Some heroes wear capes. Some wear work gloves and safety glasses. Most just want to do a good deed for those in need, often because someone else once extended them a helping hand. David Rose, an analyst in Entergy Mississippi’s economic development department, will tell you he’s no hero. Erica Jackson, a senior project manager at Entergy, may beg to differ.
Entergy has been part of Jerry Wilson Jr.’s life as long as he can remember. His father recently retired from the company after 40 years of service. When it came time to choose his own career path, Jerry was naturally drawn to the company.
Seven days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, Entergy has restored 395,000, or 42% of the 948,000 customers who lost power due to the storm.
Entergy Mississippi has restored power for all customers whose service was disrupted when severe weather swept through our service area last week. Ida caused about 46,600 outages on Monday and thunderstorms left more than 12,000 customers without power on Wednesday.
Six days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, Entergy has restored nearly 341,000, or 36% of the 948,000 customers who lost power due to the storm.
Six days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, Entergy has restored nearly 327,700, or 35% of the 948,000 customers who lost power due to the storm.
After a storm like Hurricane Ida, widespread power outages and high summer temperatures often lead people to turn to portable generators to keep air circulating and refrigerators running. But improper use of gas generators is one of the leading dangers after a storm passes.
Entergy Mississippi crews have made significant progress restoring power after two severe weather systems struck our service area earlier this week. As of 7 a.m., about 4,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of about 46,000. Approximately 3,500 of those outages are from Hurricane Ida and the remaining 500 are related to Wednesday’s thunderstorms.
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