Nine communities in Entergy Mississippi’s service area will receive the company’s annual economic development grant to help boost business growth in their communities. The grants mark the 10th year of awards from the company’s Excellerator Competitive Communities program. The program helps communities within Entergy’s service area expand and attract new businesses and jobs.
Significant progress has been made in outage restoration from the overnight thunderstorms. At the peak that occurred at 9:15 p.m. last night, we had 5.514 customers without power. As of 6:00 p.m., approximately 1,085 customers are without power from this event.
At a time when affordability is on everyone’s minds, Entergy Mississippi offers customers several no-cost programs that can help seal the gaps in your house and reduce your electricity usage. Through our independent trade allies, Entergy Solutions provides energy audits, weatherization and performance improvements for your HVAC system such as duct sealing and HVAC tune-ups.
Entergy Mississippi has promoted two members of its economic development team and added two new team members to the organization. The company also reorganized the group to ensure a premier customer service experience to our large industrial customers and other businesses in the state.
Your environmentally green idea could grow into a different kind of green this year – grant money. Applications for the Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund’s 2026 grants are being accepted until May 31, 2026.
Electric vehicle drivers in the Mississippi Delta now have more options for keeping their vehicles charged and on the road. Entergy Mississippi recently installed new EV fast-charging stations in Cleveland and Greenville. The newest sites expand the company’s network of EV installations in the state that began in 2021.
Entergy Mississippi is proud to announce its Power Your Future Scholarship program is now open for applications until May 7, designed to support current college undergraduates pursuing eligible technology majors who plan to further their education at designated select Historically Black Colleges or Universities or minority-serving institutions within Mississippi. The program will award up to 30 scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, funded by Entergy shareholders.
Entergy Mississippi has successfully completed restoring power to all customers whose homes and businesses could safety take electricity following this weekend’s severe weather. We are also monitoring the additional severe weather and preparing for the possibility that more storms could affect customers across our service area throughout this week, as soon as this evening.
Significant progress has been made in outage restoration from the severe thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain that moved through the Entergy Mississippi service territory Friday night, early Saturday morning and again this morning. In total with this morning’s round of weather, approximately 33,300 outages have occurred during this weather front with approximately 93% restored.
As of 9:30 a.m., approximately 6,554 customers are without power, down from a peak of 25,478 that occurred at 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning. In total with the latest round of weather, approximately 33,300 outages have occurred during this weather front with approximately 78% restored.