ENTERGY

Unlike outages caused by failures of Texas' grid in 2021, this season's outages are largely due to factors including damage from high-gusting winds.

Entergy's one-time credit off customers' energy bill comes as Texans' frustration with rising costs grows.

The one-time $150 credit is available to Entergy Texas customers with low-to-moderate annual incomes.

An evacuation was underway at the Kemah Boardwalk due to a power outage in the Seabrook area on Wednesday afternoon.

Trent Bailly and six of his closest neighbors went without power for about 42 hours this week amid a heat warning and triple-digit temperatures.

Michigan’s Democratic governor wants a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan to stay open and she’s asking the federal government to pay for it.

Multiple power outages were reported throughout the Houston area due to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday.

Louisiana health officials announced an additional 11 storm-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths from Hurricane Ida to 82.

Louisiana health officials announced an additional 11 storm-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths from Hurricane Ida to 82.

More than a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall in the region, hundreds of thousands in Louisiana and thousands in Mississippi remained without power.

'In times such like these, we come together and we help one another.'

Parishioners of a church outside New Orleans were surprised to find electricity had been restored overnight, allowing for an indoor service on Sunday.

The mayor encouraged residents to return to the city as their power comes back, saying they could help the relief effort by taking in neighbors and family who were still in the dark.

Hurricane Ida wiped out power for about a million customers in Louisiana.

Hurricane Ida knocked out electricity to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana, but almost all lights in the city should be back on by Wednesday, according to Entergy, the local power company.

About 850,000 people in Louisiana, including much of New Orleans, are still without power following the wrath of Hurricane Ida.

Power should be restored to almost all of New Orleans by the middle of next week.

Some progress is being made three days after Ida made landfall, but the region's utility company, Entergy, faces a slew of obstacles in restoring power throughout the region.

Hundreds of thousands in Louisiana are still in the dark and dealing with extensive damage to buildings.

Some residents, fuming in the dark and the heat, are questioning whether more could have been done to mitigate the damage of the storm.

Fifth-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. still poses threat from torrential rains and flooding.

Heat advisories were in effect for some parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, where heat index values could reach up to 106 degrees.

Some customers in Louisiana plunged into darkness by Hurricane Ida could see their power restored in the next few days, Entergy's Rod West told CNBC.

New Orleans and Baton Rouge are under a heat advisory as thousands go without power.

Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast on Sunday, bringing with it catastrophic levels of flooding and 150 mph winds that tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. mainland. At least one death was reported by Monday morning, with most of New Orleans left without power, but much of the damage is still unaccounted for, and rescue efforts remain underway.

The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last week in Conroe during power outages while Texas endured a freezing winter storm is suing Entergy Texas and operators of the state’s power grid for a total of $100 million. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which is being sued by the family, operates the decentralized electrical grid system. The Texas grid is not governed by federal regulations. The immunity would not prevent the family from suing Entergy Texas, however. Entergy Texas and ERCOT declined to comment on the ongoing lawsuit from Pineda’s family.

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is now filing a $100 million lawsuit against ERCOT and Entergy on behalf of Pineda's family. Buzbee stated that Texans were overwhelmingly failed during the winter storm that struck the state last week because of the negligence of energy providers. We like to brag that it's energy independent, and yet we have people dying in their homes because we don't have any power," Buzbee said. The companies need to be honest with us. ON HOLD: Texas officials block energy companies from levying huge bills on customersERCOT officials issued a statement about winter storm tragedy.

The family of an 11-year-old who died in Texas is suing power company Entergy and grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for more than $100 million, citing gross negligence over the boy's death. Cristian Pavon died on Tuesday after a frigid night in his family's mobile home in Conroe, Texas. He had a shirt, a sweater, two pairs of pants, socks on," Pavon's aunt, Jaliza Yera, told K'HOU. The family told KHOU that they tried calling 911 but were waiting on a Spanish-language operator. ERCOT released a statement saying it had yet to review the lawsuit.

The family of an 11-year-old who died in Texas is suing power company Entergy and grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for more than $100 million, citing gross negligence over the boy's death. Cristian Pavon died on Tuesday after a frigid night in his family's mobile home in Conroe, Texas. He had a shirt, a sweater, two pairs of pants, socks on," Pavon's aunt, Jaliza Yera, told K'HOU. The family told KHOU that they tried calling 911 but were waiting on a Spanish-language operator. ERCOT released a statement saying it had yet to review the lawsuit.

The law firm of Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is representing the Pineda family in the lawsuit over the death of 11-year-old Cristian Pineda. Ad“Common sense tells you the weather played a part in his death,” Buzbee said. “What’s interesting about this whole ordeal is what these power providers and ERCOT knew long before many of us knew it,” Buzbee said. Entergy released the following written statement about the lawsuit: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life in our community. We are unable to comment due to pending litigation.”AdKPRC 2 has also asked ERCOT for a statement regarding the lawsuit.

8:50 a.m. -- Nearly all CenterPoint Energy Customers with power, utilities company saysAt the peak of the power outage emergency, approximately 1.4 million total CenterPoint Energy customers were impacted. 1:27 a.m. - CenterPoint Energy reports less than 200,000 customers without powerAs of early Thursday morning, CenterPoint Energy is now reporting 163,138 customers without power. 10:27 p.m. -- Number of CenterPoint customers without power drops below 1 millionAs of this post, CenterPoint is reporting nearly 675,000 customers without power. #houwx #hounews 2/10 — CenterPoint Energy (@CNPalerts) February 15, 2021As CenterPoint Energy made preparations to follow @ERCOT_ISO's directive to reduce load, we were anticipating outages of 15 minutes to more than an hour. As a result, immediately following ERCOT’s directive to curtail delivery of power to customers, CenterPoint Energy started controlled outages in its service territory.

