STORM RESTORATION

Mother nature with her hurricanes, tornadoes, snow, ice, and thunderstorms has the capability to cause serious problems with utility power systems. Power transmission can also be interrupted by automobile accidents and animals interfering with equipment. Outages may last a few seconds or a few days, depending upon the cause and severity of damage.

Weather

Strong storms can cause trees or branches to fall on power lines. Tree limbs brushing or resting on lines can cause short circuits and blown fuses. Lightning strikes can damage substations, power lines and equipment. High winds, heavy rain, snow and ice can damage equipment and cause outages.

High Temperatures

Increased demand for air conditioning means more electricity flowing through power lines. Power lines can heat up, expand or sag. Sometimes they sag into tree branches and cause short circuits.

Electricity loads combined with high temperatures cause transformers to overheat, occasionally reaching critical levels. If conditions remain uncorrected equipment can be permanently damaged. Equipment is designed to automatically shut down to protect itself.

High current can cause cables, switches and other equipment to expand increasing the size of otherwise minor flaws in insulation and connections.

Electric equipment can be weakened by lightning strikes or circuit failures so that it can no longer withstand increased flow of electricity during periods of high demand. This results in outages.

Animals

Small animals sometimes chew into lines or come into contact with a piece of equipment or an energized line, resulting interruption of electric service.

Excavation

Digging in the wrong direction can damage underground power lines and cause an outage. Hitting a power line can also result in serious injury.

Vehicle Accidents

Vehicle collisions with utility poles or equipment can cause outages. These outages can be frustrating for residents who live some distance away and are unaware of the outage cause.

Equipment Failures

Mechanical systems occasionally break down . This is true even in the best maintained electrical distribution and transmission systems.

Momentary Outages

A power outage is inconvenient, whether it lasts a second or an hour. But there is a difference between a prolonged power outage and a brief, momentary interruption. Momentaries are brief interruptions in service. They are unavoidable occupancies. The computers and other electronic equipment that control power systems are affected by a momentary even if it lasts only one eight-thousandth of a second.

Regardless of the reason for an outage Northeast Texas Power, Ltd. has a proud reputation for assisting those in need to restore their vital services. Our experienced reliable response team is ready 24 hours a day 7 days a week to handle your outages quickly, efficiently, and safely.

NETP damage assessment and restoration crews begin working as soon as a storm has passed and it’s safe for personnel to begin repairs to affected areas. NETP uses a system of priorities that have been developed taking into account public safety, community needs and the nature of the electric distribution system. First we correct potentially life-threatening situations, like downed live wires. We also address critical service facilities that have lost power, like hospitals and law enforcement complexes. We work closely with federal, state and local emergency management agencies to constantly reassess our restoration priorities.

Northeast Texas Power, Ltd. works closely with three other mid-size power line contractors in the state of Texas to provide emergency power line service restoration and rebuilds when necessary. We supply qualified line personnel, state of the art equipment, and a safety management plan that is second to none. Working together with the other contractors NETP can provide 50-70 qualified power line personnel and top quality equipment to your service area for immediate response. Our cooperative group works under one established set of prices for labor and equipment so that we can collectively gather to work to meet your emergency outage needs quickly and efficiently without sacrificing safety or quality.