Sept. 12, 2005: Energy Situation Improving Following Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) has been issuing daily situation reports on the energy supply situation following Hurricane Katrina.
According to DOE, approximately 590,000 customers remained without electric power in Louisiana and Mississippi due to Hurricane Katrina. This is down by over 2.1 million from a peak of 2.7 million customers that were without power after the hurricane struck the region.