Bluebonnet's PORCHE

Bluebonnet's PORCHE — Primary Outage Response Call Handling Equipment — system is ready to respond during a power outage. This automated telephone system lets us answer calls more quickly, and helps us organize and dispatch crews and equipment more efficiently and effectively.

  • With PORCHE, your telephone number is our connection to you. If you've provided your correct telephone number for our database, then when you call us to report an unplanned outage, your number and location are automatically reported.

  • If the telephone number we have is not correct, or if you don't have a touch-tone telephone, then the system will prompt you to leave a voice message with your number and location. You can also leave a voice message to report downed lines, broken poles or other problems

  • Once PORCHE has identified your number and location, our dispatchers use this information to direct our crews by two-way radio to the possible source of the problem.

  • If the power outage is widespread, then you might get a busy signal. Please be patient and if you see your neighbor's lights go on and your power is still off, then be sure to call us again.

  • As electric service is restored, PORCHE might return your call to ensure your power is restored.

Reporting Outages

Is your power off unexpectedly? Time to triple-check:

1. Is it a planned outage?
2. Is it your breakers or circuits?
3. Is your neighbor’s power off?

To report unplanned power outages 24/7, call 1.800.949.4414.