Duane
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I work for the electric company that supplies most of the area hit by Hurricane Katrina. This is the latest on the power outages:
More than one million Entergy customers are without power in Louisiana and Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage. Entergy expects a long and difficult restoration.
The number of reported customer outages continues to increase in Mississippi. The continually rising outage total has nearly quadrupled the previous Entergy single event record of 270,000, set only last month during Tropical Storm Cindy. The record prior to that was 260,000 following Hurricane Georges in 1998.
Outage numbers by state are:
Louisiana (peak) 791,000
Mississippi 276,000
Total 1,067,000
The transmission system has suffered major damage, with 107 transmission lines and 126 transmission substations out of service due to the storm.
Entergy will concentrate on restoring service in areas where it is not inhibited by flood waters or other obstacles. The company will work toward the harder hit areas as the company gains access to those areas.
Entergy has 4,000 line workers committed to restoring service, well below what the company would like to have for a restoration of this type due to limited worker availability from other utilities also affected by Katrina. Energy continues working to bring in additional restoration personnel. But neighboring utilities were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and also are seeking additional help. Utilities in Florida that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina's first landfall expect to complete their restoration and release their workers later this week. The company must share the additional workers with similarly affected utilities to the east, reducing the number of workers available to Entergy.
Customers will experience extended power outages. The severe damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to Entergy's system will require weeks to rebuild. Flooding, blocked access or other obstacles will hamper restoration. Entergy crews and contractors are prepared to work long hours, restoring service to customers as quickly and as safely as possible.
More than one million Entergy customers are without power in Louisiana and Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage. Entergy expects a long and difficult restoration.
The number of reported customer outages continues to increase in Mississippi. The continually rising outage total has nearly quadrupled the previous Entergy single event record of 270,000, set only last month during Tropical Storm Cindy. The record prior to that was 260,000 following Hurricane Georges in 1998.
Outage numbers by state are:
Louisiana (peak) 791,000
Mississippi 276,000
Total 1,067,000
The transmission system has suffered major damage, with 107 transmission lines and 126 transmission substations out of service due to the storm.
Entergy will concentrate on restoring service in areas where it is not inhibited by flood waters or other obstacles. The company will work toward the harder hit areas as the company gains access to those areas.
Entergy has 4,000 line workers committed to restoring service, well below what the company would like to have for a restoration of this type due to limited worker availability from other utilities also affected by Katrina. Energy continues working to bring in additional restoration personnel. But neighboring utilities were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and also are seeking additional help. Utilities in Florida that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina's first landfall expect to complete their restoration and release their workers later this week. The company must share the additional workers with similarly affected utilities to the east, reducing the number of workers available to Entergy.
Customers will experience extended power outages. The severe damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to Entergy's system will require weeks to rebuild. Flooding, blocked access or other obstacles will hamper restoration. Entergy crews and contractors are prepared to work long hours, restoring service to customers as quickly and as safely as possible.
