OGE crews remain in the Houston area to help restore power after last week’s deadly weather conditions.

Three days after deploying a team of 100 OG&E linemen and support personnel to Houston, Texas, crews worked around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible to affected areas by the violent storm last Thursday.

Since arriving, OG&E crews have been assisting CenterPoint Energy and began working Sunday morning in the Baytown and Katy, Texas, areas. So far, tens of thousands of Houston residents now have power restored.

OG&E’s current mission is Baytown, Texas, a coastal suburb in Harris and Chambers counties that has been affected by 85 mph winds and severe storms. Crews restored power, removed dangerous obstructions and repaired critical equipment. According to CenterPoint Energy fault mapnearly 922,000 customers were initially left without power.

OG&E crews have made significant progress in restoration and will continue to work until more residents have power restored.

“We understand that many people are still without power, which can be difficult, especially with the hot weather. We are working hard to restore power to more customers every day. We keep getting more work because everyone is really impressed with our work ethic and level of expertise. It’s great that we’ve been able to energize a lot of people in Texas,” said Chad Guthrie, OG&E distribution construction manager. “I’d like to thank the team – everyone from the management team to the linemen to the mechanics, it takes all of us to make this work.”

Andrea Dennis, OG&E vice president of transmission and distribution operations, said the outpouring of support from Oklahomans and Texans is having a big effect on the crew’s attitude as they continue to help communities affected by bad weather.

“OG&E crews saw an outpouring of support in Houston as they worked to restore power to residents,” Dennis said. “This encouragement and gratitude means a lot to our linemen, and it helps maintain morale as our crews continue their restoration efforts under difficult conditions.”