NRECA’s Post

Entergy Texas Update: "As of 7 p.m. Thursday, Entergy Texas restoration crews have turned the lights back on for approximately 162,800 of the 252,460 customers impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Most of the remaining outages are in heavily damaged areas requiring more extensive repairs. Crews will continue to assess damage in hard-hit areas while safely restoring power as quickly as possible to communities." "Entergy Texas restoration is done in an orderly and deliberate manner. Power is first restored to critical community infrastructure and essential services such as hospitals, water treatment plants, police and fire stations, and communication systems. Next, lines serving large areas of customers, then neighborhoods are restored. This process returns power to the largest number of customers in the shortest amount of time. Some homes and businesses take longer, as individual customer homes or businesses with damage are often the most time-consuming repairs." https://lnkd.in/gyGSynPz #montgomerycountytx #entergy #powerrestoration #hurricaneberyl

𝙏𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which caused significant damage and extensive power outages across Southeast Texas, the Texas Lieutenant Governor announced the formation of a special Senate committee. This initiative comes as a response to the public’s frustration with electric utility companies' slow restoration of power despite clear storm warnings. Chaired by Sen. Charles Schwertner and with Sen. Phil King as the vice chair, the committee is tasked with investigating the preparedness and responsiveness of electric utility companies to tropical weather events. The committee, comprising members heavily from the Houston area—severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl—aims to ensure that such a failure in utility services is not repeated. 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐑-𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐑-𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨, 𝐃-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐑-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐑-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐞  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 “𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐲” 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐣𝐨𝐬𝐚, 𝐃-𝐌𝐜𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐑-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐋𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐑-𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚, 𝐃-𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐑-𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐃-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐑-𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞  𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐙𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢, 𝐃-𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐨 The committee’s formation underscores a crucial push toward enhancing storm preparedness and ensuring reliable utility services during emergencies. https://lnkd.in/gaMVAeem

𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 CenterPoint Energy, under scrutiny for its response to Hurricane Beryl, intends to request a rate increase from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC). CEO Jason Wells confirmed the plan during a heated exchange with Senator Carol Alvarado, emphasizing that the increase aims to cover costs for lineworkers, vegetation management, and restoration materials used during the hurricane's aftermath. Despite Wells’ assurance that these measures were necessary, Sen. Alvarado expressed concerns about the perpetual nature of the proposed rate hike, highlighting its potential burden on taxpayers. This request comes after CenterPoint faced criticism for their handling of the hurricane's impact, where power outages left many without air conditioning in dangerously high temperatures. The company plans to enhance system resiliency and customer communication, including a new outage tracker by August 1. #EnergySector #TexasNews #HurricaneBeryl #CenterPointEnergy #RateIncrease #PublicUtilityCommission #UtilityManagement #ConsumerImpact https://lnkd.in/g7TYME2w

Impact of Hurricane Beryl on Texas Businesses Hundreds of thousands of CenterPoint customers will remain without power into next week July 11, 2024 at 12:19 p.m. CenterPoint Energy estimates that hundreds of thousands of customers will remain without power into next week — but it hasn’t said yet which specific areas should prepare for persistent outages. As of Thursday morning, 1.1 million households and businesses it serves lacked electricity. The longer-lasting outages were likely to be in the hard-hit areas of Matagorda County, Brazoria County and parts of Galveston County, along with some pockets elsewhere, said Jason Ryan, executive vice president of regulatory services and government affairs for CenterPoint, at a Public Utility Commission of Texas meeting on Thursday. The slower work will involve rebuilding large spans of infrastructure, Ryan told the commissioners, such as poles broken and toppled onto the ground. “We know that we still have a lot of work to do and we will not stop the work until it is done,” Ryan said. The Houston-area utility says it will have power back on for an additional 400,000 households and businesses by the end of the day Friday. It plans to restore electricity for another 350,000 customers by the end of the day Sunday. The company said it would release more specific estimates today. Nearly 3 million electricity customers lost power in Texas after Hurricane Beryl swept across the southeastern portion of the state Monday. As of Thursday morning, 1.3 million businesses and households across several counties still lacked electricity. The vast majority of those are CenterPoint customers. Source: https://lnkd.in/ggCev7Ys #HurricaneSeason #HurricanePreparedness #EmergencyResponse #NaturalDisaster #DisasterRecovery #HurricaneSafety #WeatherAlert #EmergencyManagement #HurricaneTracking #StormPreparation

