Office of the Governor Rick Perry

Recovering From Hurricane Ike

Public Utility Commission Updates

RE-ENTRY: When Can I Go Home?

  • Wednesday, September 24 - 4:43pm
    Latest Ike Update from PUC

    Public Utility Commission

    Entergy Texas continues restoring electrical service to customers affected by Hurricane Ike. At 11 a.m., the outage report shows that 383,826, or 98 percent, of the Texas customers affected by Hurricane Ike now have power, with 8,774 still in need of electricity.
     
  • Monday, September 22 - 11:27am
    Latest Hurricane Ike Updates from Entergy

    Public Utility Commission

    As of 5 a.m. on Monday, Hurricane Ike outages in Texas numbered 54,199. 338,401 customers have been restored, or 86%, from the peak outage of 392,600.

     

  • Wednesday, September 17 - 1:32pm
    Hurricane Ike Entergy outages in Texas totaled 335,398

    Public Utility Commission

    Entergy Texas, Inc. reports that 16,806 customers are unable to receive power because of access issues caused by flooding. In the Orange and Bridge City areas, there are access problems with 8,600 customers; in the Port Arthur area, 1,450 customers are affected; and in the Winnie area, 6,756 customers are affected.
     
  • Wednesday, September 17 - 11:00am
    Latest Ike Update from the Public Utility Commission

    Public Utility Commission

    Power has been restored to more than one million homes and businesses in Texas. The peak number of outages was 2.87 million on Sept. 13. As of early this morning the number of outages is approximately 1.85 million.
     
  • Tuesday, September 16 - 3:57pm
    Power is Restored to More Than 800,000 Homes and Businesses Affected by Hurricane Ike

    Public Utility Commission

    As of 10 a.m. Tuesday electric utilities informed the PUC that power is restored to more than 800,000 homes and businesses affected by Hurricane Ike. Approximately two million Texas customers remain without power. Outage information by utility, county and zip code as reported to the PUC is available at http://www.puc.state.tx.us/files/ike.cfm
     
  • Monday, September 15 - 10:47am
    PUC has restored electricity to at least 700,000 homes and businesses

    Public Utility Commission

    Public Utility Commission: PUC has restored electricity to at least 700,000 homes and businesses. Approximately 2.2 million homes and business are still without power. Hurricane Ike caused outages throughout East Texas including Texarkana as it moved through the state.

     

Helpful Phone Numbers

Evacuation Information: 2-1-1
FEMA: 1-800-621-3362
Food Stamps: 1-800-221-5689
American Red Cross: 1-800-733-2767
Texas Attorney General Office: 1-800-252-8011
(Report Price Gouging)
Roadside Assistance: 1-800-525-5555
TxDOT Statewide Road Closures: 1-800-452-9292
Relay Service: 7-1-1
(Hearing Impaired and Visual Disabilities)