Entergy News Release:
September 16, 2008

Beaumont, Texas – Entergy Texas, Inc. is making progress in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and is now projecting an October 6 restoration of electric service to all customers.

Company officials announced today that power will be restored to 80 percent of Beaumont within 15 days, weather permitting. For customers in The Woodlands north of Houston, some power was restored Monday night with the majority tonight.

All other population centers served by Entergy Texas will be 80 percent restored by September 25. Many customers throughout Entergy’s service area will have their power on before the estimated time. The pace of restoration will steadily increase as Entergy Texas completes assessments and continues repairing damage to the transmission and distribution systems.

Also, restoration estimates are based on the numbers of customers who can take power. Tens of thousands of Entergy customers in Texas will likely have their electricity service returned every day during the restoration process. Progress will be slowest in areas that are the most severely damaged or that are physically remote.

“Let me emphasize that our crews are committed to getting all power restored as safely and as quickly as possible,” said Joe Domino, president and CEO for Entergy Texas, Inc. “Even so, we are not in a race. We still have a lot of work in front of us that will take weeks to complete.

“Meanwhile, we appreciate the patience and understanding of our customers,” he said. “And we want assure them that at this very hour, Entergy is doing everything in its power to get their power back on.”

Entergy Texas serves all or part of 26 Southeast Texas counties, which cover some 15,320 square miles. Of the 395,000 homes and businesses served by Entergy Texas, 392,000 or 99 percent were left without power. As of today, the company has completed 70 percent of its assessments in Southeast Texas. Power has been restored to about 18,138 or 5 percent.

Hurricane Ike pounded Southeast Texas beginning late Friday and throughout most of the day Saturday. By the time the storm passed through Entergy Texas’ service area, 99 percent of the company’s 395,000 customers were without power. Damage from the storm was more severe than that from Hurricane Rita which struck the area in September 2005.

Estimated 100 percent restoration times for other cities and their surrounding communities include:

Area
Date for
100 Percent Restoration

Orange, Vidor
9/21/2008

Navasota
9/22/2008

Port Arthur, Port Neches, Nederland, Groves
9/23/2008

Winnie, Anahuac
9/25/2008

Dayton, Ames, Daisetta, Batson, Saratoga
9/25/2008

The Woodlands
9/25/2008

Woodville
9/29/2008

Silsbee, Lumberton, Kountze
9/29/2008

Conroe
9/29/2008

Huntsville, Madisonville
9/29/2008





Area
Date for
100 Percent Restoration

New Caney
10/5/2008

Cleveland
10/5/2008

Beaumont, Bevil Oaks, Sour Lake
10/6/2008

Country Club Estates near Port Arthur
Flooded – no date determined

Bolivar Peninsula
Flooded – no date determined

Sabine Pass
Flooded – no date determined




Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17, Entergy Texas will open Customer Information Centers for customers who wish to talk to Entergy representatives in person. Centers will be open daily

from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. until further notice. Centers will open at the following locations:

· Beaumont, Parkdale Mall Community Room, 6155 Eastex Freeway

· Bridge City, Bridge City Community Center, 101 Parkside

· Silsbee, Silsbee Police Department, 1104 N. Fifth St.

· Lumberton, City Hall, 836 N. Main St.

· Woodville, City Hall, 400 W. Bluff St.

· Conroe, Entergy Service Center, 2802 Frazier St.

· Cleveland, Entergy Service Center, 699 FM 2025

· New Caney, Entergy Service Center, 21002 Highway 59 North

· The Woodlands, Entergy Service Center, 9425 Pinecroft

Entergy Texas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. 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.