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re: Any Entergy workers on the board?
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:10 pm to Vlad
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:10 pm to Vlad
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He did not but I haven't really had a chance to talk to him in detail. Video is none existent and voice is sketchy. We have been communicating via txt.
Thanks sir. Verizon is down there. ATT is fine. I had to turn my ATT work phone into a hotspot to get anything out on my personal. If he has Verizon there is a tower down in the are to the east by the 210 interchange. Not helping comms on their Network.
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Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:31 pm to JDMMonroeTiger
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there are any Entergy line workers on here, thank you for what you’re doing. Y’all are doing a great job here in Monroe! Stay safe and I hope you eventually get to relax somewhere in a cool place with a cold beer or two.
All I’ve seen in Monroe has been some bunch out of Richland, MS. Well there was the one fat bastard that rode by my house 75 times a day when we didn’t have power in an Entergy truck. Sucker must have had 3 cases of Red Bull in his truck
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:39 pm to thejudge
If the public had any idea the challenges that came with this storm, they'd be amazed at how much has been accomplished.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:42 pm to GetBackToWork
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I find response times to outages are faster than in years past - whether its a car taking out a pole or two in a bad wreck, or something like a big storm. The outage map/system updates are so much better than the old days when you had no idea WTF was happening.
They used to rely on phone calls to report outages. Mostly computerized so they know exactly where to go now.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:44 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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Why don't they use metal poles in areas prone to high wind?
I know the answer is money but why don't they bury ALL lines like they do now in new subdivisions etc ?
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:46 pm to Shanegolang
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I know the answer is money but why don't they bury ALL lines like they do now in new subdivisions etc ?
Insane cost. Your bill would have to increase 8-10x, and that might not even cover it
This post was edited on 9/1/20 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 9/1/20 at 6:46 pm to GetBackToWork
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The outage map/system updates are so much better than the old days when you had no idea WTF was happening.
This is a huge plus, psychologically it's a sense of relief to be able to put some kind of time frame on WHEN it's going to come back on!
Posted on 9/1/20 at 7:03 pm to TigerNlc
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Why not underground?
Does not last as long and takes longer/more expensive to repair.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 7:06 pm to soccerfüt
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Concrete is the baddest mofo for making storm resilient power poles:
Entergy had a line of concrete poles get destroyed in South Arkansas back in January. All from straight line winds.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 7:10 pm to thejudge
I went meet someone in Lake Charles Sunday to bring some in laws an AC unit that lives in Texas. The damage is no joke and I respect the hell out of all the linemen out there!!!! There was tons, seen at least 100 trucks just from around the interstate.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 7:34 pm to TigerNlc
Undergrounding is even more costly--much more--than concrete poles. Also more difficult to isolate a problem when it occurs and, especially in flood-prone areas (e.g., Cameron Parish), more subject to water damage and faults.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:30 pm to Shanegolang
The cost would e insane. Most high lines are not insulated. They are bare wire. Also if everything was buried it would take forever to find a fault if something happened. Unless times have changed to find a fault underground we used to use a hy-pot machine that would put out thousands of volts. It was designed to make the cable pop where it was bad and then you would have to replace that cable between the manholes. We would have to go between all the manholes and listen for the cable popping from the fault. I’m sure with the technology there is better and more efficient ways to do this now. Bottom line it’s cost, easier to fix, and easier to find where the problem is
Posted on 9/1/20 at 8:34 pm to LSU316
WST is a co-op. Co-ops really are great because they’re cheaper, but the cheap is gonna show up eventually.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:09 pm to TigerNlc
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Why not underground? Zero clue what I’m talking about as well.
Heat accumulation and cooling has a lot to do with why transmission lines aren’t run underground.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 10:51 pm to CHEDBALLZ
Half of the metal poles used for lights on the 210 bridge were snapped. I even saw a snapped concrete pole.
Posted on 9/1/20 at 11:00 pm to Croozin2
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On the transmission side, you definitely want to pick up main circuits where you get the most bang for the buck (re: large areas of customers). However, you can’t just close the breaker and attempt to re-energize. Each circuit has to be patrolled for damage first and either repair or cut in the clear. As was said, you can work the smaller laterals at a later date.
This is the hard part. Just doing the patrols first to understand all the damage and then making the priorities to ensure a decent enough system to get power into the right places. Press releases will start coming out saying how many poles are damaged and the number is insane for a transmission system. Utilities throughout the US will need to jump in to help provide materials
Posted on 9/1/20 at 11:01 pm to LSUGBFTL
One amazing thing for Lake Charles industrial is Entergy spent the last year beefing up the reliability for the industrial loop. All those poles are in great shape, Had this not been done I can’t imagine when these plants would be going back up
This post was edited on 9/1/20 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 9/2/20 at 11:43 am to CE Tiger
They are getting it that's for sure. My neighbor said they have repaired our entire street and finished it yesterday.
Crazy
Crazy
Posted on 9/2/20 at 12:18 pm to LSUGBFTL
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Heat accumulation and cooling has a lot to do with why transmission lines aren’t run underground.
Heat equals resistance equals less capacity equals much larger wire + insulation equals huge cost.
Overhead lines dissipate the heat so they can be loaded more heavily per mcm. Plus, they don't have to be insulated due to spacing.
Posted on 9/2/20 at 12:19 pm to colorchangintiger
All poles, metal, wood, concrete, are designed for load specific duty. If the load is surpassed, they all bend/break. Doesn’t matter the makeup. The only way to stop it is to overdesign. Then you factor cost effectiveness. NESC doesn’t require this area to design for 140 mph winds. So they don’t.
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