When Energy, Oil & Gas last spoke with Eliecer Viamontes, President and CEO of Entergy Texas, the company was providing resilience in the face of adversity following the state’s extreme weather events. Sitting down with Eliecer just over one year later, we find ourselves in the immediate aftermath of Category 1 Hurricane Beryl, which knocked out power to approximately 252,460 Entergy Texas customers on July 8. The storm brought heavy rain, max winds of up to 97 miles per hour (mph), and a tornado to the Entergy Texas service area. A workforce of more than 2500 went to work in the field and behind the scenes to make repairs and turn the lights back on for communities hit hardest by the storm.
- Texas STEP Ahead
- The challenge
- The answer
- Step 1: Keeping electric rates affordable
- Step 2: Build more power generation immediately
- Step 3: Ensure sufficient 24/7 dispatchable power
- Step 4: Provide the benefits of an “all-of-the-above” generation plan
- Step 5: Route power to where it’s needed
- Step 6: Protect the power grid from extreme weather
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