Entergy Texas restores power to all customers following outages

BEAUMONT, Texas — Entergy Texas crews have restored power to all customers who have been affected by current outages.

Thousands in Southeast Texas have been with out power due to outages attributable to extraordinarily chilly temperatures and gusty winds that impacted the area. At one level, greater than 3,000 Entergy customers have been with out power.

Related: 75% of power restored for Entergy customers throughout Southeast Texas

Crews are persevering with to monitor climate circumstances and can stay on standby to reply to any unexpected circumstances, in accordance to an Entergy Texas launch. Entergy officers apologized for any inconvenience the outages triggered, particularly through the holidays.

“Entergy continually reviews its data and processes and has identified ways to be more prepared for prolonged freezes,” officers mentioned in a launch. 

Entergy has an internet outage map the place you possibly can view outages of their service space. 

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Here’s some suggestions from the Entergy website on how to keep protected throughout an outage… 

• Create an emergency preparedness kit, together with a flashlight, batteries, and first assist provides. 

• Maintain provides of wholesome and filling snacks that do not require refrigeration, similar to dried fruits, nuts and protein bars. 

• Make positive you could have different charging strategies in your telephone or any system that requires power. 

• Purchase ice or freeze water-filled plastic containers to assist maintain meals chilly throughout a brief power outage. 

• Learn concerning the emergency plans established in your space by contacting your state or native emergency administration company. 

• If you depend on something that is battery-operated or power dependent, similar to a medical system, have a backup plan. 

• Maintain backup turbines in accordance to producers’ suggestions and retailer an enough provide of gas in a protected place. 

During an outage, disconnect or change off home equipment and digital tools that have been working when the power went out. Avoid opening fridges and freezers to save chilly air and protect meals longer. 

Generators | Operate backup turbines safely by following producer’s directions. Don’t try to join your generator to {the electrical} system; it may possibly backfeed to out of doors utility strains and injure or kill utility service personnel. An computerized switch change — put in by a certified electrician — will assist to guarantee protected operation. Learn extra right here. 

Refrigerated foods | Discard any perishable objects in your fridge or freezer that will not be protected to eat. A fridge retains meals at a protected temperature for up to 4 hours throughout a power outage if it stays closed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends discarding meals similar to meat, poultry and eggs if they have been above 40°F for greater than two hours. Learn extra right here.