As Darren Cox held his newborn child in his arms for the first time, he didn’t anticipate that less than a month later, he’d be leaving his home for days on end—working through snow, ice and freezing temperatures to restore power to our customers across our region. For Entergy Mississippi lineworkers like Darren, this is what service looks like when severe weather strikes.
When severe weather hits, the Rolling Fork community knows it can count on Entergy Mississippi. This small Delta town has faced extraordinary challenges in recent years, and its spirit of resilience shines through every storm.
Entergy Mississippi is taking to the skies flying drones and helicopters up to 5,000 feet in the air—more than three times the height of the Empire State Building in New York City—to better help scan our region for damages, improving the speed in which we can restore power for our customers. These efforts are part of our team’s continued focus on restoring power after winter weather blanketed significant parts of our service territory with freezing rain and ice last weekend.
Arkansas Nuclear One employees demonstrated their commitment to supporting local families this holiday season in a big way. In just two weeks, our employees raised an incredible $6,927.62 to support the River Valley Food 4 Kids organization and help ease food insecurity across our shared community.
Team reaches more than 1,200 students and families with nuclear education
Nuclear Science Week is an international, broadly observed week-long celebration to focus local, regional and international interests on all aspects of nuclear science.
Daniel Smith is a hardworking instrumentation and controls technician at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. If you were to ask his fellow coworkers if he knew the value of teamwork, they would say, “Yes, of course.” But after this experience, Smith would not be so sure.
Entergy was recently announced as an Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award recipient for sending crews to assist in restoration efforts following hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Meet Tyler Nye, an incident response specialist lead at our headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana, who has played a key role in supporting Entergy’s readiness and response efforts, including serving as the program administrator for the storm manager application.
In July, Entergy joined other coastal utilities at a symposium hosted by the Edison Electric Institute to discuss hurricane preparedness and recovery with members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The company demonstrated one of its newest innovations: the Damage Assessment Collection Tool, or DACT, a tool that allows field crews to log storm damage directly into a mobile app using a phone or tablet.
May is Wildfire Awareness Month and Entergy is highlighting the importance of preparing for the increased risk of wildfires as the hotter, drier weather of the summer approaches.