Power has been restored to all of the customers who can safely receive it, ending a 14-day restoration effort by more than 3,300 Entergy employees and contractors from four states.
Approximately 250 Entergy employees and contractors from across Louisiana left Sunday morning for northwest Florida, so they are positioned to quickly begin restoring power to Florida residents once Hurricane Irma moves out of the state.
Crews have energized three of the five mobile substations being used to bypass damaged substations and are expected to have the final two online by the end of today.
Construction is underway on a joint effort by Entergy Louisiana and Cleco to construct a new storm-hardened transmission line that will strengthen service reliability for customers across southeast Louisiana.
For 10 years running, Site Selection magazine has named Entergy Corporation as one of the nation’s Top 10 utilities in economic development. The award is due in large part to the integral role Entergy played in supporting projects that resulted in nearly $27.5 billion of capital investment and the creation of more than 5,758 new jobs across its service territory.
As southeast Texas recovers from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Entergy Texas announced $400,000 in charitable contributions to help rebuild the communities it serves.
Mobile substations to reenergize locations that can take power served by five damaged substations are underway.
As flood waters recede, Entergy continues restoring power to those who can receive it. Since yesterday, more than 20,000 customers were restored, and crews continue to work to restore outages.
As floodwaters recede, Entergy Texas, Inc. will be able to access transmission lines and substations that were once under water. This will allow crews to assess the damage to the system and what it will take to restore power to thousands of customers.
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