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Entergy Texas Hurricane Beryl update – 7/14/24, 6 p.m.
07/14/2024
Accessibility remains the primary challenge for remaining outages due to the amount of downed vegetation
Entergy Texas has successfully restored power to more than 92% of customers impacted by Hurricane Beryl. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, approximately 234,500 of the 252,460 customers impacted by the storm have been restored.
Accessibility remains the primary challenge for remaining outages due to the amount of downed vegetation in some areas. When vegetation impacts multiple areas, crews must carefully clear debris and ensure the safety of the work environment before repairs can begin. This process can be time-consuming and may extend the overall restoration timeline.
Entergy Texas continues to relocate restoration workers to the most significantly impacted areas, like portions of Cleveland, New Caney and Conroe. Additionally, special equipment is being used to reach hard-to-access areas and make repairs as quickly as possible.
The chart below shows the latest estimated restoration times for customers still experiencing an outage following Hurricane Beryl.
Once vegetation is cleared and crews are ready to repair or rebuild parts of the distribution system, the location of poles can also create certain challenges. Poles can be located:
- In a backyard where our large bucket trucks can’t access. Here, crews still must clean up the area, manually pull the old pole out and use shovels to clean out the existing hole or hand dig a new hole. Then, crews manually install the new pole using specialized equipment.
- In swampy or wet areas. In this case, special marsh or high-water equipment must be used to replace a pole.
- In wooded or off-road areas. In these situations, access can be hampered by fallen trees or other debris, or having to cross waterways, bayous or creeks. This also takes additional effort, time and specialized equipment, as well as a vegetation-removal team member to clear a path before we can send in line crews to replace a pole.
Stay informed throughout the restoration process using the following resources:
- Download our free Entergy app.
- Sign up for text alerts by texting REG to 36778.
- Visit the Entergy Storm Center website and our View Outage page.
- Follow us on X or Facebook.
- Follow your local news media for updates.
