Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:00 AM

How long will power be out in metro New Orleans? Entergy says it will assess damage Monday

Source: Times-Picayune

It will likely take days to determine the extent of damage to Entergy's power grid in metro New Orleans and far longer to restore electrical transmission to the region, company executives said early Monday morning.

Four parishes in southeast Louisiana - and parts of two more - had their main source of power cut when eight Entergy transmission lines failed in Hurricane Ida's intense winds, including a tower that fell into the Mississippi River.

New Orleans is in the dark, along with Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes as well as parts of St. Charles and Terrebonne parishes.

But so far exactly what caused the transmission lines to shut down after Ida came ashore at Port Fourchon as a devastating Category 4 hurricane is unclear, as the storm's devastating winds have prevented crews from conducting a damage assessment.

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How long will power be out in metro New Orleans? Entergy says it will assess damage Monday (Original post)	brooklynite	Aug 2021	OP
But so far exactly what caused the transmission lines to shut down after Ida came ashore	Ray Bruns	Aug 2021	#1
So you know how to fix it?	brooklynite	Aug 2021	#4
It's more than "shutting down." A transmission tower or more than one transmission tower	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 2021	#5
Gasoline flows are often disrupted with a Gulf Coast hurricane	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2021	#2
Terrebonne and Lafourche residents should expect power outages to last for weeks after Hurricane Ida	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 2021	#3
when possible, I wonder if it makes sense...	bahboo	Aug 2021	#6
6 weeks is the current estimate for all to be back on power.	Cattledog	Aug 2021	#7

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:16 AM

Ray Bruns (1,294 posts)

1. But so far exactly what caused the transmission lines to shut down after Ida came ashore

I know I only have a B.S. in electrical engineering, but I am guessing it had something to do with the Category 4 hurricane that just slammed New Orleans.

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:19 AM

brooklynite (78,411 posts)

4. So you know how to fix it?

Nobody’s disputing that the hurricane was the cause. That doesn’t tell you what you have to fix and where it is.

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:20 AM

mahatmakanejeeves (45,201 posts)

5. It's more than "shutting down." A transmission tower or more than one transmission tower

fell over into the Mississippi River.

So I've heard. I don't have any video.

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:18 AM

bucolic_frolic (31,899 posts)

2. Gasoline flows are often disrupted with a Gulf Coast hurricane

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:18 AM

mahatmakanejeeves (45,201 posts)

3. Terrebonne and Lafourche residents should expect power outages to last for weeks after Hurricane Ida

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Terrebonne and Lafourche residents should expect power outages to last for weeks after Hurricane Ida

Kezia Setyawan The Courier
Published: 12:49 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2021 | Updated: 12:17 a.m. CT Aug. 30, 2021

It will take weeks to restore power to many Houma-Thibodaux area residents after Hurricane Ida passes, officials said Sunday.

By late Sunday night, more than 96% of homes and businesses in Terrebonne and all in Lafourche lacked power.

"Based on historical restoration times, customers in the direct path of a Category 4 hurricane can experience outages up to three weeks and beyond three weeks for a Category 5 hurricane," Entergy said in a news release. "While 90% of customers will be restored sooner, customers in the hardest-hit area should plan for the possibility of experiencing extended power outages."

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:23 AM

bahboo (14,267 posts)

6. when possible, I wonder if it makes sense...

to go underground with the transmission wires...

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 02:31 PM

Cattledog (5,306 posts)

7. 6 weeks is the current estimate for all to be back on power.

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