Entergy discusses the most recent Little Rock power disruptions

Little Rock, Arkansas – Significant delays resulted from Little Rock’s second power outage in as many days on Tuesday.

The most recent outage was caused by a broken power pole in West Little Rock. Due to the outage of street lights at a busy intersection on Financial Parkway, everyone caught there had to deal with a chaotic rush hour.

Ever since, viewers have inquired about the city’s response to a traffic light outage.

The power outage that occurred on Tuesday was the second in a week; on August 14, an underground electrical fire in downtown Little Rock caused an outage.

The City of Little Rock has taken steps to guarantee that essential activities can continue, even though we were informed the occurrences were unrelated.

The city has generators to keep things running in the event that traffic lights are affected or the power goes out. In order to give them another power source, some of the more recent lights even include built-in batteries.

According to John Honeywell, director of public works for Little Rock, the city gives priority to reinstalling traffic signals on the busiest roadways.

When we contacted Entergy for more information regarding the recent outages, they provided us with the following statement:

“There are a number of reasons that outages can occur – storms, animals, public-inflicted damage, vegetation, lightning and equipment failure.
We routinely monitor our facilities throughout the grid to proactively identify and address where improvements need to be made.
Reliability work is a dynamic and ongoing process, with the scope and type of work required for each project varying based on specific circumstances.
Entergy Arkansas has a dedicated team that works diligently to keep the lights on 24/7. As for the upcoming winter season, we do not anticipate any problems with the grid. As in winters past, in addition to our internal resources, we work closely with MISO to ensure there is ample power and we do not anticipate any issues with the power supply and the grid during winter weather. We are well-prepared to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable power to our customers now and this winter.”