CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (September 22, 2020) – AEP Texas crews are actively restoring power to customers without electrical service in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Beta.
At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, approximately 270 customers are without power throughout Victoria, El Campo, Port Lavaca and the surrounding areas. The storm weakened early Tuesday.
"The rain associated with this storm will continue for the next few days as it stalls over Texas," said Jeff Stracener, AEP Texas vice president of Distribution Region Operations. "Our crews will continue to restore service to those impacted by the storm and for any customers who experience outages associated with this severe weather in the coming days.”
Safety
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All power lines should be considered energized and dangerous. Do not touch anything in contact with the line, such as trees, fences or standing water. Please keep children and pets inside during and after the storm. Report downed power lines by calling (866) 223-8508.
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All AEP Texas crews are following strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, which include wearing a mask and practicing physical and social distancing.
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Customers should not approach crews for any reason, especially due to enhanced COVID-19 safety guidelines.
This is the last update associated with this weather event that will be published.
To view the outage map or for more information visit us on the web at aeptexas.com or on social media.
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AEP Texas serves over one million consumers in the deregulated retail electric marketplace in south and AEP Texas serves over one million electric meters in the deregulated Texas retail electric marketplace. As an energy delivery (wires) company, AEP Texas delivers electricity safely and reliably to homes, businesses and industry across its nearly 100,000 square mile service territory in south and west Texas. AEP Texas also builds new power lines, restores service following outages and reads the meters via advanced meter technology for retail electric providers (REPs) throughout its service territory. The company also connects or disconnects service upon the orders of the REPs. Connect with AEP Texas at AEPTexas.com, on Facebook and on Twitter @aeptexas.