WATCH: Oncor rep gives update on post-Beryl power outages in East Texas
Published: Jul. 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM CDT
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - KLTV’s Blake Holland spoke Tuesday morning with Oncor’s Tom Trimble as work is underway to restore electricity to thousands of East Texas customers.
Trimble, who is the company’s east region customer service manager, said the most heavily impacted areas for Oncor’s coverage is in the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area where about 16,500 customers remain without power.
“They got hit the worst,” Trimble said.
The Palestine/Jacksonville area has about 3,000 outages, with about 2,500 in the Tyler area. Trimble said crews have made significant progress in restoring power, as total outages for Oncor customers were around 44,000 immediately after the storm.
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