“We huddled around the space heaters, but my family had to leave. We were not able to do Christmas cookies like we do every year. We didn’t have a Christmas dinner,” one Bolivar resident said after going the weekend without power.
Around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Entergy Texas restored the power, but many residents have concerns about the state’s power grid.
“This has been a real hardship for a lot of people even those with generators,” said Wilson who lives on Crystal Beach. She says she spent more than 40 hours without power. She says the community jumped in to help with her generator, but others like Kevin Turner were not so fortunate.President and CEO of Entergy Texas Eliecer Viamontes says the Arctic blast and strong winds caused customers to lose power.
Although residents are relieved the lights are back on, they expressed their concerns about Entergy and the state’s power grid.
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