Storm recovery update

August 31, 2017

Many co-ops in Texas are making significant progress recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Co-op crews have traveled from across the state to offer mutual aid in the hardest hit co-op areas. With the strong recovery effort and decrease in remaining outages many will be returning home soon. We’d like to thank them for their service and dedication and wish them safe travels.

Below is a snapshot based on information received today, 8/31. Total reported storm-related outages for the co-ops in the path of the storm were approximately 125,000. Remaining storm-related outages are now less than 14,000. 

NOTE: Just prior to sending out this email, Mark Tamplin with Jasper-Newton EC notified me that Entergy lost several feeder lines resulting in Jasper-Newton losing all power. Sam Houston is also affected. We will have more information tomorrow. 

Southeast Texas co-ops hurricane landfall/rainfall/flooding

Total Meters

Peak Storm-Related Outages

Remaining Storm-Related Outages

Bluebonnet EC

 

94,000

12,760

0

Fayette EC

 

14,156

6,547

3

GVEC

   

79,796

17,000

23

Jackson EC

 

15,258

15,258

350

Karnes EC

 

19,349

850

0

Mid-South Synergy

 

27,895

4,200

12

Nueces EC

 

18,548

5,907

3

San Bernard EC

 

25,397

16, 092

52

San Patricio

 

11,259

9,458

500

Victoria EC

 

22,459

22,459

8,272

Wharton EC

 

6,206

500

0

East Texas co-ops tropical storm rainfall/flooding

     

Deep East Texas

 

41,807

3,627

0

Jasper-Newton EC

 

22,548

5,000

2,800

Sam Houston EC

 

71,938

23,266

1,826

           

TEC’s Manufacturing and Distribution Services staff are on stand-by to assist with needed materials. An additional 7 truckloads of poles and materials shipped today.