Ike Stats by Centerpoint Energy

According to a full page ad in 12-Oct-2008 Sunday Chronicle

• 6,400 poles
• 332,045 ft. (62.9 miles) and 828,106 lbs wire & cable
• 4,463 transformers
• 1.4 million gallons of fuel for 7,000 vehicles
• 2.1 million lbs of ice
• 859,543 meals
• 94,155 nights in hotel rooms
• 11,000+ mutual assistance crews from 35 states and Canada

[metric equivalents]

• 6.400 poles
• 101.207 meters (101km) and 375.623 kilos wire & cable
• 4.463 transformers
• 5,3 million liters of fuel for 7.000 vehicles
• 952.500 kilos of ice
• 859.543 meals
• 94.155 nights in hotel rooms
• 11.000+ mutual assistance crews from 35 states and Canada

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