HOUSTON – Customers are being warned by local law enforcement after a scam targets Entergy. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies are alerting residents after receiving multiple calls regarding the phone scam. They also have automated answering machines that sound like Entergy, officials said. The scammers will ask you for a number, your account number, your social security number or Tax ID number. If you have been targeted or a victim of the scam, officials ask to call your local police department, Entergy and your financial institution.

HOUSTON – Multiple Houston-area school districts will be closed Friday due to the ongoing brownouts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. RELATED: Some Houston-area residents to experience periodic power outages due to Hurricane LauraEntergy announced the outages to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Laura. These are the closures so far:

Many families across Montgomery County were affected by the loss of power Thursday after Hurricane Laura hit Texas and Louisiana. Trina Brown-Boyd lives in the Oak Ridge area, where families lost power for almost eight hours. Entergys website showed more than 100,000 customers in Montgomery County were without power for a huge chunk of the day. https://t.co/fWHqA969e2 Entergy Texas (@EntergyTX) August 27, 2020Entergy told KPRC 2 the power outages are due to the damage from Hurricane Laura to their transmission system in East Texas and West Louisiana. Due to the ongoing outages, MD Anderson, The Woodlands, Montgomery ISD, Splendora ISD, and Conroe ISD will all be closed Friday.

HOUSTON As Anthony Campbell puts it: Power runs a long way.Thursday night, parts of The Woodlands and Conroe, found out this truth the hard way. The loss of power the result Hurricane Lauras powerful landfall 200 miles away in Cameron, Louisiana, two nights ago. Man, I was really surprised, said Campbell in regards to the devastation in Louisiana linked to power outages in Montgomery and Galveston counties. In order to avoid losing the whole grid for the region, they redirected power away, which produced the blackouts in Texas. Entergy reported back at normal operations by Friday afternoon, with less than 200 customers in Conroe and The Woodlands still experiencing issues.

HOUSTON – Texans, along with Houston-area residents, experienced power outages due to Hurricane Laura’s impact. According to Entergy, the power has since been restored for most Houston-area residents. Entergy announced the outages to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from the hurricane. The current transmission line issue that has caused our power outages has been located and is in the process of repairs. Here were some suggested ways Entergy customers could reduce their electricity usage:Raise the central air conditioner thermostat to 78 degrees.

Sources: The Woodlands Township, city of Shenandoah, Entergy/Community Impact NewspaperEntergy has projects underway to improve electricity delivery to The Woodlands and Shenandoah area. Shenandoah City Council also budgeted $160,000 to replace overhead lines in the city. Source: Entergy/Community Impact NewspaperElectricity is supplied either by overhead utility lines, which primarily supplies Shenandoah, or by underground utilities, which are scattered throughout The Woodlands. The Woodlands has experienced nine major outages, with more than 17,000 total customers affected since July, according to Entergy. Keeping the lights onDuring a presentation to Shenandoah City Council in July, Entergy Engineering Supervisor Troy DeBeaumont said power outages in Montgomery County were up 49% compared to 2018.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Briony Scott believes her 10-pound pup, Brighton, was unnecessarily pepper-sprayed by a meter reader. The man responsible is an Olameter employee. Scott said what makes her furious is that the meter reader didnt bother to notify her about the pepper spray. KPRC contacted Entergy about the incident and obtained this statement:It was an Olameter employee who sprayed the dog. Entergy does have policies to make sure their employees are safe, but it was not an Entergy employee who pepper-sprayed the dog.

During budget talks the morning of Aug. 10, the Shenandoah City Council discussed frequent electrical outages in the city and what can be done to limit the number in the future. The council considered two options for replacing overhead lines in parts of the city. Peart said by doing so the city would be providing more reliable energy and theoretically reducing the number of outages to those neighborhoods. By having a dual feed, Peart said Entergy explained outages would be much shorter. Council Member Michael McLeod said the outages are ultimately Entergys responsibility.

Beaumont-based energy provider Entergy issued a warning and tips Aug. 1 after receiving reports of scammers targeting its customers. The scammer reportedly asks the customer to give a credit card number right then, buy a prepaid gift card or electronically transfer the funds. It is important to remember that Entergy never demands immediate payment from customers over the phone or shows up at your door demanding money on the spot, the press release states. You shouldnt give your personal information to strangers.If a call sounds suspicious, customers are encouraged to hang up and call 800-368-3749 to speak with an Entergy customer service representative. Legitimate ways of paying an Entergy bill include online, by phone, walk-in payment centers, mail or bank draft payments.

Restoration continues on Bolivar with crews continuing to work following yesterday's storms. We estimate to have customers restored by midnight. We appreciate everyone's patience, we know how difficult it is without power, crews are working as quickly as safely possible. pic.twitter.com/Lbza0twq1O Entergy Texas (@EntergyTX) July 1, 2019BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas (KTRK) -- After sitting in the dark most of the weekend, Entergy customers finally have the power restored in the Bolivar Peninsula area.The power returned just before 3:30 a.m. Monday.Entergy Texas says severe storms Saturday knocked out power to more than 9,000 people.By Sunday night, about 5,000 were still without power. The company shared a photo on Twitter earlier in the night showing crews working to restore it.

BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas - Thousands of people on Bolivar Peninsula were without power Sunday after a strong storm blew through the area Saturday. Officials at Entergy, the electricity provider for the area, said crews were working as quickly as possible to restore electric service. The companys website listed the estimated time of restoration as 8 p.m., but officials said they hoped to have the majority of customers up and running sooner than that. According to Entergys outage map, all power has been restored as of Monday morning. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.