Disheartening news from Texas following hurricane Beryl’s touchdown. The post-hurricane situation in TX highlights a critical issue: the urgent need for improved grid stability and quicker emergency restoration times. Families shouldn't have to face such hardships due to unreliable power grids. Reliable electricity isn't a luxury; it's a necessity for families, businesses, and communities to thrive. We all deserve a stronger, more resilient energy future. #PowerOutages #GridResilience #EmergencyRestorationTimes #HurricaneBeryl

📢💡 In the face of mounting criticism, CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells stands firm! 🛠️ Read how Wells is defending his position and outlining crucial steps to enhance resilience and service during hurricane season. 🌪️ #CenterPointEnergy #HurricanePreparedness #Houston #EnergyNews #Leadership #UtilityReform 📖🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gbJ_gCdx

Don't let the lights go out your business. Hurricane season threatens U.S. large and small businesses for 6 months out of the year. So why don’t more business owners jump on an emergency power supply? https://lnkd.in/eE-3YAQs #EmergencyPowerSupply  #HurricanePreparedness  #BackupPowerGenerator #ProtectYourBusiness   

Entergy Texas provides update on July 8 at 12pm: "Heavy rain, strong winds and lightning from Hurricane Beryl continue to impact the Entergy Texas service area. As of 12 p.m., approximately 201,000 Entergy Texas customers are without power. The majority of the power outages are located in Montgomery, Jefferson, Walker and Liberty counties. More than 6,100 are without power in Galveston County, which includes the entire Bolivar Peninsula. Weather conditions from the storm has caused damage to Entergy Texas transmission equipment, which caused 17 substations to lose power. Once the storm passes and it’s safe to do so, Entergy Texas crews will begin the official damage assessment throughout the company’s 27-county service area and determine the most effective way to restore power to communities. More than 500 additional restoration workers are on standby and prepared to assist Entergy Texas crews with restoration. Estimated restoration times will depend on the severity of damage in the area." Read more at https://lnkd.in/ghcgV_BU #entergytexas #hurricaneberyl #tropicalstormberyl #montgomerycountytx

🌀WEATHER: Hurricane Beryl has knocked out power for more than 2.7 million Texas customers, as of 12:59 p.m. Monday, based on estimates from PowerOutage.us and CenterPoint Energy. Outages are most extensive in the Houston area and coastal counties including Matagorda, where Beryl landed as a Category 1 hurricane at approximately 4 a.m. Monday morning. Significant outages are also in Galveston County, Calhoun County and Jackson County. As the morning progressed, outages extended further inland and into Deep East Texas to areas including Polk, San Jacinto, Montgomery, Grimes and Washington Counties. Most of the outages are among customers who receive power from CenterPointEnergy. CenterPoint is the main electricity provider for the vast majority of residents in Harris and Fort Bend counties and also provides electricity to dozens of East Texas communities. The provider is not currently providing county-specific numbers on outages. At 1:10 p.m., PowerOutage.us reported that more than 2.2 million of CenterPoint’s 2.6 million Texas customers lacked electricity. “As soon as safe to do so, you’ll see our crews headed out to start assessing damage and developing restoration plans,” CenterPoint said on social media platform X. The company warned people to stay away from downed wires and to not attempt to remove tree limbs or objects from power lines. Customers are instead advised to report outages and hazardous conditions to their power company or local authorities. 📌 SOURCE: @texas_tribune 🖋️ BY: Pooja Salhotra #Texas #RGV #RioGrandeValley #RGVLife #SouthTexas #Area956 #HidalgoCounty #McAllenTX #PharrTX #EdinburgTX #HidalgoTX #MissionTX #CameronCounty #BrownsvilleTX #HarlingenTX #SPI #SouthPadreIsland #SPILife #Beryl #Hurricane #Houston #HoustonTX

Less than 30 days to the kickoff of hurricane season. Preparedness of #publicpower utilities is already well under way. Check out this interview and article outlining some of the key steps utilities take to ensure a reliable and resilient grid. #reliability #resilence https://lnkd.in/d8kNHAgT