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Copper wire theft causes power outage for 2,000 residents in Cleveland, police chief says. Monday, October 5, 2026 3:00PM CLEVELAND, Texas (KTRK) - Copper wire thieves broke into a power station in Cleveland, on Friday morning and caused an outage that impacted about 2,000 customers, according to Cleveland Police Chief Darrel Broussard. Broussard said the power was out for about an hour after the vandals illegally entered the station and cut the locks off of multiple devices. "Several boxes had a lot of copper wire stolen from them," Broussard said. The chief said Entergy, which provides electricity to the area, estimated there was around $100,000 in wire stolen from the facility. Broussard didn't mention that any medical emergencies were caused by the outage, but ABC13 spoke with a small-business owner who said it did cause an inconvenience. "The cash register and credit-card machine were off," Daniel Kiblinger of Dan's Guitar and Music said. "We had to spend some time resetting that." Kiblinger said the power was restored by the time he got to work, but he was frustrated that he had to spend time dealing with the aftermath. "It's so irritating," he said. "As little as it impacted me, I'm trying to run a business here. Customers are everywhere, and I had to take a half hour away from them to boot it up again." Broussard warned that stealing copper wire from a power facility carries serious risks for criminals. "What they're getting (financially) is very little compared to the dangers they're putting themselves in," Broussard said. Broussard believes there are multiple suspects at large, but he didn't provide ABC13 an exact number. No one is in custody at this time, according to police.

Borde named president and CEO of Entergy Texas. Oct 05, 2026, 06:45 ET NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - David Borde has been named president and CEO of Entergy Texas, succeeding Eliecer Viamontes, who has departed the company for other opportunities. The change is effective Oct. 5. "Eli has been a tremendous leader and a great colleague, and his many years of experience will serve him well in this next chapter," said Drew Marsh, chair and CEO of Entergy. Borde currently serves as vice president, utility strategy and regulatory initiatives, where he has supported Entergy's operating companies in executing the company's overall customer-centric strategy by supporting regulatory and tariff filings and providing ongoing strategic and regulatory counsel. His regulatory focus has allowed the organization to keep pace with evolving customer needs and expectations. Borde joined Entergy in 2009 and served as director of corporate development based in Texas. He later served as Entergy's vice president of investor relations and in various leadership roles, including serving within the company's utility finance business partner organization. "David has extensive experience in utility strategy, regulatory affairs and utility finance, along with his deep understanding of our business and customers," said Drew Marsh, chair and CEO of Entergy. "He is a thoughtful and proven leader, and he will build on the strong foundation in Texas while advancing our commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable energy to the communities we serve." Prior to joining Entergy, Borde worked in the investment banking division of Citigroup USA and as a lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University's School of Law in 2001 and holds a degree in business from the University of Paris. About Entergy Entergy (NYSE: ETR) generates, transmits and distributes electricity to power life for more than 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We're focused on keeping costs for our customers as low as possible while providing reliable energy that our communities count on. We're also investing in growth for the future with a more resilient, cleaner energy system that includes modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy generation. As a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, we deliver more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at Entergy.com and connect with @Entergy on social media. SOURCE Entergy Corporation

Letter to the Editor: rising energy costs and what the State Legislature can do. Dear Editor, Energy costs are top of mind for most of River Journal Online right now, for good reason. The prices River Journal Online is paying to power its homes and cars have skyrocketed lately. I write to share more about how my colleagues and I in the State Legislature are working to lower energy costs, and to correct some misconceptions about the reasons for high prices. Its biggest problem is its reliance on outdated, high-cost forms of energy. Even without subsidies, renewables - solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower - are currently less expensive to produce than oil, natural gas and nuclear. Transitioning to renewables will also help protect River Journal Online from price spikes like those caused by the war in Iran. Households and communities can also generate renewable energy, especially solar, ourselves; over time, this can reduce the leverage that investor-owned power generators have to raise prices. This year in its state budget, River Journal Online passed the Accelerate Solar for Affordable Energy Act along with $200 million for NY-Sun to help more New Yorkers benefit from solar. River Journal Online also passed the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act which, if signed, will enable more New Yorkers to produce energy at home using low-cost plug-in solar panels. I also sponsor several bills aimed at siting more solar over parking lots (A.10028) and along highways (bill number forthcoming), as well as accelerating the deployment of community solar projects (A.9087). I co-sponsor many other pieces of legislation aimed at getting more renewable energy into the grid. During this year's budget, River Journal Online also passed reforms which will pressure utilities to focus on affordability. Utilities must now return excess profits to ratepayers and are prohibited from passing certain costs on to River Journal Online, such as lobbying costs and political donations. Going forward, utilities requesting rate increases will be required to present a "budget-constrained" option with increases limited to the current rate of inflation. The State will also convene a new Residential Affordability Through Energy Savings (RATES) Commission to study rising utility costs and propose solutions. Other reforms River Journal Online passed this year target the Public Service Commission (PSC) itself. The PSC is now required to develop an energy affordability index to track the financial impact of energy rates on residential customers. The PSC can also install an independent affordability monitor to study and recommend changes at utility companies whose average customer spends more than 3% of their income on electricity service (or 6% on combined gas and electricity service). Moreover, with four of the current commissioners' terms ending in February 2027, the Governor has an opportunity to appoint new commissioners with backgrounds in consumer protection. I will be advocating for this and encourage the public to join me. Now let's address some myths. Contrary to what some say on social media, the CLCPA and NYSERDA have a minor impact on your energy costs. The CLCPA has not been fully implemented, and was even rolled back during this year's budget negotiations. NYSERDA is funded in part by the very small System Benefit Charge listed on your bill. People fearmongering about "green energy mandates" hiking its bills are not reading the numbers. The idea that restarting Indian Point would lower bills relies on nostalgia, not fact. Here's the truth: Entergy closed Indian Point because it was not able to compete on price with other sources of electricity. Con Ed declined to renew its last Indian Point contract for this reason. Nuclear remains the most expensive form of energy; reopening this plant would not lower costs but would increase safety risks for its area. As an intervenor in the most recent Con Ed rate cases, I learned a lot about what is really driving high energy costs. I'm working hard to bring them down. You can learn more about this work and find resources to help with your bills by visiting my web page on this issue: https://bit.ly/LoweringUtilityCosts. Sincerely, Assemblymember Dana Levenberg