entergy arkansas continues to actively monitor the winter weather expected to move through the state this week bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain. while forecasts are continually changing and the exact impact to the arkansas service area is hard to predict, crews are prepared to adapt to whatever the environment brings.
customers used more electricity during the january winter storm than ever before in cold-weather
entergy arkansas has taken a series of proactive pre-winter actions to prepare to serve our customers during extreme temperatures.
the first major storm of the year hit arkansas on thursday, bringing arctic cold, heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain that posed challenges statewide but proved the resilience of entergy arkansas’ power grid and responsiveness of its storm team.
while the winter weather did cause outages to customers, entergy arkansas employees were able to quickly respond and minimize their duration, despite the treacherous road conditions.
entergy arkansas crews have successfully restored power to over 74% of customers within the first 24 hours of initial impact.
entergy arkansas crews are actively assessing damage and working strategically to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
entergy arkansas remains storm ready 365 days out of the year, and we want our customers to be ready as well.
