PSC: BR power -- 1 day to 4 weeks
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State Public Service Commission Secretary Lawrence St. Blanc said this morning that power should return to about half of Baton Rouge within the next one to eight days.
But the other 50 percent of Baton Rouge could be without electricity for three to four weeks, he said..
The state PSC regulates utility companies in Louisiana.
Hurricane Gustav’s blow to Louisiana’s power supply is the largest Entergy Corp. has seen since in the state since Hurricane Katrina, an electric company official said.
“We have a huge undertaking ahead of us,” said Jeff Holeman, an Entergy spokesman, adding that 786,000 of their customers in Louisiana are without power.
The electric company’s transmission system received “massive damage,” and more than 200 substations are out of service, he said.
Four hospitals in East Baton Rouge Parish are running on generator power, city-parish officials said. Lane Memorial Medical Center has no power.
Hospitals and sewer stations will get power before anyone else, said Walter Monsour, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden’s chief administrative officer.
About 12,000 utility workers from across the country are on their way to Louisiana, Holeman said.
But the other 50 percent of Baton Rouge could be without electricity for three to four weeks, he said..
The state PSC regulates utility companies in Louisiana.
Hurricane Gustav’s blow to Louisiana’s power supply is the largest Entergy Corp. has seen since in the state since Hurricane Katrina, an electric company official said.
“We have a huge undertaking ahead of us,” said Jeff Holeman, an Entergy spokesman, adding that 786,000 of their customers in Louisiana are without power.
The electric company’s transmission system received “massive damage,” and more than 200 substations are out of service, he said.
Four hospitals in East Baton Rouge Parish are running on generator power, city-parish officials said. Lane Memorial Medical Center has no power.
Hospitals and sewer stations will get power before anyone else, said Walter Monsour, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden’s chief administrative officer.
About 12,000 utility workers from across the country are on their way to Louisiana, Holeman said.
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