CESER\u2019s situation reports showed that at least 232,000 customers lost electricity service in five northeastern states (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts).  Most of those customers had power restored within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service to customers in Mississippi was almost entirely restored by Tuesday, September 7. At that point, about half a million customers in Louisiana were still without power. As of the morning of September 13, CESER estimated that power had been restored to 85% of Louisiana customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entergy, the investor-owned utility that serves customers in multiple states including Louisiana and Mississippi, estimated that Hurricane Ida damaged 30,000 utility poles. That was nearly as many as the combined effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (17,000 poles) and Hurricane Laura in 2020. By the utility\u2019s estimates, power may not be restored to certain southeastern Louisiana parishes until near the end of September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n