Entergy is sending an initial team of approximately 700 employees and contractors to help safely restore power in Georgia and Florida following anticipated power outages caused by Hurricane Helene.
Helene is forecast to make landfall Thursday evening as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm is expected to bring catastrophic and deadly storm surge, as well as damaging hurricane-force winds over portions of northern Florida and southern Georgia, with the potential to cause extensive damage and prolonged power outages.
“We are committed to our customers, our community and our neighbors,” said Louis Dabdoub, vice president, incident response. “We have experienced our fair share of natural disasters and are grateful we are in the position to lend a helping hand. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone who will be impacted by this storm, and I am proud our company mobilizes to support our industry peers in their time of need.”
Sending power restoration crews to help is part of long-standing mutual assistance agreements where utilities support one another in times of need. When requested, Entergy’s utilities will send as many workers as they can spare to the affected area while keeping enough at home to meet the needs of our customers.
In addition to meeting bi-annually, mutual assistance companies provide labor and materials to each other when needed to strengthen their partnership. Entergy participates in four different mutual assistance organizations.
