High winds from Hurricane Beryl caused severe damage and power outages for members of Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, north of Houston, Texas. Photo by Chad Simon, Sam Houston Electric.
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Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) dispatched 34 professional lineworkers and equipment on July 10 to assist Sam Houston Electric Cooperative with power outages that were caused by Hurricane Beryl.
The Livingston, Texas-based electric cooperative assembled an army of approximately 1,000 lineworkers and right-of-way crews working to restore service to its members.
Sam Houston reported that the damage to all parts of its distribution system was significant. Seven of its 38 substations did not have transmission, and more than 82,000 outages were reported.
Once outage restoration was complete for Sam Houston Electric, AECI crews were dispatched to the Houston area to safely assist CenterPoint Energy with their massive outages.