Entergy officials today made the conservative decision to bring the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station offline in advance of Hurricane Isaac's landfall.
Entergy is working to amass a workforce of more than 4,000 company and contract workers to help restore power as it prepares for the impacts of Hurricane Isaac and the probability that the storm could affect all or significant parts of Entergy's service territory.
The Edison Electric Institute today honored Entergy Corporation with the association's "Emergency Recovery Award" and "Emergency Assistance Award" for its outstanding power restoration efforts to its own customers throughout 2011 and to other utility company customers following Hurricane Irene.
Entergy crews spent Tuesday wrapping up restoration work after a nearly four-day-long battle to repair damage done by Tropical Storm Lee, a storm that lingered over Louisiana and parts of Mississippi before finally moving out of the region late Monday.
Entergy crews continued restoring power to customers affected by remnants of Tropical Storm Lee as the storm system slowly moved north Monday afternoon.
In an ongoing battle with Tropical Storm Lee, Entergy crews continued restoration work as the storm's heavy squalls and winds slowly moved through Louisiana and Mississippi Sunday, and its effects were felt across the utility's four-state service territory.
Entergy linemen continue repairing damage caused by Tropical Storm Lee as the center of the storm moved ashore Sunday, hitting southern Louisiana and Mississippi with more heavy rains and winds.
Entergy linemen continue repairing damage caused by Tropical Storm Lee as the storm edges closer to the Louisiana coast Saturday evening.
Tropical Storm Lee continues to move across south Louisiana Saturday.
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