Update: Entergy Estimates Power Restoration Times for Metro New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Hurricane-Damaged Louisiana

 
[04-September-2008]
 

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy today predicted it will have power restored to 90 percent of New Orleans customers within three days, weather permitting, and electricity should be back in service to virtually all homes and businesses in Orleans Parish by Monday night.

Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 8

Orleans

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 14,300 employees.

For more information, go to http://www.entergy.com

SOURCE Entergy Corporation

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