Entergy substation might get flooded

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FYI. Entergy will be cutting power BEFORE water gets there...so expect shutoff within the hour from s Harrell's ferry to Florida boulevard

Is that a good neighborhood?

Yep, they cut us off about a couple hours before we flooded Friday morning. Neighbor said they were told they were turning it back on at 2 this afternoon but they didn't. Luckily my in-laws around the corner are on demco so they never lost power.

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It just seems odd that there is only one substation that has distribution feeders to a particular area.

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Absolutely nothing seems odd about Louisiana infrastructure and utilities. Whenever you think think there is no way to screw it up, just give them enough time and they'll find a way.

I would pack my shite and get ready to roll out...dealing with a flood is one thing, but I am done with staying in areas of extended power outage during the summer...

DEMCO is able to keep their system up to date for all 12 customers thanks to the Millions of Entergy customers who are forced to pay for demco's system via taxes. Then to think... Entergy has to give CLECO the power that they in turn sell to DEMCO (Due to a bad agreement between GSU, LP&L, and CLECO in the 80's) at a reduced price. Seems legit.

Think of how nice your lawn could be if you got $10,000 per month from the landscape company down the road. But wait... There's more! Then they were forced to give you a free lawnmower, and all the supplies you needed at half the price. Is that fair to to the other guys in your neighborhood that pay for bobs landscaping?

I work for AEP now, but love the DEMCO v. Entergy talks. There's a reason you'll see Entergy, CLECO, AEP, Centerpoint, Duke, The Southern Company, Edison, NRG help each other (I.E. Producers vs Takers). REA (Co-Ops) are a bunch of bloodsucking leaches that produce and/or add nothing to the grid.

Edit: DEMCO may send the producers leading VARS (Capacitive Volt Ampers Reactive which help the producers with their power factor; I.E. NOT Watts) before I'm corrected.

I have demco and my power has been out since early this morning.

One thing I learned going through Katrina is that the rising water is bad enough, but it throws everything else out of whack.

Like ATT switches flooding and no phones
Like Entergy substations flooding and no power - even if your house is dry
Like chemical plant failures

etc etc

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a bunch of bloodsucking leaches that produce and/or add nothing to the grid.

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