Entergy Texas customers saw record cold temperatures, heavy winds and winter precipitation. What Entergy Texas customers didn’t see was the need for temporary, rolling outages or the ask for customers to conserve energy.
Entergy Arkansas crews began preparing for the arrival of winter weather well before Christmas, and its efforts this week have paid off. While the storms did cause some outages to customers, employees were able to quickly respond and minimize their duration, despite the treacherous road conditions.
Following the four-day winter weather event impacting our service area, the majority of our customers have been restored.
Very cold temperatures, icing and snow have swept across parts of our service area.
Winter weather in our service area has arrived, bringing snow, icing and cold temperatures to some areas. After the frozen precipitation moves out overnight tonight, we will see an extended period of extremely low temperatures in all four states we serve.
Some parts of our service area may see snow, ice, or freezing rain beginning this afternoon. This will be followed by an extended period of very low temperatures in all four states we serve.
Entergy’s Louisiana utilities and its contractors are prepared and ready to respond if the anticipated severe weather that is expected to impact our service territory causes power outages.
Hurricanes, tornadoes and winter ice storms are often described as “having a mind of their own,” but advanced planning and training makes the overall response as immediate and efficient as possible.
Even in areas where extremely cold temperatures are not persistent, it's still important to be ready for freezing and inclement weather, which can move in quickly.
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