to reduce the risk of levee failure and help protect the community, entergy texas, inc. officials took lewis creek units 1 and 2 offline last night. this will allow the continued reduction of water level in the lewis creek reservoir.
workers made good progress yesterday and last night to mitigate the soil slides along the lewis creek reservoir levee. efforts continue in advance of expected heavy rains.
the dam surrounding the reservoir at the lewis creek power station near willis continues to hold with no seepage or breaches. workers are continuing to make repairs to areas where persistent heavy rains have caused the dam's soil to become saturated to the point of sloughing off.
entergy texas, inc. notified local authorities this afternoon of the potential for dam failure at the lewis creek reservoir near conroe. the persistent rainfall experienced in the surrounding area has caused extensive saturation of the soils that make up the reservoir dam.
contract workers for entergy texas, inc. are taking their vegetation management expertise to the montgomery area where they will spend the next three months working to help ensure service reliability.
customers saved an estimated $25 million during the first year of entergy texas' membership in miso, formally known as the midcontinent independent system operator, inc.
the woodlands, texas – in a step toward ensuring long term reliable electricity in the region, entergy texas, inc. on thursday posted an announcement on its website that it intends to request proposals for capacity and energy, including proposals requiring the construction of a high-efficiency combined-cycle gas turbine generating plant in the western portion of entergy texas’ service area.
the number of workers helping entergy texas, inc. restore power in southeast texas continues to build today with most of the 1,300-strong workforce focused on the hardest hit areas, communities in and around navasota, huntsville, conroe and silsbee.
with a goal of restoring power as safely and as quickly as possible, entergy texas, inc. has amassed a workforce of some 1,000 workers to restore power following the severe thunderstorms that struck southeast texas early this morning.
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