Primary references

References checked 5 October 2026. General guidance and code publications do not establish an individual project result.

• Electrical meter and loop service permit — Houston Permitting Center

  Houston, Texas

  Houston permit and registered electrical-contractor context.

  Official indexed page was retrieved; direct page open failed. No project permit determination or contractor registration is inferred.

• Permits — Houston Building Code Enforcement

  Houston, Texas

  Local electrical permit application and licensed/registered applicant context.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Electricians — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

  Texas

  State electrical licensing and licensed-contractor context; verify the entity actually doing the work.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Electricians compliance guide — TDLR

  Texas

  State code-adoption and local authority context.

  State code information does not supply a load calculation, project approval or a HAUSE licence.

• Consumer protection: electrical work — TDLR

  Texas

  Check an electrical contractor's actual Texas licence through the official search.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Electric service request — CenterPoint Energy

  CenterPoint Houston electric service territory, where applicable

  Utility service request and construction-service coordination are separate from a retail electricity account.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Electric service standards — CenterPoint Energy

  CenterPoint electric service territory, where applicable

  Utility standards and service-change review context.

  Official indexed PDF was retrieved; direct open failed. No conductor size, service detail or complete manual inspection is asserted.

• Electrical equipment safety — CenterPoint Energy

  Houston utility safety context

  Customer equipment and utility restoration may require different responsible parties.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Downed power lines — CenterPoint Energy

  Houston utility safety context

  Use official utility emergency instructions for downed lines; intake is not emergency response.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Charging electric vehicles at home — U.S. Department of Energy

  United States; local Houston requirements require separate review

  Home charging options and qualified electrical evaluation.

  General primary information; actual property, scope and current authority requirements must be checked.

• Flood-damaged electrical controls warning — CPSC

  United States; dated official safety warning

  Submerged protective electrical devices should not be trusted because they dried out or appear to operate.

  Historical official warning is identified as dated; not a remote damage diagnosis or complete replacement specification.

• Schneider Electric electrical-panel recall — CPSC, 2022

  United States; exact 2022 recall product scope

  Recall eligibility requires the specified product identifiers and manufacturer process.

  A brand name alone does not establish recall applicability. This page does not establish current recall eligibility for a property.