NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy
Corporation (NYSE: ETR) subsidiaries Entergy Louisiana and Entergy
New Orleans announced today preliminary estimated times to complete
power restoration for those customers affected by Hurricane Ida, a
historic Category 4 storm that impacted nearly 950,000 customers in
southeast Louisiana and southwest
Mississippi. In the five days
since Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, Entergy crews have restored power
to approximately 225,000 customers.
The estimated times of completed restoration come after an
extensive damage assessment by thousands of workers, which has thus
far revealed more than 14,000 damaged or destroyed poles, 2,223
damaged or destroyed transformers, and 155 destroyed transmission
structures. The assessment continues in the most damaged areas, but
in parallel, the restoration process is well underway. Thus, the
preliminary estimates for restoration reflect completion dates, but
service to many customers will be restored before these dates.
Nearly 26,000 professionals from 40 states continue their
around-the-clock efforts to restore power throughout the affected
communities.
The preliminary estimated times of restoration are for customers
in affected areas. Many of these areas are already having their
power restored. Some individual cases may take longer due to unique
circumstances. Customers with damage to their meter, meter pan or
weatherhead will need repairs to those items prior to Entergy
re-energizing their structure.
"We understand the extreme difficulty of living without power,
and hope that these estimated times of restoration can help
customers better plan and prepare for the coming days, and for
those in the hardest-hit areas, weeks ahead," said Rod West, Entergy group president, utility
operations. "We recognize the hardship this historic storm has
wrought on our communities and across our region. We ask that our
customers remain safe, and we appreciate their extended patience.
Please know that thousands of employees and contractors are
currently in the field working day and night to restore power. We
will continue working until every community is restored."
Below is a list of preliminary estimated restoration times for
affected communities. These are general descriptions of Entergy's
local network. Cities and towns within those networks in some cases
will see power earlier than those dates. Specific restoration times
down to the local area, including the coast and areas in the
immediate path of the storm, are continuing to be developed and
will be released in the coming days. Please note that these
estimates are subject to change as we complete our assessments and
continue with restoration work in the affected areas. We will issue
updates to these estimates as we learn more.
Affected
Area
|
Estimated
Time of
Restoration
|
Port Allen – Pointe
Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes
|
Sept. 3
|
Zachary – East and
West Feliciana Parishes
|
Sept. 3
|
Central Business
District
|
Sept. 4
|
B.R. Metro – East
Baton Rouge Parish
|
Sept. 6
|
Gonzales – Gonzales
and parts of Ascension Parish
|
Sept. 7
|
Denham
Springs
|
Sept. 7
|
Chalmette –St.
Bernard and upper parts of Plaquemines Parish
|
Sept. 7
|
Metairie-Kenner
|
Sept. 8
|
Westbank – Westbank
of Jefferson Parish
|
Sept. 8
|
Algiers
|
Sept. 8
|
New Orleans
East
|
Sept. 8
|
Orleans
Parish
|
Sept. 8
|
Entergy is providing backup generation and restoring power to a
number of critical-service providers, including hospitals and
wastewater facilities. The company also is working individually
with large industrial customers, including refineries and
manufacturing facilities, to coordinate their restoration.
Hurricane Ida brought sustained winds of 150 mph, tremendous
storm surge and major flooding, making it one of the most
devastating storms to hit the Entergy region. Workers have faced
many unique circumstances in the aftermath of this historic storm,
including extensively damaged electric equipment, downed trees,
inaccessibility to inundated areas, and COVID-19 mitigation
measures, all of which are prolonging the assessment and
restoration process.
The company is committed to continuing to update its communities
with information as we go forward and recover from this
catastrophic event.
For additional information on the company's restoration efforts
following Hurricane Ida,
visit entergy.com/hurricaneida.
About Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged in
electric power production, transmission and retail distribution
operations. Entergy delivers electricity to 3 million utility
customers in Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy owns and operates one of the
cleanest large-scale U.S. power generating fleets with
approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity,
including 7,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Headquartered in
New Orleans, Louisiana, Entergy
has annual revenues of $10 billion
and approximately 12,500 employees.
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