community Center is one of the more than 20 cooling centers that will open Friday in partnership with Reliant as an escape from those dangerous temps we’re expected to see over the next few months.
“These beat the heat centers are for some of our vulnerable citizens here in Houston so they can go and get in an air-conditioned area, there’s refreshments and we have people come in periodically to provide insights into how to reduce energy usage as well…” Scott Burns, vice-president of Innovation at Reliant, said. “So we’re excited about that for our vulnerable citizens here in Houston.”
Energy experts said Texans can expect to see an 8 percent increase in usage costs this summer and it’s all based on demand. That’s up 7.9 percent from the average being $661 during the same period last year, with Southeast Texas seeing the highest average in the country at $858 over the three-month period.
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