Posted on 08/31/2021 2:07:51 PM PDT by blam
Update (1302ET): Moments ago, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke with reporters at a press conference. He said following Hurricane Ida, it may take upwards of 30 days to restore power to parts of the state. He said he wasn’t “satisfied” with the timeline to restore power, adding that the situation is very dangerous, and requested that those who evacuated don’t return home.
Here’s part of the governor’s press conference where he also went on to say that “many of the life-supporting infrastructure elements are not operating right now.”
“If you have already evacuated, do not return here or elsewhere in Southeast Louisiana until the Office of Emergency Preparedness tells you it is ready to receive you,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says. “So let’s get you where you can be safe and somewhat comfortable.” pic.twitter.com/u095ocpLNU
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 31, 2021
As of 1248 ET, PowerOutage.US reports a little more than one million customers are without power across the state’s coastal plain.
We noted earlier that 207 transmission lines spanning more than 2,000 miles were knocked out when Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with 150 mph winds, on Sunday.
How long until looting begins?
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More than a million customers across Lousiana are without power on Tuesday morning. Some reports indicate it could take weeks for the lights to come back on as thousands of miles of transmission lines were damaged after Hurricane Ida rolled through on Sunday.
The Category 4 hurricane raises fresh questions about how well New Orleans and other coastal areas across Lousiana are prepared for natural disasters. As of 0630 ET, PowerOutage.US reports a little more than one million customers are without power across the state’s coastal plain.
Energy provider Entergy Corp has been surveying the damage since Monday and has found 207 transmission lines spanning more than 2,000 miles have been knocked out by the storm, according to WSJ.
Rod West, Entergy’s group president of utility operations, said drones, helicopters, and land-based vehicles are surveying the damage and estimate it could take at least three weeks to restore power.
The crumpled Entergy transmission tower by River Road in Bridge City. Local volunteer firemen said it collapsed iver a two-hour period Sunday night as #HurricaneIda battered the area. /1 @NOLAnews #nola #energytwitter pic.twitter.com/IqBXVtvjuZ
— Anthony McAuley (@AnthonyMcAuley2) August 30, 2021
“The hard part is that the geography is a rather wide swath,” West said. “That three weeks is not going to apply to everybody the same way.” He added some transmission towers need to be replaced entirely due to “significant wind” damage.
West said the damage to the transmission system is more severe than Hurricane Katrina because Ida made landfall at 150 mph.
Besides transmission lines, some of Entergy’s powerplants have sustained damage. West said the damage at some plants would not hinder energy production. One of their nuclear power plants 25 miles west of New Orleans on the Mississippi River was shuttered ahead of the storm.
West said they’d rebuilt their transmission system over the years to withstand speeds of 150 miles an hour. Still, it appears some of those high-voltage cables that carry electricity from power plants to substations that connect to lower-voltage distribution lines, were no match for Ida.
It could take weeks for Entergy and other power companies to restore energy in the state.
Customers have been panic searching Generac generators and generators since the hurricane made landfall.
Boo Hoo, he can’t charge his electric car.
“They learned nothing from Katrina about hardening the grid infrastructure.
(Underground cables ) ??”
Very few places have the technology for “underground
220kv transmission lines.
You're sending a pamphlet?? HA, HA.
43% of the residents of New Orleans do not read or write.
I guess going to school and learning ANYTHING would be 'acting White.'
Besides what qualifies you to tell other people how to live their lives?(s)
Louisiana is the only state in the union whose law is not based on 'old English law' their law is based on French law.
People from out of state who have lawsuits in Louisiana are advised to have Louisiana lawyers on their 'team.'
I was in Guam during that Typhoon, stationed at Anderson afb. Phenomenal destruction.
It took months for things to get back to normal, and that is with one of the largest airlifts ever.
I don’t think we had running water for many weeks. I lived on “C” rations for months as our chow hall had been destroyed.
That was an operational military base with airlift support. Imagine what civilians had to deal with.
One advantage civilians have is they can prepare for disasters a guy living in the barracks cannot.
One problem civilians have is they don’t prepare.
Aloha.
If you are buying a generator, buy a propane gas one. You don't have to worry about the gas going bad. Last year, I used propane that I had stocked for Y2K. Still good.
Dudes were making some serious OT!
I thought the high winds from the hurricane spun all the propellers that made electricity. Why can’t they just use that?
Now all they need are gas stations with power.
We’re not suppose to post Getty Images, per JimRob.
I have a gas generator, but yeah, I think propane is the way to go.
YOU’RE ALL DEMOCRATS!!! YOU CAN’T DO A THGING RIGHT AND COMPETENTLY!!
Lord have mercy on them all!
Thanks for catching that. I totally missed it.
“I’m sure people from all over the SE will be loading up their trucks with new generators from Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply etc and bringing them to Louisianan to sell at 100% profit. Happened with Katrina.
Not my experience.”
After Katrina I had to go to Home Depot for some work supplies. A friend at work handed me a handful of cash and asked to me to see if they had generators. Of course they did not, but right across the street a guy was selling generators out of the back of an 18 wheeler. I figured he was gouging but I went to check anyway. He was selling an entire trailer full of generators for list price. I think I paid $400 for an off brand but decent sized generator. I don’t know who the guy was but he was a Godsend for a lot of people.
Well here in Arkansas bottle water is becoming scarce tonight..Kroger’s, Wal Mart, Dollar General are shipping it South. As luck to have it found a Dollar General that still had some in stock but expected to be sold out before closing..
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