freezing rain, snow, and sleet arrived in the entergy mississippi service territory sunday and into monday morning. extremely cold temperatures have accompanied this storm and are expected to last for much of the week. as of 9 a.m., about 3,080 customers are without power and our crews are restoring power where it is safe to do so.
entergy arkansas asks you to be particularly mindful of your energy use during this extreme cold to help reduce the strain on the electric system by practicing safe energy conservation efforts.
the winter weather is causing power outages for our customers across our service territory. our restoration workforce is restoring power where it is safe to do so.
due to bitterly cold temperatures and the winter storm, the demand for electricity has reached an all-time high.
action taken as directed by miso due to increased demand, loss of generation
approximately 1,600 customers remained without power sunday evening after about 7,000 were disrupted earlier in the day as winter weather blew across the state. forecasts call for even more extreme temperatures, sleet, and snow this week, with an unprecedented demand for electricity likely.
extreme cold is expected over the next few days resulting in high electricity demand.