THE WOODLANDS, Texas \u2013\u00a0Entergy Texas crews have restored power to more than 50% of customers impacted by Edouard \u2014 surpassing the\u00a0committed\u00a0milestone\u00a0for today \u2014 while continuing to navigate extremely challenging conditions across the hardest hit areas in Southeast Texas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
As of 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 39,000\u00a0customers are without power, down from a peak of approximately 80,000 customers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some customers in the most heavily damaged or difficult-to-access locations may experience longer restoration times.\u00a0Detailed estimated restoration times will be shared as assessments progress and crews gain safe access to impacted areas.\u00a0The latest information is also available on Entergy\u2019s\u00a0View Outage map<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Restoration work has continued throughout\u00a0the day amid\u00a0heavy rain,\u00a0thunderstorms\u00a0and widespread flooding.\u00a0More than 2,000 workers, including lineworkers, vegetation crews, damage assessors and support personnel, are engaged in the restoration effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to National Weather Service estimates, rainfall totals exceeded 10 inches across much of Tyler and Hardin counties, with localized estimates approaching 20 inches\u00a0in\u00a0portions of northern Hardin County. Flooded and blocked roads, fallen\u00a0trees\u00a0and debris have made it difficult for crews to reach damaged equipment and safely position bucket trucks and other machinery in impacted areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n How we restore\u00a0<\/p>\n Even when crews cannot immediately reach damaged equipment, teams continue coordinating repairs, clearing vegetation, assessing\u00a0damage\u00a0and\u00a0identifying\u00a0alternate ways to restore customers. Specialized equipment,\u00a0including high-water vehicles, rear-alley machines, helicopters and drones, is also aiding crews to assess damage and access difficult locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The restoration process is done in an orderly, deliberate manner.\u00a0We start with essential services and move on to large neighborhoods and then to individual homes.\u00a0Restoration times in the hardest hit areas depend on the extent of damage to Entergy\u2019s electrical infrastructure.\u00a0Customers whose neighborhoods have been restored but remain without power may have damage to electrical equipment attached to their home or business. A licensed electrician must\u00a0repair damaged equipment before Entergy can safely restore service<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Outage totals may fluctuate as crews isolate damaged portions of the system to safely complete repairs. This does not mean restoration work has stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n Stay safe\u00a0during restoration\u00a0<\/p>\n Customers should\u00a0continue\u00a0to use caution<\/a>\u00a0around floodwaters,\u00a0debris\u00a0and electrical equipment:\u00a0<\/p>\n Stay away from downed power lines and anything they may be touching. Always assume a downed line is energized.\u00a0<\/p>\n Do not walk or drive through floodwaters. Flooding can hide electrical hazards and other dangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Do not trim trees or remove debris near downed power lines. Only qualified crews should remove vegetation touching electrical equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Keep a safe distance from crews and work zones so employees can safely complete restoration work.\u00a0<\/p>\n Report downed or damaged power lines by calling 1-800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243).\u00a0<\/p>\n To stay informed, visit Entergy\u2019s online\u00a0Storm Center<\/a>\u00a0for storm updates and use the\u00a0Entergy app<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0updates on your service.\u00a0<\/p>\n About Entergy Texas\u202f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Entergy Texas provides electricity to approximately 538,000 customers in 27 counties. Entergy generates,\u00a0transmits\u00a0and distributes electricity to power life for more than 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana,\u00a0Mississippi\u00a0and Texas. Its customers are connected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. power grid, which is a regional transmission organization responsible for administering the transmission systems of member utilities in 15 states stretching across the central region of the United States and Manitoba, Canada.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0focused on keeping costs for our customers as low as possible while providing reliable energy that our communities count on.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0also investing in growth for the future with a more resilient, cleaner energy system that includes modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy generation. As a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, we deliver more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy,\u00a0volunteerism\u00a0and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at\u00a0EntergyTexas.com<\/a>\u00a0and connect with\u00a0@EntergyTX<\/a>\u00a0on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE WOODLANDS, Texas \u2013\u00a0Entergy Texas crews have restored power to more than 50% of customers impacted by Edouard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-424443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}