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DETEC Reports Approximately 8,000 Outages Remain

April 13, 2022 - Crews have worked throughout the night and continue to work to restore power. We have a large amount of broken poles and wire on the ground. Additional contractor and cooperative crews have been called in to help. 

It is estimated that outages may continue into Thursday evening as we make repairs as quickly as possible. If you are dependent upon electricity for medical needs, please seek an alternate location until your power is restored. 

At this time, approximately 8,000 outages are reported.

DETEC Announces Planned Outages Starting Oct. 21st

October 19, 2021 - In order to complete system reliability improvements, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative will have the following planned outages. These outages are necessary to ensure the safety of our crews while working. We apologize for the inconvenience during these times. All members of these substations will receive an automated call the day prior to their outage. There is no need to report your outage during these times. Should you have any questions, please call 936-229-4000, option #2.

DETEC Tornado Assessment in Progress

April 25, 2019 - Following reported tornado activity in the San Augustine area, crews are now currently assessing the damage so that power restoration may begin. 

If you or someone in your household is dependent upon life support,  identify a location you can move to that has an alternate power source.

Above all, DETEC encourages everyone to keep safety a priority. Should you encounter a downed line, consider it live and dangerous. Please report all downed lines and outages to DETEC at 1(800) 392-5986.

DETEC Outtage Report; Approx. 1,600 Without Power (Updated)

Update: As of 9 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 1,000 outages. 800 of these outages are located in the Woden area and are dependent upon Oncor completing work on the line feeding into the DETEC system.

The other 200 outages are located in the Oakdale Community and Lake Pinkston area of Shelby County. This area saw heavy tornado activity and massive damage to the DETEC system.

At this time, outages are expected to continue into Monday afternoon.

DETEC Reports Outages Due to TS Harvey (Updated 5pm)

August 31, 2017 - As of 5pm, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting less than 20 outages after Hurricane Harvey swept through the area.

Crews began the day with just over 3,300 outages. By 8am, power had been restored to half and less than 1,000 by noon. Crews will continue to work until all power is restored.  

We commend DETEC and contract crews for their diligent work and thank you all for your patience as they work to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.  

If you are still experiencing an outage, please call 1-800-392-5986.

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